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Software Engineer: Backend

Thatch · Remote (US); San Francisco, California, United States

Posted about 2 months ago

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
71 days
Thatch's roles stay open a median of 79 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
0% of Thatch's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Thatch
high
31 stale, 1 reposted of 34 open
Hiring momentum
43 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-10-23

Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Thatch's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Thatch.

About this role

As a Backend Software Engineer at Thatch, you will design and build core systems that manage healthcare benefits, including data models, fund flows, and integrations with external partners. Your role involves ensuring the reliability and compliance of financial transactions and collaborating with cross-functional teams to solve complex problems. You will take ownership of production systems and improve operational processes through automation and monitoring.

Our read on this posting2.0out of 5
benefits
1/5
freshness
1/5
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 Thatch as an employer.

What you need

  • Experience building and maintaining backend systems in a production environment.
  • A track record of shipping systems with complex business and operational implications.
  • Strong ability to reason about data models, workflows, and edge cases.
  • Comfort operating in ambiguous problem spaces with cross-functional tradeoffs.
  • Experience mentoring other engineers or setting technical direction.

Nice to have

  • Prior Ruby experience is helpful but not required.
  • Work in healthcare, finance, or other complex or regulated domains.
  • Experience with HR, payroll, payments, or partner-facing systems.
  • Ownership of systems with real operational or financial impact.

Worth weighing

  • No specific mention of remote work flexibility beyond the stated locations.
  • The tech stack includes Ruby on Rails, which may be considered legacy by some.
  • The role involves complex problem-solving in a regulated industry, which may come with unique challenges.

Summarised from Thatch's posting. Read the full original.

Listed by Thatch on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-23. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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