Lead Software Engineer - Integrations

We are seeking a Lead Software Engineer to join our Integrations team, designing, developing, and scaling highly available healthcare integration systems that support prior authorization workflows across providers, payers, and delegated entities. You'll lead a fast-paced, autonomous, agile team of engineers building and operating a growing enterprise integration platform — driving technical excellence at the intersection of healthcare interoperability and modern distributed systems.

This is a remote-first role that may require travel to Boston, MA for new hire onboarding and occasional in-person team meetings and company events.

• Provide technical leadership across architecture, system design, platform scalability, reliability, and operational excellence
• Design and build scalable, resilient, high-performing systems supporting critical enterprise integrations
• Lead development of secure integrations with internal, external, and third-party platforms
• Design event-driven, distributed architectures and drive cloud infrastructure and CI/CD automation
• Establish monitoring, observability, and incident response practices, and lead resolution of production issues
• Partner cross-functionally with product, operations, data, security, and business stakeholders on agile delivery
• Mentor engineers and contribute to hiring, coaching, and career development

• 8+ years building and supporting scalable enterprise applications and distributed systems
• Hands‑on experience integrating external APIs/third‑party systems and building automated testing frameworks required
• Expertise in authentication/authorization frameworks, secure API design, and access control required
• Experience with data modeling across relational/non‑relational databases, observability tooling, and event‑driven architecture required
• Healthcare technology/prior authorization experience, interoperability standards, or experience in other highly regulated industries a plus
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code, cloud provisioning, and CI/CD pipeline design
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, or related field

• Fully remote opportunity with about 5% travel
• Medical, dental, vision, life, disability insurance, and Employee Assistance Program
• 401K retirement plan with company match; flexible spending and health savings account
• Up to 14 weeks of paid parental leave

The salary range for this position is $150,000 to $185,000 annually; as part of a total benefits package which includes health insurance, 401k and bonus. In accordance with state applicable laws, Cohere is required to provide a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. Individual pay decisions are ultimately based on a number of factors, including but not limited to qualifications for the role, experience level, skillset, and internal alignment.

• Connect with Talent Acquisition for a Preliminary Phone Screening
• Meet your Hiring Manager!
• Project Discussion
• Cross Functional Interview

* Subject to change

Cohere Health’s clinical intelligence platform and agentic AI‑powered solutions connect health plans’ strategic goals and providers’ needs, optimizing the speed, cost, and quality of care. With an enterprise approach that streamlines payer‑provider decision‑making across the care continuum–including policy, prior authorization, payment accuracy, and more–the company improves collaboration and reduces burden, resulting in up to 8x ROI and 94% provider satisfaction.

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