Senior Software Engineer II

About Us

At SimplePractice, we are improving access to quality care by equipping health and wellness clinicians with all the tools they need to thrive in private practice.

More than 250,000 providers trust SimplePractice to build their business through our industry-leading software with powerful tools that simplify every part of practice management. From admin work to clinical care, our suite of innovative solutions work together to reduce administrative burden—empowering solo and small group practitioners to thrive alongside their clients.

Recognized by MedTech Breakthrough as the Best Practice Management Solution Provider in 2024 and the Digital Health Awards in 2023, SimplePractice is proud to pave the future of health tech.

The Role

SimplePractice is seeking a Senior Full-Stack Engineer II with expert knowledge in Ruby on Rails and heavy Backend experience to help us roll-out the multitude of features and service improvements we have planned.

About You

• You are a passionate, talented engineer, willing to push the limits of existing technology and create the best possible user experience
• You work on the front-end and heavier emphasis on the backend to develop new features from start to finish, including design of architecture, coding, and testing
• You are delighted by good design and bring that taste to your front-end work
• You love building products that help thousands of customers in their day to day life

Responsibilities

• Building out the next generation practice management platform
• Collaborating with our Product team to help understand customer needs, troubleshoot potential problems and define upcoming features
• Write clean, efficient well-tested code that improves our code base in meaningful ways
• Help diagnose problems and architecting solutions

Desired Skills & Experience

• You have 8+ years experience with Ruby on Rails, or other web application framework
• Solid experience in at least one modern JavaScript framework specifically Ember.js or React.js and the ecosystem around those frameworks
• Experience in reporting and analytics
• Designed and implemented large, scalable web applications and have an appreciation for clean, elegant and simple code
• You have a track record of success mentoring other engineers
• Experience taking Rails apps from idea to production
• Understands the value and nuances of Test Driven Development
• Solid communication, technical design, and collaboration skills
• Comfortable working with remote teams, using Linear/Github/Slack to collaborate
• Experience with LLMs and AI coding assistants

Bonus Points

• Solid understanding of web application security and best practices
• Working knowledge of managing MySQL/Postgres/Redis/NGINX
• Confident working with production environments to help troubleshoot problems
• Experience with Linux, preferable CentOS/RHEL
• Experience with compliance standards PCI/HIPAA