Staff Software Engineer, AI Platform (Python/React)

Join the team leading the next evolution of virtual care. 

At Teladoc Health, you are empowered to bring your true self to work while helping millions of people live their healthiest lives.

Here you will be part of a high-performance culture where colleagues embrace challenges, drive transformative solutions, and create opportunities for growth. Together, we’re transforming how better health happens.

Summary of Position

As a Staff Software Engineer, you are a senior individual contributor who leads the design and delivery of significant platform features and raises the bar for engineering quality across the team. You’ll work hands‑on in code—designing APIs and data flows, building services in Python/FastAPI and React frontends, and guiding solutions from idea to production. You’ll mentor engineers, influence architecture and standards within and adjacent to your team, and partner closely with product and design to achieve clear, measurable outcomes. This role blends deep implementation work with pragmatic technical leadership by example.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead technical design for platform features and services, breaking ambiguous requirements into clear, incremental designs and stories for your team and adjacent partners.

• Implement backend services in Python/FastAPI and React frontends end-to-end, owning a continuous stream of stories from idea to production.

• Define and use clear API contracts and data flows between services and UIs, creating patterns and templates others can follow.

• Champion high-quality engineering practices, including code reviews, documentation, and maintainable, testable designs.

• Develop and improve automated testing (unit, integration, end‑to‑end) and integrate these into everyday development and CI.

• Improve CI/CD pipelines and release workflows for your team so the team can ship small, safe changes frequently and confidently.

• Own the operational lifecycle of the features and services you build, including monitoring, observability, on-call participation, and incident follow-up.

• Design and implement secure-by-default solutions, including robust authentication/authorization, input validation, and safe handling of sensitive data.

• Identify and address reliability and performance risks early, proposing concrete technical improvements and sequencing them into the roadmap.

• Mentor and unblock engineers through pairing, design discussions, and clear feedback; influence without formal authority.

• Partners with product/design to shape requirements into incremental deliverables; escalates trade‑off decisions; proposes sequencing that optimizes value/risk.

The time spent on each responsibility reflects an estimate and is subject to change dependent on business needs.

Supervisory Responsibilities

No

Required Qualifications 

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field; equivalent work experience is acceptable.

• 7+ years of experience in software engineering.

• Strong proficiency with Python and modern web backends (FastAPI, Flask, Django, or similar) and solid understanding of HTTP, API design, and data modeling.

• Significant experience with React (or a comparable SPA framework) and building production frontends that talk to backend APIs.

• Demonstrated ability to own features end-to-end in a small team: from shaping requirements through design, implementation, testing, deployment, and support.

• Experience designing and working with distributed systems or multi-service architectures (e.g., service boundaries, async jobs, integration patterns).

• Solid understanding of observability and operations for production systems (metrics, logs, traces, dashboards, alerting, incident response).

• Strong understanding of security fundamentals (authentication, authorization, secure data handling) and how they apply to web services and UIs.

• Deep familiarity with automated testing and CI/CD, and a track record of improving engineering workflows and quality.

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills; comfortable working closely with product, design, and other stakeholders.

• Proven ability to provide technical leadership in a hands-on way: unblocking others, making clear decisions, and raising the bar through code and reviews.

Bonus Qualifications

• Experience in early-stage or small platform teams where engineers wear multiple hats and balance shipping with building foundations.

• Experience with Azure and containerized deployments (or similar cloud-native environments).

• Experience building platforms (developer platforms, data platforms, or similar) that serve multiple product teams.

• Exposure to AI/ML or data-intensive applications (e.g., integrating with model inference APIs, data pipelines, or analytical data stores).

The base salary range for this position is $180,000 - $200,000. In addition to a base salary, this position is eligible for a performance bonus and benefits (subject to eligibility requirements) listed here: Teladoc Health Benefits 2026. Total compensation is based on several factors including, but not limited to, type of position, location, education level, work experience, and certifications. This information is applicable for all full-time positions.

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We follow a Flexible Vacation Policy, intended for rest, relaxation, and personal time. All time off must be approved by your manager prior to use. You will also receive 80 hours of Paid Sick, Safe, and Caregiver Leave annually. This applies to full-time positions only. If you are applying for a part-time role, your recruiter can provide additional details.

As part of our hiring process, we verify identity and credentials, conduct interviews (live or video), and screen for fraud or misrepresentation. Applicants who falsify information will be disqualified.

Teladoc Health will not sponsor or transfer employment work visas for this position. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Why join Teladoc Health?

• Teladoc Health is transforming how better health happens. Learn how when you join us in pursuit of our impactful mission. 

• Chart your career path with meaningful opportunities that empower you to grow, lead, and make a difference.

• Join a multi-faceted community that celebrates each colleague’s unique perspective and is focused on continually improving, each and every day.  

• Contribute to an innovative culture where fresh ideas are valued as we increase access to care in new ways.   

• Enjoy an inclusive benefits program centered around you and your family, with tailored programs that address your unique needs.

• Explore candidate resources with tips and tricks from Teladoc Health recruiters and learn more about our company culture by exploring #TeamTeladocHealth on LinkedIn.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we never have and never will discriminate against any job candidate or employee due to age, race, religion, color, ethnicity, national origin, gender, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, membership in an employee organization, medical condition, family history, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, parental status, or pregnancy). In our innovative and inclusive workplace, we prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind.

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