Lead Software Engineer
Minneapolis, MN
Engineering /
Full Time /
Hybrid
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’re looking for an experienced Lead Software Engineer to serve as the technical anchor for an engineering team that supports Gravie’s customer and member web portals. You have deep and broad engineering skills and can stand up an architecture in its entirety on your own, but you choose to influence a wider team by acting as a “force multiplier.”
You enjoy working with both server and client-side technologies and possess a good mixture of DevOps and application development chops and would like to build forward-thinking and innovative solutions with experienced teammates. You should have plenty of experience in building performant, easy to use, well monitored and well tested APIs, creating and maintaining robust web applications, designing efficient data flows, communicating clearly, sharing knowledge, and questioning existing solutions.
You will:
● Lead the design, development, and delivery of product features and services that delight Gravie’s customers and members.
● Drive engineering excellence via code reviews, architectural guidance, and hands-on mentorship.
● Foster a high-performing team culture grounded in collaboration, continuous learning, and accountability.
● Help evolve our CI/CD processes toward continuous delivery, with an emphasis on fast, safe, high-quality deployments.
● Oversee production health of the services your team owns and implement improvements to minimize incidents.
● Provide technical leadership for key initiatives in our financial and customer experience technology stacks.
● Champion the thoughtful adoption of AI-driven development tools, including best practices for integrating tools like Claude Code
● Be a role model of Gravie’s core values—authenticity, curiosity, creativity, empathy, and outcomes focus.
You bring:
● A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
● 7+ years of hands-on software development experience, with a strong track record leading teams and delivering consumer-facing products.
● Experience working across the full stack, with both front-end and back-end technologies, including:
○ Languages: Java, Kotlin, Groovy/Grails, JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, and Clojure/ClojureScript (preferable) or another functional programming language.
○ Frameworks: React, Ember, Vue.js, or AngularJS.
○ Cloud/DevOps: AWS (Lambda, CDK, Serverless), Docker, Terraform, etc.
○ Databases: MySQL, other SQL/NoSQL stores, and messaging systems.
● Knowledge of diverse programming paradigms (object-oriented, functional, declarative).
● Solid understanding of CI/CD practices, test automation, DevOps, and modern software delivery.
● Demonstrated success in mentoring engineers, leading cross-functional projects, and improving delivery performance.
● Clear, confident communication and a desire to collaborate across disciplines, including Product, Design, and QA.
● critical feedback
Extra credit:
● Experience in the health insurance or benefits industry (e.g., claims processing, ICHRA, enrollment systems).
● Experience with AI-assisted development and integrating tools like Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, or similar.
● Contributions to open-source projects or a strong GitHub presence.
● Prior experience in a startup or fast-paced, high-growth environment.
● Passion for engineering culture, continuous improvement, and shaping team norms.
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 $125,687 - $209,478 annually. Numerous factors including, but not limited to, education, 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.
