Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Python/Django)

Company: Turquoise Health

About the Company: Turquoise Health is a Series B startup backed by a16z, Box Group, Bessemer, Tiger Global, Adams Street, and Yosemite that is making healthcare pricing simpler, more transparent, and lower cost for everyone. Fully remote US team. They've transformed a broken system where patients don't know costs in advance — and their platform now helps patients, providers, and insurers find and understand prices.

Job Category: Software Engineering / Backend / Python / Healthcare Tech

Contract Type: Full-Time, Permanent Location: Remote — USA (operating on US business hours)

Salary: $160,000–$200,000 base + stock options (total compensation, not including benefits)

Application Link: https://turquoise.health/careers

Posted: Live as of May 14, 2026 (confirmed active from HN May 2026 thread)

Job Description: You'll design and build scalable Python/Django applications that simplify healthcare pricing — working on systems that process millions of pricing records, expose transparency data, and help bend the cost curve of US healthcare.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, build, and maintain scalable full-stack Python applications powering healthcare pricing transparency
• Work with APIs, databases, and modern web architecture to tackle pricing data at scale
• Collaborate with a talented, ambitious team across engineering and product
• Contribute to technical decisions and architecture as Turquoise grows its platform
• Help build a mission-driven product that genuinely improves how healthcare pricing works in the US

Requirements:

• Strong Python and Django experience
• Experience building scalable, production-grade web applications
• SQL and relational database proficiency
• Comfort in a fully remote, async-first environment
• Passion for the mission of healthcare transparency

Benefits: Competitive salary and stock options, flexible PTO, fully remote, health/dental/vision, parental leave, collaborative team culture.