Senior Payment Software Engineer

Hi, we’re Gravie. Our mission is to improve the way people purchase and access healthcare through innovative, consumer-centric health benefit solutions that people can actually use. Our industry-changing products and services are developed and delivered by a diverse group of unique people. We encourage you to be your authentic self - we like you that way. 

A Little More About The role:

We are seeking a highly experienced and passionate Senior Payment Software Engineer to join our growing team, focusing specifically on our critical payment and financial systems within the healthcare domain. In this pivotal role, you will be instrumental in designing, developing, and optimizing robust, secure, and scalable solutions that drive our financial operations and ensure seamless transactions for our partners and patients. You will leverage your deep understanding of healthcare financial workflows, regulatory compliance, and modern engineering practices to build the next generation of our payment infrastructure.

You will:

·       Lead the design, development, testing, and deployment of complex payment and financial systems, ensuring high performance, scalability, and reliability.

·       Collaborate closely with product managers, business analysts, and other engineering teams to translate business requirements into technical specifications and innovative solutions.

·       Architect and implement secure, compliant solutions that adhere to healthcare industry regulations (e.g., HIPAA, PCI-DSS) and financial standards.

·       Drive technical excellence through code reviews, mentorship, and the promotion of best practices in software development.

·       Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues related to payment processing, financial reconciliation, and data integrity.

·       Identify and implement opportunities for system optimization, automation, and efficiency gains.

·       Stay current with emerging technologies, industry trends, and regulatory changes in healthcare payments and financial systems.

·       Contribute to the strategic roadmap for our financial technology stack.

·       Potentially mentor junior engineers and contribute to their professional development.

You bring:

·       Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.

·       5+ years of hands-on experience as a software engineer, with a significant focus on payment processing, financial systems, or related domains.

·       Proven experience building payment infrastructure for recurring transactions, including payment gateway integrations, ledger systems, reconciliation processes, and payment failure handling. Experience with ACH and card processing networks, subscription billing patterns, and financial data integrity at scale.

·       Strong proficiency in one or more modern programming languages (e.g., Java, Python).

·       Extensive experience with relational and/or NoSQL databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL).

·       Demonstrated expertise in designing and implementing highly available, scalable, and secure distributed systems.

·       Familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and microservices architectures.

·       Understanding of financial reconciliation processes, general ledger integration, and reporting.

·       Experience with API design and development (RESTful, GraphQL).

·       Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to debug complex issues across multiple systems.

·       Excellent communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills.

·       Ability to work independently and as part of a highly collaborative team in a fast-paced environment.

·       You must be eligible to work in the United States without need of sponsorship now or in the future.

Extra credit:

·       Experience with specific healthcare payment standards or frameworks (e.g., FHIR, HL7).

·       Knowledge of fraud detection and prevention techniques in financial systems.

·       Experience with real-time payment processing or high-throughput transaction systems.

·       Contributions to open-source projects or a strong GitHub profile.

·       Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.

Gravie: 

In order to transform health insurance and build a health plan everyone can love, we need talented people doing amazing work. In exchange, we offer a great overall employee experience with opportunities for career growth, meaningful mission-driven work, and an above average total rewards package.

The salary range for this position is $109,800 - $183,000 annually. Numerous factors including, but not limited to, educations, skills, work experience, certifications, etc. will be considered when determining compensation.

Our unique benefits program is the gravy, i.e., the special sauce that sets our compensation package apart. In addition to standard health and wellness benefits, Gravie’s package includes alternative medicine coverage, flexible PTO, up to 16 weeks paid parental leave, paid holidays, a 401k program, cell phone reimbursement, transportation perks, education reimbursement, and 1 week of paid paw-ternity leave. 

A Little More About Us:

·       We know healthcare. Our company was founded and is still led by industry veterans who have started and grown several market-leading companies in the space.

·       We have raised money from top tier investors who share the same long-term vision as we do of building an industry defining company that will endure over the long run. We are well capitalized.

·       Our customers like us. Our revenue churn is in the low single digits, in an industry where greater than 20% churn is common.

·       Our culture is unique. We tend to be non-hierarchical, merit-driven, opinionated but kind people who thrive working in a high-performance, fast-paced environment. People at Gravie care deeply about making a positive impact in the lives of the people we serve. We may not be the right place for everybody, but if you get energized by doing work every day that focuses on putting consumers at the front of the line, we could be a great place for you. It takes unique people and diverse perspectives to deliver our results. We encourage you to be your authentic self – we like you that way.