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Why Our Work Matters 
The healthcare industry is notoriously difficult to navigate. Nearly one third of the $3 trillion spent on healthcare annually results from this complexity. Our mission is to simplify the healthcare experience in a way that provides access to better care at a lower cost.

Since 2014, HealthJoy has been committed to revolutionizing the way people access healthcare. Through an easy to use app that brings together healthcare information and on-demand help, we enable people to be more informed and confident when making decisions about their healthcare. It’s no small feat, but our work makes a significant difference in people’s lives.

Our team has compassion and energy for the problems we are solving. We hold ourselves accountable and deliver on ambitious, meaningful goals. Putting egos aside, we commit to doing what it takes to bring positive changes to our users. Everyone plays a role.

Together we are building the future of healthcare. Join us!

Your Role in our Mission 
We are looking for a self-starter, principal engineer, with a deep desire to learn and develop software that improves peoples’ lives. If you’re passionate about developing the best software, as well as coaching other developers to do so, then we want to hear from you.

You will build the backend systems that power our application, scale highly distributed systems, and continuously improve our engineering practices. Above all, your work will impact people’s interactions with the healthcare system.

What You'll Accomplish 

  • Translate business vision into software architecture and technical specs
  • Define technical vision and plan for project management
  • Guide other engineering team members on architectural decisions and task execution
  • Design and implement new features into the HealthJoy platform
  • Mentor other engineers, providing thoughtful guidance using code/design/architecture reviews.
  • Collaborate with other engineering team members to improve quality and velocity
  • Collaborate on creating a scalable infrastructure to serve our growing user base

What You'll Need 

  • Able to translate business vision into software architecture and technical specs
  • Comfort in microservices architecture and patterns
  • Expertise in designing, implementing, and supporting RESTful web services in Python
  • Track record of developing on backend frameworks 
  • Experience in automating CI/CD pipeline
  • At ease in the AWS ecosystem
  • Deep technical experience with relational databases
  • High commitment to quality, monitoring, and support
  • Insatiable curiosity to learn new architectural principles, programming languages, and tools
  • Passionate in coaching developers and empowering testers; distributed team experience will be a plus
  • Experience in Frontend frameworks React, Angular, and/or Redux will be a plus

HealthJoy Perks 

  • Medical benefits with generous employer contribution + dental and vision
  • HSA with company contribution
  • 401k
  • Stock options
  • Pre-Taxed Transit
  • Parental leave
  • Flexible PTO policy
  • Laid back work environment
  • Monthly company sponsored happy hours
  • Weekly instacart orders and catered lunches every Friday

HealthJoy is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or any other basis forbidden under federal, state, or local law.

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Jaime Carey
Bill Review Team Lead
BUILD YOUR SKILLS
Supportive leaders fuel growth
Since joining HealthJoy in 2018, Jaime Carey has worked tirelessly to learn what it takes to excel on the bill review team. As a bill review specialist, she conducted ample research to learn more about billing, coding and various types of insurance benefits, eventually landing a promotion. Yet Carey’s growth journey at the company didn’t end there. Upon strengthening her customer service, verbal and written communication and collaboration skills, she earned her current title. Carey considers herself thankful for the continuous growth and development opportunities she has had at HealthJoy.
Since joining HealthJoy in 2018, Jaime Carey has worked tirelessly to learn what it takes to excel on the bill review team. As a bill review specialist, she conducted ample research to learn more about billing, coding and various types of insurance benefits, eventually landing a promotion. Yet Carey’s growth journey at the company didn’t end there. Upon strengthening her customer service, verbal and written communication and collaboration skills, she earned her current title. Carey considers herself thankful for the continuous growth and development opportunities she has had at HealthJoy.
I’m very grateful for the support and coaching I’ve received from my manager.
Vishal Bajaj
Senior Product Manager
DRIVE DISCOVERY
Teamwork guides product innovation
For Vishal Bajaj, the pandemic sparked a desire to make a greater impact on the consumer healthcare journey — and HealthJoy has allowed him to do that. Bajaj said he and his peers are working on various product enhancements, including a new integration for users with high blood pressure or Type 2 diabetes and a feature that will enable members to find local in-network providers. This continuous innovation is fueled by a collaborative culture, which encourages employees to broaden the team’s expertise and best practices. “The nature of my colleagues keeps me engaged,” Bajaj said.
For Vishal Bajaj, the pandemic sparked a desire to make a greater impact on the consumer healthcare journey — and HealthJoy has allowed him to do that. Bajaj said he and his peers are working on various product enhancements, including a new integration for users with high blood pressure or Type 2 diabetes and a feature that will enable members to find local in-network providers. This continuous innovation is fueled by a collaborative culture, which encourages employees to broaden the team’s expertise and best practices. “The nature of my colleagues keeps me engaged,” Bajaj said.
We are a fun, experienced group of people that embraces the startup mentality of wearing different hats and working together to drive discovery.
Leah Fletcher
Senior Operations Project Manager
STAY IN TOUCH
A cohesive remote culture enables connection
According to Leah Fletcher, having a culture that encourages feedback enables HealthJoy to quickly pivot in order to maintain a robust remote-work environment. By leveraging various communication and project management platforms, she and her peers can easily stay up to date on tasks and tackle issues together. Fletcher added that fun Slack channels and employee resource groups, such as one dedicated to women in business, enable employees to connect over common interests and grow in the process. “I’ve learned so much from my teammates, and I feel lucky to work with them,” she said.
According to Leah Fletcher, having a culture that encourages feedback enables HealthJoy to quickly pivot in order to maintain a robust remote-work environment. By leveraging various communication and project management platforms, she and her peers can easily stay up to date on tasks and tackle issues together. Fletcher added that fun Slack channels and employee resource groups, such as one dedicated to women in business, enable employees to connect over common interests and grow in the process. “I’ve learned so much from my teammates, and I feel lucky to work with them,” she said.
The greatest benefit of working at HealthJoy is having different perspectives from team members located across the globe.
Jaime Carey headshot photo
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What are HealthJoy Perks + Benefits

HealthJoy Benefits Overview

HealthJoy offers a robust package of employee perks and benefits including healthcare benefits, flexible PTO plan, 401k, parental leave, a work from home stipend, telemedicine, Employee Assistance Programs and a generous HSA contribution match.

We also stay connected while working remotely through virtual wellness activities & happy hours, volunteer events in our local communities, lunch and learns, ‘friendship time’ pairings and ‘high five’ Friday’s.

The best benefit of all? We use our own product. As an employee, you can rely on HealthJoy to feel confident about your own healthcare decisions and get the most out of your unique benefits plan.

Culture
Volunteer in local community
We're finding ways to support the communities and causes that matter most to our employees.
Partners with nonprofits
We currently partner with Non Profits such as 360 Youth Services.
Open door policy
OKR operational model
Team based strategic planning
Pair programming
Employee resource groups
Employee-led culture committees
President's club
Flexible work schedule
Remote work program
Diversity
Documented equal pay policy
Diversity employee resource groups
HealthJoy's ERGs consist of the following; Multicultural, Emerging Leaders, Women's Network, and LGBTQ+ and Allies. We also encourage open discussion in our company's Belonging group slack.
Hiring practices that promote diversity
In addition to being an Equal Opportunity Employer, we welcome applicants who represent a diverse set of interests and life experiences.
Health Insurance & Wellness Benefits
Disability insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Health insurance
Life insurance
Team workouts
Mental health benefits
Financial & Retirement
401(K)
401(K) matching
Company equity
Pay transparency
Child Care & Parental Leave Benefits
Family medical leave
Vacation & Time Off Benefits
Paid holidays
Paid sick days
Flexible time off
Bereavement leave benefits
Office Perks
Company-sponsored outings
Home-office stipend for remote employees
HealthJoy offers employees a work from home stipend to help team members create a comfortable and productive environment wherever they are.
Professional Development Benefits
Job training & conferences
Lunch and learns
HealthJoy employees lead lunch & learn sessions to help team members learn more about the departments across the company and occasionally throw in fun sessions from our in-house Improv performer.
Promote from within
Online course subscriptions available
Customized development tracks
Paid industry certifications
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