or apply directly on H1's site. We never take the application ourselves.
Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 7 days H1's roles stay open a median of 44 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 63% of H1's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at H1
- low 0 stale, 0 reposted of 19 open
- Hiring momentum
- 35 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from H1's own lever board since 2026-08-04. Full hiring picture for H1.
About this role
As a Software Engineer on the Search Engineering team at H1, you will develop and maintain the search infrastructure, focusing on ingesting, indexing, ranking, and retrieving large-scale medical data. Your daily tasks will include writing code for Elasticsearch, designing high-performance APIs, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and ensuring the stability and performance of the search codebase. You will also stay updated on advancements in AI and search technologies to enhance the platform.
- benefits
- 4/5
- freshness
- 5/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of H1 as an employer.
What you need
- 1–2 years of professional experience
- Strong programming skills in TypeScript and Python
- Experience with Docker and Kubernetes
- Ability to design for reliability and scale
- Experience writing well-tested components
Nice to have
- Experience with Big Data technologies (e.g., AWS EMR, PySpark, Airflow)
- Familiarity with GraphQL
- Experience with Elasticsearch
- Familiarity with LLMs
- Familiarity with cloud native development practices in AWS
What you get
- Full suite of health insurance options
- Generous paid time off
- Pre-planned company-wide wellness holidays
- Retirement options
- Health & charitable donation stipends
- Impactful Business Resource Groups
Worth weighing
- No salary listed
- Focus on backend development and search infrastructure may limit exposure to other areas of software engineering
- Strong emphasis on collaboration and communication in a fast-paced environment
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Listed by H1 on their lever job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.