Hi, we're Oscar. We're hiring Senior Principal Engineering to join our Engineering team.
Oscar is the first health insurance company built around a full stack technology platform and a focus on serving our members. We started Oscar in 2012 to create the kind of health insurance company we would want for ourselves—one that behaves like a doctor in the family.
About the role
As the Sr. Principal Engineer, you will be responsible for defining Oscar Health’s technology strategy in partnership with the CTO and ensure it aligns with business goals. You will work with cross-functional teams, including Engineering, Product Management, and Data, to design and deliver technical solutions for complex business and industry challenges.
You will report into the SVP, Technology.
Work Location:
Oscar is a blended work culture where everyone, regardless of work type or location, feels connected to their teammates, our culture and our mission.
If you live within commutable distance to our New York City office (in Hudson Square), our Tempe office (off the 101 at University Dr), or our Los Angeles office (in Marina Del Rey), you will be expected to come into the office at least two days each week. Otherwise, this is a remote / work-from-home role.
You must reside in one of the following states: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, or Washington, D.C. Note, this list of states is subject to change. #LI-Remote
Pay Transparency:
The base pay for this role in is: $280,800 - $368,550 per year. You are also eligible for employee benefits, participation in Oscar's unlimited vacation program, company equity grants, and annual performance bonuses.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with business leaders to develop technical solutions for Oscar Health's most complex and high-impact challenges
- Provide technical leadership and guidance to the Tech Leadership team, establishing technical vision, strategy, and goals aligned with Oscar’s overall business objectives.
- Provide technical leadership and counsel to Oscar's Leadership Committee
- Stay abreast of emerging technologies, industry trends, and best practices, evaluating their potential application and driving innovation within the software engineering and tech team broadly.
- Teach, mentor, grow, and provide advice to other domain experts, and individual contributors, across the organization.
- Provide a point of escalation for engineering teams facing complex technical challenges.
- Define coding standards, development processes, and best practices to ensure high-quality software development across the Engineering team
- Oversee system Integration of software components, systems, and third-party services, ensuring seamless interoperability and efficient data flow.
- Evolve the software architecture and design principles, ensuring scalability, modularity, and flexibility to meet current and future needs
- Partner with leadership to define productivity frameworks, identify and address scalability/performance challenges.
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications
- 15+ years experience in software engineering
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At Oscar, being an Equal Opportunity Employer means more than upholding discrimination-free hiring practices. It means that we cultivate an environment where people can be their most authentic selves and find both belonging and support. We're on a mission to change health care -- an experience made whole by our unique backgrounds and perspectives.
Pay Transparency: Final offer amounts, within the base pay set forth above, are determined by factors including your relevant skills, education, and experience. Full-time employees are eligible for benefits including: medical, dental, and vision benefits, 11 paid holidays, paid sick time, paid parental leave, 401(k) plan participation, life and disability insurance, and paid wellness time and reimbursements.
Reasonable Accommodation: Oscar applicants are considered solely based on their qualifications, without regard to applicant’s disability or need for accommodation. Any Oscar applicant who requires reasonable accommodations during the application process should contact the Oscar Benefits Team (accommodations@hioscar.com) to make the need for an accommodation known.
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