Senior Software Engineer at Arya Health
Arya Health · New York · 160k to 200k
$160k – $200k • 0.1% – 0.15% |New York City |5 years of exp |Full Time Undergraduate and Master's Preferred Python and Node.js experience Required About the Role We’re looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join Arya’s core engineering team. You’ll be a hands-on builder working across backend APIs, services, and user-facing features. As a senior IC, you’ll take ownership of critical areas of the codebase, mentor other engineers, and ensure our product is performant, scalable, and a joy to use. You’ll play a vital role in moving quickly while maintaining engineering excellence. What You'll Do Design, implement, and ship high-impact features using Node.js, Express and React. Collaborate closely with Product, Design, QA, and DevOps to deliver end-to-end solutions. Conduct code reviews, ensuring maintainability, performance, and security. Optimize database queries and backend logic for scale. Provide mentorship and technical guidance to mid- and junior-level engineers. What We’re Looking For 5+ years of experience as a backend or full-stack software engineer. Deep expertise in Node.js, Rails, or equivalent. Strong SQL and Postgres skills. Familiarity with Kubernetes, CI/CD, and cloud infrastructure. Track record of delivering features in high-growth startup environments. Nice to Have Experience with real-time systems, event-driven architecture, or multi-tenant SaaS. Contributions to open-source software. What to Expect in the First 30-60-90 Days By Day 30 — Ramp Up & Initial Contributions Environment fully set up; you’ve reviewed large sections of the codebase. Shipped at least one small but impactful customer-facing feature. Participated actively in code reviews to gain context and share insights. Shadowed a senior engineer through the release pipeline to understand deployment and QA processes. Documented opportunities for refactoring or improvements in your assigned area. By Day 60 — Ownership of a Product Module Owns responsibility for a feature or subsystem from design through release. Delivered a net-new feature or significant enhancement in production. Partnered with QA to improve automated test coverage in your area. Proposed and implemented performance optimizations (e.g., query tuning, caching, or API efficiency). By Day 90 — Leadership & Scaling Recognized as the go-to engineer for your product module. Leading discussions on architecture tradeoffs for upcoming features. Influenced the roadmap through technical insight (e.g., highlighting tech debt or scale risks). Rolled out at least one process or tooling improvement that helps the broader engineering team move faster. Demonstrated ownership by monitoring production performance and driving fixes proactively. OUR VALUES You will thrive at Arya if you can: 1. Think Like a Customer We win by making our Customers feel like superheroes. This means we must always view our decisions, actions and communication through the lens of our Customers. 2. Find Small Wins Everyday We believe that speed of making decisions and taking action have a compounding effect. A series of quick, small, daily wins add up to big ones over time, and the absence of these can add up to big losses. 3. Teach and Learn Consistently We believe that giving context and sharing expertise is everyone's responsibility. We find time to talk about the Why and How of what we do in every interaction. 4. Be Prepared We believe that progress cannot be left to chance and sudden flashes of genius. We put in the time and effort to prepare ourselves and others to make the most of every opportunity. 5. Communicate Simply We communicate to be understood. This means that in a complex, global and busy world, we work hard to express our ideas in ways that others find simple and intuitive. 6. Be Kind We believe that being exceptional and being kind are not mutually exclusive. We strive to treat others with empathy, kindness and respect, even in the most challenging of times. WHAT WE OFFER Arya is committed to being transformative to the careers of those who share our values, and are looking to build a generational business. We offer: The Basics: Competitive salary + equity Comprehensive health and wellness benefits Flexible PTO and generous parental leave Performance-based incentives Wellhub subscription with access to premium fitness facilities, team workouts The Multipliers: Be part of a company that treats its values as its biggest priority Learn more about building and scaling a business in months than others will in years Have ownership, influence and impact that runs far and wide Work flexibly, with a focus on progress over activity Never sacrifice your mental health- while we work hard, we're committed to avoiding burnout at all costs