--- title: 'Senior Software Engineer (Node) at Evry Health' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/senior-software-engineer-node-evry-health-remote-vky15ae6g4te' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-10-31' --- # Senior Software Engineer (Node) at Evry Health - **Company:** Evry Health - **Location:** Remote - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** remote - **Posted:** 2026-10-30 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-31 - **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/evry-health/17840b54-9144-4a56-a523-f2ad9063a34d ## Job description ## Role Summary The Senior Node Software Engineer is a technically senior, backend-focused individual contributor leading the Node sub-team's technical direction, architecture decisions, and code quality standards, while remaining deeply hands-on in the design, development, and delivery of Evry Health's backend platform. The role centers on building Node.js and TypeScript services, Next.js API routes, and the underlying data layer, bringing a system-level perspective to architecture that considers performance, security, scalability, and healthcare regulatory compliance. Engineers in this role partner with frontend and mobile teams on API contracts but do not own frontend development. ## Responsibilities - Backend Architecture & System Design: Leads architecture of the backend platform — service and API structure, asynchronous and real-time processing, rate limiting and resiliency, and relational/document data modeling — documenting decisions for stakeholders. - Senior-Level Backend Feature Development: Owns design and implementation of the most complex backend features using Node.js and TypeScript, delivering production-quality code that sets the team standard. - Node.js Services & Next.js API Development: Designs and implements complex Next.js API routes and Node.js backend services — API design and contracts, authentication/authorization, caching, messaging, and relational/document database design and access — enabling frontend and mobile teams to build on stable, well-documented interfaces. - Technical Leadership & Mentoring: Provides day-to-day technical leadership to the Node sub-team — leading code reviews, mentoring junior engineers, and establishing and enforcing Node coding standards. - Performance, Testing & CI/CD Ownership: Owns backend performance optimization, testing strategy, and CI/CD pipeline governance, ensuring HIPAA-compliant, secure, and high-availability services. ## Qualifications Required - Bachelor's degree in CS, Software Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience - 7+ years of professional software development experience with primary backend expertise - Deep, demonstrable proficiency with Node.js, TypeScript, and Next.js (API routes) building production services and APIs - Strong relational and document database design experience, and experience deploying and operating services on a cloud platform (Azure preferred) ## Preferred - 10+ years of professional experience in backend or full-stack development - Experience in healthcare technology, health insurance, or another regulated industry - Experience with healthcare data standards (HL7 FHIR, X12, NCPDP) as applied to data integration and API design - Experience with real-time systems (WebSockets), event-driven architecture, GraphQL/tRPC, and monorepo tooling Telecommuting Requirements - This is a remote position. Our whole company works remotely. Company headquarters are in Dallas, Texas. Candidates must reside in the Eastern or Central time zones. - Company business hours are weekdays 9-5 CST. - As part of the interview process, finalists will be required to attend an in-person interview at our Dallas headquarters. - Required to have a dedicated work area established that is separate from other living areas and provides information privacy. - Ability to keep all company sensitive documents secure. - Must live in a location that receives an existing high-speed internet connection/service. ## About Evry Health ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Evry Health provides health insurance solutions for mid-sized businesses, aiming to lower premiums by 20% while improving care quality. - **Entity Type**: Private (Acquired by Globe Life in October 2023) - **Headquarters**: Dallas, Texas, United States - **Founded**: 2017 - **Founders**: Chris Gay (CEO), Jay Startz (COO), Mark Jamilkowski (Chief Actuary) ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: Health Insurance (Insurtech) - **Target customers**: B2B – mid-sized companies (employer-sponsored health plans) - **Mission or purpose**: "Better health insurance for mid-size companies that costs 20% less and provides more effective medical care." [ycombinator.com](https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/evry-health) ## Products & Services - **EPO (Exclusive Provider Organization)**: A large group fully insured health plan designed for mobile workforces, including virtual care, pre-authorization, and notifications/admissions. [cbinsights.com](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/evry-health) - **Virtual Care Program**: Partnerships (e.g., Color Health) to expand access to virtual cancer care and other telehealth services. - **Member App & Portal**: Integrated application for members to manage claims, find providers, and access care. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (acquired by Globe Life, terms not public) - **Key Metric**: Annual Revenue of $5M (as of latest data) [linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/evryhealth) - **Total Funding**: $7.5M (Seed round led by Y Combinator in 2018, Venture round in 2021) [linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/evryhealth) - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Y Combinator (Winter 2018 batch), Globe Life (acquirer), Color Health (partner) - **Growth Signals**: 85% YoY headcount growth (44 employees), 7 active job postings, 600% quarterly increase in job postings. [linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/evryhealth) ## Competitive Advantages - **Founder expertise**: CEO Chris Gay previously founded MileMeter Insurance (invented per-mile auto insurance) and built a full P&C insurance software stack. - **Y Combinator backing**: Early validation and network from a top accelerator. - **Post-acquisition stability**: Backed by Globe Life (a major insurance group) provides resources and market access. - **Differentiated model**: Focus on lowering costs 20% while improving outcomes through integrated virtual care and data-driven underwriting. ## Strategic Focus - **Post-acquisition integration**: Merging into Globe Life’s portfolio while maintaining brand and tech stack. - **Expanding virtual care**: Partnerships like Color Health to enhance cancer care and other specialty services. - **Technology investment**: Modern tech stack (React, Node, Azure, Kubernetes, OpenAI, etc.) to automate claims, underwriting, and member experience. - **Talent acquisition**: Actively hiring for engineering, AI, underwriting, and medical director roles to scale operations. ## Why Work Here - **Remote-first culture**: Many roles (e.g., Sr. Software Engineer, Commercial Underwriter) are fully remote. [jobs.lever.co](https://jobs.lever.co/evry-health) - **Competitive benefits**: Health insurance, 401(k) matching, flexible vacation. [evryhealth.com](https://www.evryhealth.com/careers) - **Growth opportunity**: Rapidly scaling team (85% YoY headcount increase) with roles across engineering, AI, and healthcare operations. - **Engineering culture**: Modern stack (React, Node, TypeScript, Azure, Kubernetes, GraphQL, PostgreSQL, Redis, OpenAI) and emphasis on AI solutions. - **Mission-driven**: Opportunity to directly improve healthcare affordability and quality for mid-size businesses. ## Sources 1. [linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/evryhealth) 2. [cbinsights.com](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/evry-health) 3. [ycombinator.com](https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/evry-health) 4. [evryhealth.com](https://www.evryhealth.com/careers) 5. 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