About the role
Who We Are:
SmithRx is a rapidly growing, venture-backed Health-Tech company. Our mission is to disrupt the expensive and inefficient Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) sector by building a next-generation drug acquisition platform driven by cutting edge technology, innovative cost saving tools, and best-in-class customer service. With hundreds of thousands of members onboarded since 2016, SmithRx has a solution that is resonating with clients all across the country.
We pride ourselves for our mission-driven and collaborative culture that inspires our employees to do their best work. We believe that the U.S healthcare system is in need of transformation, and we come to work each day dedicated to making that change a reality. At our core, we are guided by our company values:
- Integrity: Our purpose guides our actions and gives us confidence in the path ahead. With unwavering honesty and dependability, we embrace the pressure of challenging the old and exemplify ethical leadership to create the new.
- Courage: We face continuous challenges with grit and resilience. We embrace the discomfort of the unknown by balancing autonomy with empathy, and ownership with vulnerability. We boldly challenge the status quo to keep moving forward—always.
- Together: The success of SmithRx reflects the strength of our partnerships and the commitment of our team. Our shared values bind us together and make us one. When one falls, we all fall; when one rises, we all rise.Job Summary:
As a Senior Backend Software Engineer, you will play a key role in all stages of the engineering lifecycle—designing, building, testing, and maintaining the SmithRx internal tooling and frameworks suite. You will champion best practices, coding standards, and large-scale system design while bringing a forward-thinking mindset to the team. We are looking for versatile, self-driven engineers who demonstrate leadership, ownership, and a passion for tackling new challenges.
As part of the Tools and Frameworks team within Application Engineering, you will own the backend data and infrastructure for mission-critical shared services, including Authentication & Authorization, Audit-Trail tools, and our Internal File Processor. Success in this role requires a deep interest in systems architecture and developer productivity, as you will design resilient, scalable APIs and schemas intended for use across multiple domains.