Senior Software Engineer

Join us in creating a better way!

At eHealth, our mission is to expertly guide consumers through their health insurance and related options when, where, and how they prefer. We’re creating a better way – one that’s transparent and trustworthy for both our consumers externally and our employees internally. 

Move your career forward while connecting countless people to the life- changing, quality care they deserve. Our diverse team of innovators supports one another in solving some of the toughest challenges. We’re always on the lookout for creative opportunities to do right by our customers, and each other. Together, we’re creating a better way to work, united by our common passion to make a difference.

We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join our Sales Application Engineering team at eHealth. In this role, you will play a pivotal role in designing and developing our next-generation Sales application, aimed at providing seamless and intuitive experiences for our benefit advisors. You'll contribute to the development of essential services and components, including quoting systems, lead segmentation tools, self-service sales scripts, and integrations with third-party technologies like Marketo and Twilio. Additionally, you'll be instrumental in delivering CRM functionalities such as lead management, agent management, and work queue management. Your work will empower our benefit advisors to efficiently serve our omni-channel customers, ensuring high-quality experiences that drive our mission of enabling accessible and personalized healthcare solutions.

How you will make an impact:
You have proven industry experience in software design and development. You are a solution-centric, results-oriented, and experienced Software Engineer. You want to “build what’s right, not what’s easy.” You will work with other engineers in a collaborative environment to improve the overall quality while achieving timely delivery of projects. You are ambitious, talented, and driven to make the team and project successful.

Responsibilities:

• Leverage emerging AI technologies to enhance performance, automation, and data-driven decision-making across systems and processes
• Stay current with AI advancements and evaluate opportunities to apply them in solving complex engineering and business challenges.
• Knowledge of Large Language Models (LLMs) and APIs, with ability to integrate them into software workflows.
• Architect, design, and implement end-to-end features for sales application solutions, ensuring seamless experience across various customer touchpoints.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional engineers to deliver high-quality solutions, including robust unit, integration, and functional tests, surpassing customer and business expectations.
• Engage with leaders and team members across Engineering, Product Manager, UX Design, Analytics, and Marketing to provide valuable insights on user-centric and technically feasible solutions.
• Drive the establishment of development standards and assess technology options to ensure optimal performance and scalability.
• Thrive in a dynamic environment characterized by rapid iterations, continuous learning, and a passion for overcoming obstacles.

Basic Qualifications:

• BS in Computer Science or similar field.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience in fast-paced full-stack product development environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Full-stack development expertise utilizing modern Java and JavaScript ecosystem.
• Proficiency with Spring framework and event streaming using Apache Kafka.
• Understanding of important performance metrics and performance enhancement techniques
• Familiarity with modern JavaScript frameworks such as Backbone, React, and Vue.js
• Experience collaborating with Product managers to help identify dependencies and break down features into individual engineering tasks
• Experience collaborating with multiple engineering teams to deliver projects on time and with high quality
• Proficiency in working with SQL and NoSQL databases (e.g., Oracle, Postgres, MongoDB).
• Experience implementing microservices architecture.
• Experience implementing GraphQL with Springboot.
• Experience modernizing legacy and monolith applications.
• Identify and communicate project risks to the stake holders and suggest mitigation strategies
• Previous experience working with a large engineering team on a complex web application
• Help developers with code review and technical challenges.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot, CodeWhisperer, or similar.
• Awareness of emerging AI-driven development practices (e.g., Vibe Coding, AI pair programming, and CodeMuse).
• Working knowledge of AI agent frameworks like LangChain, AutoGen, and CrewAI, with experience applying them in practical development scenarios.

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The base pay range reflects the anticipated pay range for this position. The actual base pay offered will depend on various factors including individual skills, experience, performance, qualifications, the department budget, and the location where work is performed. Base pay is one component of eHealth’s total rewards package, which also includes an annual performance bonus, plus an array of benefits designed to support employees’ personal and professional wellness. For more information on our total rewards offerings, please visit our career site.

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Base Pay Range -$128,200 - $160,200

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eHealth is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is our policy to provide equal opportunity to all employees and applicants and to prohibit any discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable federal, state or local laws. The foundation of these policies is our commitment to treat everyone fairly and equally and to have a bias-free work environment.