Job Details

Hi, we're Oscar. We're hiring a Senior Principal Engineer to join our Engineering team.

Oscar is the first health insurance company built around a full-stack technology platform and a focus on serving our members. We started Oscar in 2012 to create the kind of health insurance company we would want for ourselves—one that behaves like a doctor in the family.

About the role

As the Sr. Principal Engineer, you will be responsible for defining Oscar Health's technology strategy in partnership with the CTO and ensuring it aligns with business goals. You will work with cross-functional teams, including Engineering, Product Management, and Data, to design and deliver technical solutions for complex business and industry challenges.

You will report to the SVP, Technology.

Work Location:

Oscar is a blended work culture where everyone, regardless of work type or location, feels connected to their teammates, our culture, and our mission.

If you live within commutable distance to our New York City office (in Hudson Square), our Tempe office (off the 101 at University Dr), or our Los Angeles office (in Marina Del Rey), you will be expected to come into the office at least two days each week. Otherwise, this is a remote/work-from-home role.

You must reside in one of the following states: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, or Washington, D.C. Note, this list of states is subject to change.

Pay Transparency:

The base pay for this role is: $280,800 - $368,550 per year. You are also eligible for employee benefits, participation in Oscar's unlimited vacation program, company equity grants, and annual performance bonuses.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with business leaders to develop technical solutions for Oscar Health's most complex and high-impact challenges.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to the Tech Leadership team, establishing technical vision, strategy, and goals aligned with Oscar's overall business objectives.
• Provide technical leadership and counsel to Oscar's Leadership Committee.
• Stay abreast of emerging technologies, industry trends, and best practices, evaluating their potential application and driving innovation within the software engineering and tech team broadly.
• Teach, mentor, grow, and provide advice to other domain experts and individual contributors across the organization.
• Provide a point of escalation for engineering teams facing complex technical challenges.
• Define coding standards, development processes, and best practices to ensure high-quality software development across the Engineering team.
• Oversee system integration of software components, systems, and third-party services, ensuring seamless interoperability and efficient data flow.
• Evolve the software architecture and design principles, ensuring scalability, modularity, and flexibility to meet current and future needs.
• Partner with leadership to define productivity frameworks and identify and address scalability/performance challenges.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in software engineering.