--- title: 'Staff Software Development Engineer at MCG Health' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/staff-software-development-engineer-mcg-health-seattle-cx4z3dht3zn4' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-10-17' --- # Staff Software Development Engineer at MCG Health - **Company:** MCG Health - **Location:** Seattle, WA - **Work type:** remote - **Posted:** 2026-07-14 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-17 - **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/mcghealth/jobs/8632244002 ## Job description At MCG, we lead the healthcare community to deliver patient-focused care. We have a mission-driven team of talented physicians and technical experts developing our evidence-based content and innovating our products to accelerate improvements in healthcare. If you are driven to enhance the US healthcare system, MCG is eager to have you join our team. We cultivate a work environment that nurtures personal and professional growth, and this is a thrilling time to become a part of our organization. With dynamic roles that offer meaningful impact, you'll be able to fully realize your potential. Plus, you'll enjoy world-class benefits and the security, stability, and resources of our parent company, Hearst, with over 100 years of experience. MCG is rapidly expanding a new API platform, Synapse Everywhere, that delivers clinical intelligence to healthcare partners at scale. We are hiring a Staff Software Development Engineer to work with the team on the external API surface: design, scalability, security posture, and developer experience. This role treats an API as a product. You will be part of the team that determines what Synapse Everywhere exposes, how it behaves under load and failure, and what the experience of building on it feels like for an external developer. You will work directly with the Director of Software Engineering to determine what is feasible to build, in what order, and with what guarantees. This is a new platform so high ambiguity is the baseline, not the exception. AI-assisted & human-owned development is the standard on this team. We expect engineers at this level to be excellent at discerning when and how to use AI tools. Team cohesion is critical for the pace of development, so you’ll be joining a high respect high and high personal accountability team. You Will: - Establish yourself as the engineer others look to when the problems are the hardest and make sure they come away knowing how to approach the next one themselves. - Lead API surface decisions: what gets exposed, what stays internal, what the stability guarantees are for external consumers. - Own technical discovery for new capabilities; work with product and clinical stakeholders to translate requirements into feasible contracts. - Participate in on-call rotation for the Synapse Everywhere platform; respond to incidents, own post-incident reviews, and drive reliability improvements from what is learned. - Provide expert code reviews and technical mentorship within the team. - Design solutions on modern infrastructure (cloud solutions, k8s, LLMs) with expert level understanding of what and why, not just being able to call infrastructure or run pipelines. What We're Looking For: - At least 7+ years of professional software development experience, with a meaningful portion spent designing or operating public or partner-facing APIs. - Deep knowledge with back-end technologies such as Golang, Python, and Kotlin. - Experience with API gateway or management tooling in a production environment (e.g., Azure API Management, Kong, AWS API Gateway, or equivalent). - Experienced in building meaningful tests at all layers (unit through live verification). - Capable of setting up effective monitoring solutions for both APIs and model performance. - Excellent analytical, research, and communication skills - Experience in Health Care Industry and/or with Machine Learning Data Science or NLP is a plus Pay Range: $144,000 - $201,000 Other compensation: Bonus Eligible Location: Seattle, WA | Expectation to be on-site - hybrid schedule Perks & Benefits: 💻  Remote Work/Hybrid Work ✈️ Travel expected 1–3 times per year for company-sponsored events 🩺 Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance 📈 401K retirement plan; flexible spending and health savings account 🏝️ 15 days of paid time off + additional front-loaded personal days 🏖️ 14 company-recognized holidays + paid volunteer days 👶 up to 8 weeks of paid parental leave + 10 weeks of paid bonding leave 🌈 LGBTQ+ Health Services 🐶 Pet insurance 📣 Check out more of our benefits here: https://www.mcg.com/about/careers/benefits/ All roles at MCG are expected to engage in occasional travel to participate in team or company-sponsored events for the purposes of connection and collaboration. It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability. Note on interviews: We may use AI tools to audio-record and transcribe interviews for note-taking purposes. These are used only by our hiring team and do not make decisions on their own. Let us know if you prefer an alternative. All roles at MCG are expected to engage in occasional travel to participate in team or company-sponsored events for the purposes of connection and collaboration. It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability. Note on interviews: We may use AI tools to audio-record and transcribe interviews for note-taking purposes. These are used only by our hiring team and do not make decisions on their own. Let us know if you prefer an alternative. MCG is a leading healthcare organization dedicated to patient-focused care. We value our employees' unique differences and are an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. Our diverse workforce helps us achieve our goal of providing the right care to everyone. We welcome all qualified applicants without regard to race, religion, nationality, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, parental status, genetic information, or political affiliation. We are committed to improving equity in healthcare and believe that a diverse workplace fosters curiosity, innovation, and business success. We are happy to provide accommodations for individuals. Please let us know if you require any support. ## About MCG Health ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: MCG Health provides evidence-based clinical guidelines and AI-powered software solutions to help healthcare professionals make confident, accurate decisions to improve patient care and operational efficiency. - **Entity Type**: Private (Subsidiary of Hearst Health) - **Headquarters**: Seattle, Washington, USA - **Founded**: 1986 (as Milliman Care Guidelines; acquired by Hearst in 2012) - **Founders**: Not publicly available (originally a division of Milliman) ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: Healthcare IT / Clinical Decision Support - **Target customers**: B2B – Hospitals, health plans, government agencies (state & federal), workers’ compensation groups, and third-party administrators. - **Mission**: We lead the healthcare community to deliver patient-focused care. - **Vision**: Everyone gets the right care. ## Products & Services - **Evidence-Based Care Guidelines**: The company’s core product – unbiased, annually updated clinical guidelines covering medical necessity, level of care, and length of stay. Developed through rigorous review of current scientific literature. - **MCG Software Platform**: A technology suite that integrates with EHRs and medical management systems to automate utilization management, case management, and prior authorization workflows. - **AI Solutions**: Artificial intelligence tools designed to improve efficiency in case management and authorization processes, built on top of MCG’s clinical guidelines. - **ODG by MCG**: Evidence-based guidelines for workers’ compensation and disability management. - **Analytics & Reporting**: Robust data analytics to help clients track and improve clinical and financial outcomes. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (privately held by Hearst Health). - **Key Metric**: MCG’s care guidance reaches over **200 million people** annually. Licensed by **thousands of hospitals**, a **majority of U.S. health plans**, and many state/federal government agencies. - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Hearst Health (parent company), Milliman (strategic partner). - **Growth Signals**: - Named one of **Glassdoor’s Best Places to Work** (2024). - Named one of **Newsweek’s America’s Greatest Midsize Workplaces in Health Care** (2026). - Becker’s Hospital Review **150 Top Places to Work in Healthcare** (2024, 2018). - President Jon Shreve named one of **Glassdoor’s Top 50 CEOs** (2018). - Recognized with **KLAS Points of Light Award** (2023) and **HL7 Da Vinci Community Champion** awards (2021, 2022, 2023). ## Competitive Advantages - **Unbiased, independent ownership**: As part of Hearst Health and not owned by a payer or provider, MCG can provide an unbiased review of clinical evidence, free from specialty group or payer/provider bias. - **Trusted “Source of Truth”**: Widely recognized as the industry standard for clinical decision support, used by a majority of U.S. health plans and thousands of hospitals. - **Combination of Guidelines + AI**: While competitors focus solely on AI automation, MCG uniquely combines clinically sound evidence-based guidelines with AI to increase both efficiency and effectiveness. - **Deep integration**: Solutions can integrate with virtually any EHR or medical management system, creating a seamless workflow. ## Strategic Focus - **Unifying AI and evidence-based guidelines**: MCG believes AI can improve efficiency but that there will always be a need for clinically sound guidelines. Their strategy is to unify both approaches. - **Expanding government and payer reach**: Continued focus on serving state/federal health programs, RACs, MACs, and quality improvement organizations. - **Ethical AI development**: Published a Data Ethics Statement and guiding principles on the use of data and artificial intelligence to mitigate bias. - **Interoperability**: Active participation in HL7 Da Vinci Community to drive standards-based data exchange. ## Why Work Here - **Culture**: MCG emphasizes a culture of **Growth, Belonging, and Collaboration**. They value diverse viewpoints, curiosity, accountability, and helping each other succeed. - **Remote/Hybrid Policy**: Highly flexible **remote and hybrid** working environment. The Seattle office is designed as a “collaboration and innovation” space. Physical offices in **Seattle (HQ)**, **San Diego**, and **Hartford**. - **Perks & Benefits**: - Medical/dental/vision insurance, telemedicine, and pet insurance. - 401(k) with company match. - 8 weeks paid parental leave + 10 weeks paid bonding leave. - 10 paid personal days + 15 days accrued PTO annually + 13 paid holidays. - Tuition reimbursement, e-learning platforms, and monthly lunch/learn series. - **Impact**: Employees are driven by the mission to make a positive impact on the healthcare industry and the lives of patients. - **Recognition**: Consistently ranked as a top workplace by Glassdoor, Newsweek, and Becker’s Hospital Review. ## Sources 1. [MCG Health - Official Website](https://www.mcg.com/) 2. [MCG Health - About Page](https://www.mcg.com/about/) 3. [MCG Health - Careers Page](https://www.mcg.com/about/careers/) 4. [MCG Health - Culture Page](https://www.mcg.com/about/careers/our-culture/) 5. [MCG Health - Job Search](https://www.mcg.com/about/careers/search-jobs/) ## Other roles at MCG Health - [Senior Sales Executive, Provider](https://feeny.ai/job/senior-sales-executive-provider-mcg-health-remote-fswt25s2bmf8) - [Associate Vice President, Marketing Strategy & Growth](https://feeny.ai/job/associate-vice-president-marketing-strategy-growth-mcg-health-seattle-52tzfr5rmj7r) — Seattle, WA - [Associate Director, Data Engineering](https://feeny.ai/job/associate-director-data-engineering-mcg-health-seattle-x9jk2x0456dj) — Seattle, WA - [Principal Machine Learning Architect](https://feeny.ai/job/principal-machine-learning-architect-mcg-health-seattle-z72kpxb2gdxd) — Seattle, WA - [Senior Sales Engineer, RN/Technical](https://feeny.ai/job/senior-sales-engineer-rn-technical-mcg-health-remote-1xektndkrjj2) - [Senior Software Development Engineer](https://feeny.ai/job/senior-software-development-engineer-mcg-health-seattle-hc3gjaqh0n8m) — Seattle, WA - [Senior Account Executive](https://feeny.ai/job/senior-account-executive-mcg-health-remote-bp2rjn04q5t0) - [Senior Product Manager, Data Platform](https://feeny.ai/job/senior-product-manager-data-platform-mcg-health-remote-46kfv39yvtx6) - [Staff Software Development Engineer](https://feeny.ai/job/staff-software-development-engineer-zscaler-mohali-vdw2aqgx652p) — Mohali, India - [Staff Software Development Engineer](https://feeny.ai/job/staff-software-development-engineer-beyondtrust-united-states-canada-rn58aghrzc6w) — United States / Canada