Staff Software Engineer
Company: Pear Suite
Location: Chicago, IL
Salary: $160,000 - $180,000 a year
Type: Full-time
Posted: 2026-04-28
About this role
About Pear Suite
Pear Suite is a mission-driven healthcare technology company transforming how community-based care is delivered. Our platform empowers community health workers, doulas, and other frontline providers with tools to coordinate care, track outcomes, and improve health equity. We partner with organizations serving Medicaid and Medicare populations, delivering social and preventive care at scale.
### Why Pear Suite?
We’re a mission-driven team committed to health equity and innovation in community-based care. You’ll thrive here if you’re eager to take initiative, value autonomy, and enjoy building structure where none exists. Join us to build scalable, human-centered technology that empowers frontline workers and improves lives across the U.S.
About the role
The Staff Full Stack Engineer leads technical strategy, architecture, and execution for Pear Suite’s platform. This role serves as a senior technical authority—owning complex projects, mentoring engineers, and ensuring the reliability, scalability, and quality of the product. The Staff Engineer partners cross-functionally to translate business goals into sustainable technical solutions.
What you'll do
- Lead the architecture, design, and development of scalable and reusable software systems.
- Drive technical vision and best practices for the engineering team, influencing standards across the stack.
- Evaluate and select technologies that align with long-term product goals.
- Own end-to-end implementation of complex initiatives, from concept through production.
- Perform and lead code reviews to ensure quality and maintainability.
- Mentor and coach other engineers, promoting continuous learning and technical excellence.
- Manage and optimize cloud environments (GCP) for performance and cost efficiency.
- Collaborate with Product to translate business needs into robust technical plans.
- Contribute to technical documentation and knowledge sharing across teams.
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