Offer summary

Qualifications:

4-6 years of professional software development experience, Strong ownership mentality and focus on delivering value, Proven experience leading technical problem-solving with backend systems, Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively.

Key responsabilities:

Build, test, and maintain features for the payment system

Collaborate with product, design, and client success teams

Job description

Our healthcare system is the leading cause of personal bankruptcy in the U.S. Every year, over 50 million Americans suffer adverse financial consequences as a result of seeking care, from lower credit scores to garnished wages. The challenge is only getting worse, as high deductible health plans are the fastest growing plan design in the U.S.

Cedar’s mission is to leverage data science, smart product design and personalization to make healthcare more affordable and accessible. Today, healthcare providers still engage with its consumers in a “one-size-fits-all” approach; and Cedar is excited to leverage consumer best practices to deliver a superior experience.

The Role

Cedar is seeking a Software Engineer III to join our Payments Platform squad in the Payment Pillar. The payments Platform squad is responsible for building and maintaining the core payment processing infrastructure that powers all Cedar applications and ensures seamless transactions for our patients. As an engineer, You'll work closely with fellow engineers to design, build, and enhance our core payment processing system.

In this position you will

Build, test, and maintain features to enhance the payment system
collaborate with our counterparts on the product, design, and client success teams to solve problems, and improve patient and client experience
Develop a deep understanding of payment processing life cycle, and gateway/processor integrations.
Uphold code quality standards by providing thoughtful PR reviews
Build features and tools to improve the stability and observability of our payment infrastructure

What we look for in a candidate:

4-6 years of professional software development experience
Proven experience leading technical problem-solving, especially with backend systems
Strong ownership mentality and focus on delivering value
Passion for our missions and a commitment to solving problems for our patients
Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with product, design, and data science teams
Experience building integrations with payment processing systems is a plus, but not required

Compensation Range and Benefits

Salary/Hourly Rate Range*: $170,000 - $200,000
This role is equity eligible
This role offers a competitive benefits and wellness package

*Subject to location, experience, and education

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What do we offer to the ideal candidate?

A chance to improve the U.S. healthcare system at a high-growth company! Our leading healthcare financial platform is scaling rapidly, helping millions of patients per year
Unless stated otherwise, most roles have flexibility to work from home or in the office, depending on what works best for you
For exempt employees: Unlimited PTO for vacation, sick and mental health days–we encourage everyone to take at least 20 days of vacation per year to ensure dedicated time to spend with loved ones, explore, rest and recharge
16 weeks paid parental leave with health benefits for all parents, plus flexible re-entry schedules for returning to work
Diversity initiatives that encourage Cedarians to bring their whole selves to work, including three employee resource groups: be@cedar (for BIPOC-identifying Cedarians and their allies), Pridecones (for LGBTQIA+ Cedarians and their allies) and Cedar Women+ (for female-identifying Cedarians)
Competitive pay, equity (for qualifying roles) and health benefits that start on the first of the month following your start date (or on your start date if your start date coincides with the first of the month)
Cedar matches 100% of your 401(k) contributions, up to 3% of your annual compensation
Access to hands-on mentorship, employee and management coaching, and a team discretionary budget for learning and development resources to help you grow both professionally and personally

About us

Cedar was co-founded by Florian Otto and Arel Lidow in 2016 after a negative medical billing experience inspired them to help improve our healthcare system. With a commitment to solving billing and patient experience issues, Cedar has become a leading healthcare technology company fueled by remarkable growth. "Over the past several years, we've raised more than $350 million in funding & have the active support of Thrive and Andreessen Horowitz (a16z).

As of November 2024, Cedar is engaging with 30 million patients annually and is on target to process $3.5 billion in patient payments annually. Cedar partners with more than 55 leading healthcare providers and payers including Highmark Inc., Allegheny Health Network, Novant Health, Allina Health and Providence.

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