What this position entailsThe Staff Software Engineer will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our organization by driving early-stage innovation and zero-to-one development of new products and capabilities. As a key member of our R&D team, this role focuses on transforming ideas into working solutions - rapidly developing MVPs, testing concepts, and iterating based on real user feedback. Working across ambiguous problem spaces, you'll translate emerging opportunities and evolving business needs into solutions that help us quickly determine what delivers value.
Operating in a dynamic, experimental environment, this role balances strategic thinking with hands-on execution. It requires navigating ambiguity, continuously testing assumptions, and using rapid feedback loops to refine ideas and uncover scalable opportunities. The position plays a critical role in identifying product-market fit and shaping new offerings - helping define the next generation of solutions that will drive long-term growth.
What you will be doing- Design, develop, and iterate on MVPs, prototypes, and early-stage solutions to explore new product and capability opportunities
- Rapidly test ideas by building lightweight implementations and getting them in front of users for feedback
- Translate ambiguous problem spaces and emerging needs into tangible technical solutions
- Continuously refine concepts through experimentation, data, and user insights to determine what delivers value
- Build and deploy solutions primarily within AWS, leveraging cloud-native services to enable rapid development and iteration
- Experiment with AI-driven approaches both as a tool for faster delivery and as a core component of new product features
- Work within a small, cross-functional team to shape and validate new ideas and approaches
- Partner with technical and non-technical stakeholders across business units to gather feedback, validate assumptions, and ensure focus on solving the most valuable problems
- Balance speed and quality by applying appropriate engineering practices for early-stage development
- Contribute to technical decisions that enable fast iteration while supporting future scalability
- Support deployment of prototypes and early solutions to enable real-world testing and learning
What we need- 10+ years of relevant software engineering experience
- Strong experience with C# (.NET 8), React, SQL
- Cloud development experience, preferably with AWS
- Understanding of Agile practices (e.g. Scrum)
- Experience with full software development lifecycle
- Excellent technical design, problem solving, and debugging skills
- Excellent collaborative skills, work well independently and as a team member
- Proven analytical skills to interpret and implement business and functional requirements
What you bring to the table - Leads by example, consistently demonstrating trust, empathy, and a shared sense of responsibility within the team
- Mentors others in effective collaboration, communication, and technical problem solving, helping raise the team's ability to work through complex challenges
- Thrives in ambiguous, early-stage environments
- Brings curiosity, continuous learning, and awareness of industry trends and emerging technologies, including AI/ML, to accelerate development and inform new product possibilities
- Turns ideas into working solutions quickly, balancing speed, engineering judgment, and appropriate rigor for early-stage development
- Effectively assesses and interprets information, identifying patterns and trends to inform decision-making and problem solving
- Influences and adapts to shifting priorities
- Strategically influences outcomes by articulating evolving ideas, aligning stakeholders, navigating complex negotiations, and leveraging relationships for impact
- Develops strategies for problem solving, enhances organizational capabilities in creative solution development, mentors others in advanced problem solving techniques
- Drives a culture of improvement, mentors others in improvement methodologies, and leads organizational change initiatives
- Coaches others on the importance of reliability, ensures team commitments are met, and leads by example in high pressure situations
- Comfortably with experimentation and failure, and actively leverages learnings when ideas or prototypes are abandoned due to lack of business value
- Understands, anticipates, and plans ahead for future work to make solutions scalable, and effectively partners with downstream teams to transition successful experiments
Wish list- Experience in environments subject to HIPAA and/or PCI regulations and understanding how to balance compliance with rapid innovation
- Experience in software-as-a-service environments
- Experience with domain-driven design
- Experience designing and building systems using modern architectures, such as microservices and event-driven patterns
- AWS Certifications or deep experience leveraging AWS cloud-native services
- Experience with test-driven development (TDD) or similar approaches
- Experience leveraging GenAI or other emerging technologies in product development or prototyping
- Experience with healthcare data, Health IT, healthcare interoperability standards (e.g., FHIR, HL7), or related
- Experience with clinical informatics or understanding of medical claims and electronic health record data (e.g., ICD-10, data structures, relationships, and management)
Location The expected application deadline for this job is August 1, 2026. This position is open to remote work. Applicants must be willing to travel to the Milliman office in Brookfield, WI as needed and travel nationwide for meetings, conferences, and team events.
CompensationThe overall salary range for this role is $117,500 - $222,985. For candidates residing in:
- Alaska, California, Connecticut, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington, the District of Columbia, New York City, Newark, San Jose, or San Francisco the salary range is $135,125 - $222,985.
- All other locations the salary range is $117,500 - $193,000.
A combination of factors will be considered, including, but not limited to, education, relevant work experience, qualifications, skills, certifications, etc.
BenefitsWe offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support employees' health, financial security, and well-being. Benefits include:
- Medical, Dental and Vision - Coverage for employees, dependents, and domestic partners.
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) - Confidential support for personal and work-related challenges.
- 401(k) Plan - Includes a company matching program and profit-sharing contributions.
- Discretionary Bonus Program - Recognizing employee contributions.
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) - Pre-tax savings for dependent care, transportation, and eligible medical expenses.
- Paid Time Off (PTO) - Begins accruing on the first day of work. Full-time employees accrue 15 days per year, and employees working less than full-time accrue PTO on a prorated basis.
- Holidays - A minimum of 10 paid holidays per year.
- Family Building Benefits - Includes adoption and fertility assistance.
- Paid Parental Leave - 11 weeks of paid leave for employees who meet eligibility criteria.
- Life Insurance & AD&D - 100% of premiums covered by Milliman.
- Short-Term and Long-Term Disability - Fully paid by Milliman.
