Software Engineer (Contract)
Published on March 24, 2025
FLATIRON HEALTH® is a healthtech company dedicated to improving cancer treatment and advancing research. As the pioneer in real-world evidence for oncology, we provide technology and services to support patient care and make every person’s story count. We partner with hundreds of cancer centers, 20+ top global developers of oncology therapeutics, and researchers and regulators around the world.
Founded in 2012, Flatiron became an independent affiliate of the Roche Group in 2018. Under the new leadership of CEO Carolyn Starrett in 2021, we’ve expanded our commitment to advance research and treatment for patients around the globe. Flatiron International subsidiaries in Japan, Germany and the United Kingdom will partner with hospitals and health networks in collaborations tailored to each market’s needs and legal, regulatory and compliance requirements.
Flatiron Health is looking for a Software Engineer to help us accomplish our mission of improving and extending lives by learning from the experience of every person with cancer. In this role you will work on the Flatiron Clinical Pipe product team. Flatiron Clinical Pipe is a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) tool for zero-transcription oncology clinical trial study data capture from anywhere in the patient’s medical record.
What you will do
Learning from the experience of every cancer patient involves building systems that are secure, scalable, compliant, and have excellent UIs. We welcome backend engineers, full-stack engineers, and aspiring architects. In this role you will develop new features, including designing software and infrastructure solutions, implementing those solutions, testing them, and deploying them. In addition, you’ll also:
- Independently resolve bugs, including investigating root causes, designing fixes, implementing fixes, writing automated unit tests, writing automated end-to-end tests, and deploying changes.
- Document system elements, including communicating key design attributes clearly in written English, sometimes with supporting diagrams.
- Perform design and code reviews.
- Collaborate with engineers, product managers, and other internal stakeholders to deliver solutions that solve the problems of Clinical Pipe’s end users.
- Participate in daily standups, bi-weekly sprint meetings, and other team ceremonies.
Flatiron engineers work day-to-day with oncologists, product leaders, and data experts. In this role you'll have a chance to expand your communication skills and have mentorship outside of engineering.
Who You Are
You're a kind, passionate, and collaborative problem-solver who values the opportunity to think beyond the way things are. In addition, you're a software engineer with 3+ years of experience developing robust and scalable solutions to challenging problems. You're passionate about using technology and building elegant scalable systems. You have a nose for value and empathy for your internal and external customers. You proactively identify problems that have a high impact on the business. Additionally, you have:
- You hold a bachelors, masters, and/or Ph.D. in computer science or a related field
- 3+ years experience developing full stack software applications
- 3+ years experience programming in Node.js, Javascript, Go, Python, C#, or a similar language
- 3+ years experience using relational databases like PostgreSQL or NoSQL databases like DynamoDB
- Strong communication skills
Extra Credit
- 3+ years experience configuring infrastructure using Terraform
- 3+ years experience working in React
- Experience using AWS, including AWS DynamoDB, Lambda, ECR, and RDS.
- Experience in Ruby and writing tests using Selenium, Cucumber, and Gherkin
- Experience using JIRA, Git, Datadog, Bitbucket, Confluence, and Miro
- Experience working in a highly regulated environment
This is a temporary contract role with a maximum employment length of 12 months.
Where you’ll work
This role is open to both remote and hybrid work type options. NYC based hybrid employees will have a defined work location that includes work from home and 3 office days set by you and your team. For more information on our remote-first work type option, please visit the how we work website.
Job Compensation Range
Hourly Range: $50 - $75
Preferred Primary Location: NY hub
An important note on compensation
The pay range for this position is based on the preferred primary location of the role which is listed above. If you are applying to this role at a location that is not the preferred primary location, please keep in mind the salary range will vary and may fall outside of what is listed. Base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. An annual bonus and equity may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, depending on the position offered.