--- title: 'Associate Software Engineer (College Grad 2027) at Solace' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/associate-software-engineer-college-grad-2027-solace-redwood-city-gn79awz2ckye' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-11-02' --- # Associate Software Engineer (College Grad 2027) at Solace - **Company:** Solace - **Location:** Redwood City, CA - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** hybrid - **Posted:** 2026-08-25 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-02 - **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/solace/db008474-d93e-41a7-939e-8d5825eb0d0f ## Job description ## About Solace Healthcare in the U.S. is fundamentally broken. The system is so complex that 88% of U.S. adults do not have the health literacy necessary to navigate it without help. Solace cuts through the red tape of healthcare by pairing patients with expert advocates and giving them the tools to make better decisions—and get better outcomes. We're a Series C startup, founded in 2022 and backed by Inspired Capital, Craft Ventures, Torch Capital, Menlo Ventures, Signalfire, and IVP. Our U.S. based team is lean, mission-driven, and growing quickly. Solace isn't a place to coast. We're here to redefine healthcare—and that demands urgency, precision, and heart. If you're looking to stretch yourself, sharpen your edge, and do the best work of your life alongside a team that cares deeply, you're in the right place. We’re intense, and we like it that way. Read more in our Bloomberg funding announcement [here](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-10/vcs-give-solace-health-1-billion-valuation-for-patient-advocacy-tech?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc3MDczMDg4MywiZXhwIjoxNzcxMzM1NjgzLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUQThVUzhLR0NURzEwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJBRDYxODI0MTc0ODM0MTk0QTRENUZFNzkwMzNGMDJGNSJ9.TE2pFUAOQAPMUXFlzoQ7zeJvctq7cSibbZqtIwhW-2U&leadSource=uverify+wall). ## About the Role Are you a new grad who wants to build something that matters from day one? At Solace, you won't be relegated to small bug fixes or endless onboarding—you'll ship real features to real users within your first weeks. This isn't a hand-holding job. You'll be challenged daily, expected to move fast, learn faster, and take ownership of your work like a seasoned engineer. You'll join a spectacularly talented team who will push you to grow, but you'll also be expected to think independently, ask the right questions, and own your work from design through deployment. You will commit code daily. You will make mistakes. You will learn from them and get better every single day. If you're the kind of person who wants to be thrown into the deep end and come out stronger, keep reading. You are scrappy, resourceful, and eager to prove yourself. You don't need all the answers—you need the drive to find them. You're not afraid of ambiguity or hard problems; in fact, they excite you. You take feedback like fuel, and you're looking for a place that will invest in making you exceptional, not comfortable. This is an in-person role for new college graduates in our Redwood City office, 3 days a week. Start date: July 2027. ## What You'll Do - Ship production code in your first week—real features that impact real users. - Build across the stack, from database queries to API endpoints to UI components, learning the full lifecycle of software development. - Take ownership of features end-to-end. You'll be accountable for what you build, and you'll feel the weight and pride of that responsibility. - Work directly with senior engineers, product managers, and designers. You'll have mentorship, but you'll also be expected to drive your own work forward. - Debug production issues, refactor messy code, and improve systems—not glamorous, but essential, and you'll learn more from this than any bootcamp could teach you. - Move fast and iterate. We deploy continuously, and you'll see your code in production within hours, not weeks. - Participate in code reviews, architectural discussions, and product planning. Your voice matters here, even on day one. ## What You Bring to the Table - A bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent practical experience)—graduating between December 2026 and June 2027. - Solid fundamentals in data structures, algorithms, and software design. - Experience with at least one modern programming language (TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, Java, etc.). Bonus if you've worked with TypeScript, React, or Node.js. - Projects that show you can build real things—personal projects, hackathons, internships, open source contributions. We care about what you've shipped, not just what you studied. - A hunger to learn and an ego small enough to admit when you don't know something. - Grit. You don't give up when things get hard. You Google, you ask questions, you figure it out. - Strong communication skills. You can explain your thinking, take feedback without defensiveness, and collaborate with people who aren't engineers. - Extreme bias toward action. You'd rather ship something imperfect and iterate than wait for perfect. ## What You'll Learn You'll be working in our modern tech stack and will gain hands-on experience with: - We use Typescript across all our applications and throughout our interview process - NestJS API with TypeORM - Postgres and Redis - React with our custom UI library built on shadcn - Tailwind CSS Although our engineers use AI tools daily as part of our development workflow, we do not permit the use of AI tools during our interview process Why Join as a New Grad? Most companies will have you shadow people for six months. We'll have you shipping code in weeks. Most companies will give you toy projects. We'll give you real problems that matter. You'll grow faster here in one year than you would in three years at a big tech company. It will be hard. You will struggle. And you will come out the other side a dramatically better engineer. This is not a job for someone looking for work-life balance metrics or a gentle onboarding process. This is for the new grad who wants to prove they can compete with engineers who have years of experience. If that's you, we can't wait to meet you. Applicants must be based in the United States. Up for the Challenge? We look forward to meeting you. Fraudulent Recruitment Advisory: Solace Health will NEVER request bank details or offer employment without an interview. All legitimate communications come from official solace.health emails only or [ashbyhq.com](http://ashbyhq.com). Report suspicious activity to recruiting@solace.health or advocate@solace.health. ## About Solace ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Solace is a healthcare advocacy platform that connects patients with dedicated, experienced healthcare advocates (nurses and care specialists) who navigate the complex U.S. healthcare system on their behalf, covered by insurance. - **Entity Type**: Private (Series C) - **Headquarters**: Redwood City, California, United States (also listed with an Austin, Texas address) - **Founded**: 2022 - **Founders**: Jeremy Gurewitz (CEO) & Sara Sargent (CPO) ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: Healthcare advocacy, care navigation, patient support services - **Target customers**: B2C (patients and families with complex or chronic health needs) / B2B (health plans, employers, and organizations like The American Legion) / Enterprise - **Mission**: To empower patients, improve outcomes, and restore the promise of the U.S. healthcare system. ## Products & Services - **Solace Advocacy Platform (Core Service)**: A service that pairs patients with a dedicated healthcare advocate—a registered nurse or care specialist with an average of 16+ years of experience. The advocate helps navigate diagnoses, coordinate care, understand insurance benefits (Medicare, commercial insurance), find specialists, schedule appointments, and manage continuity of care across different providers and systems (VA, private, Medicare). This service is covered by insurance (including UnitedHealthcare, Aetna, BCBS, Cigna) for eligible members. - **American Legion Partnership**: A specialized program offering dedicated healthcare advocacy to veterans and their families, helping them navigate both VA and private healthcare systems. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: $1 Billion (as of February 2026, per reports from their Series C raise) [cbinsights.com] - **Key Metric**: Total Funding of $204M raised to date. - **Notable Investors/Partners**: - **Lead Investors (latest round)**: IVP (Series C lead) [linkedin.com] - **Other Investors**: Menlo Ventures (Series B lead), Inspired Capital Partners (Series A lead), Torch Capital, SignalFire, RiverPark Ventures [cbinsights.com] - **Key Partner**: The American Legion (nation's largest veterans service organization) [businesswire.com] - **Growth Signals**: - **Valuation**: Reached $1B valuation in early 2026, just 4 years after founding. [cbinsights.com] - **Funding**: Raised $130M Series C in Feb 2026, following a $60M Series B in May 2025. [linkedin.com] - **Headcount**: 562 employees as of mid-2026, with a yearly growth rate of +402.6%. [linkedin.com] - **LinkedIn Growth**: 24,608 followers, with a yearly growth of +265.7%. [linkedin.com] - **Recognition**: Named to Jeffrey Bussgang's 2026 "Rocket Ship Startup List" of 35 Supernova companies out of 900 evaluated. [linkedin.com] - **New Markets**: Expanded services to commercially insured patients (Feb 2026). [cbinsights.com] ## Competitive Advantages - **Insurance Coverage Model**: Unlike many advocacy services that are paid out-of-pocket, Solace is covered by major insurance plans (UnitedHealthcare, Aetna, BCBS, Cigna), removing the cost barrier for patients. - **High-Touch, Longitudinal Care**: Each patient is paired with a single, dedicated advocate for the entire care journey, providing continuity. Advocates are highly experienced (avg. 16+ years). - **Deep Veteran Focus**: A exclusive partnership with The American Legion gives them a unique and powerful distribution channel and brand credibility in the massive veterans' healthcare market. - **Strong Traction & Funding**: Achieving unicorn status ($1B valuation) in just 4 years signals strong investor confidence and business model validation. ## Strategic Focus - **Scale the Advocate Network**: Hiring heavily for clinical roles (Lead Advocate, Associate Researcher) to meet growing demand. - **Deepen Insurance Partnerships**: Expanding coverage to more commercial and government insurance plans to reach a wider patient base. - **Expand Veteran Programs**: Capitalizing on the American Legion partnership to become the leading patient advocacy solution for veterans. - **Data & Technology Investment**: Hiring data analytics leads and impact researchers, suggesting a focus on measuring outcomes and using data to improve the platform and the care experience. ## Why Work Here - **Mission-Driven Work**: Employees are motivated by a clear, tangible social impact—solving real suffering within a broken healthcare system. The company culture is described as one where the problem is "real, and so are the people living it." - **Fully Remote & Anti-Meeting Culture**: The company is a "productive, fully-remote team" with a strong "anti-meeting culture" that values asynchronous work and quality conversations. [solace.health] - **High-Growth Environment**: With 562 employees and a 402% yearly headcount growth rate, this is an extremely fast-scaling startup. This offers significant career advancement opportunities but also requires adaptability and a bias for action. - **Culture of Feedback & Excellence**: The company values "feedback as a gift" and has a "bias toward action," emphasizing learning from mistakes while holding a high standard for performance. - **Vibrant Work Environment**: High employee rating on LinkedIn (4.5/5.0) with strong marks for Work-Life (4.2) and Compensation (4.3). [linkedin.com] - **Culture of Beauty**: The company believes in "functional beauty" in all they build, from design to code, fostering a culture of quality and delight. ## Sources 1. [Solace Careers Page](https://www.solace.health/careers) 2. [Solace Website](https://www.solace.health/) 3. [Solace LinkedIn Page](https://www.linkedin.com/company/find-solace) 4. [CBInsights - Solace Company Profile](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/solace-2) 5. 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