About this opportunity
Inspira Financial lists this Lead Platform Software Engineer (Remote) opportunity in oak brook, Illinois. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Join Us!
Take the next step in your journey at Inspira Financial. Guided by our mission to enable better health and greater wealth, we help businesses and individuals thrive today, tomorrow, and into retirement by strengthening and simplifying the health and wealth journey.
Take the next step in your journey at Inspira Financial. Guided by our mission to enable better health and greater wealth, we help businesses and individuals thrive today, tomorrow, and into retirement by strengthening and simplifying the health and wealth journey.
Our values shape how we show up every day. We Lead with Heart by acting with compassion, empathy, and doing what's right; Cultivate Trust through integrity, transparency, and accountability; Aim Higher by never settling for what's expected and continually raising the standard; and Win Together by collaborating inclusively to achieve the best outcomes.
Join us on our journey as we work together to take on the complex and the everyday--turning collective effort into life-changing impact that enriches lives and helps build a better future. Learn more at inspirafinancial.com.
We believe in finding the best talent! While some roles are based at one of our office locations, remote roles can sit in any of the following states: AL, AZ, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, MI, MN, MO, NC, NE, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA and WV. Remote status and role locations are subject to change. Relocation is not provided.
Employees within a 90-minute radius of our Oak Brook, IL headquarters are required to adhere to the company in-office work guidelines of 4 days per month minimum from 10 am to 2 pm (1 of the 4 days must be a Monday or Friday). This requirement does not apply to support specialist positions.
Don't meet every single requirement? That's okay. At Inspira Financial, we know growth comes from people who are willing to learn, challenge themselves, and aim higher. We value individuals who lead with heart, cultivate trust, and collaborate to win together. If you're energized by meaningful work, continuous development, and being part of a team that turns collective effort into real impact, Inspira Financial could be the right next step in your journey.
Inspira Financial provides health, wealth, retirement, and benefits solutions that strengthen and simplify the health and wealth journey. With more than 7 million clients, representing over $62 billion in assets, Inspira works with thousands of employers, plan sponsors, recordkeepers, TPAs, and other institutional partners -- helping the people they care about plan, save, and invest for a brighter future. Inspira relentlessly pursues better outcomes for all with our automatic rollover services, health savings accounts, emergency savings funds, custody services, and more. Learn more at inspirafinancial.com.
We have been recognized for our remarkable growth on lists such as Crain's Fast 50 and Inc. 5000, and for our outstanding workplace culture and benefits with Built In's 2025 Best Places to Work and Gallagher's 2022 Best-In-Class Employer awards.
Job Summary & Responsibilities
We are seeking a Lead Platform Software Engineer to join our growing team. This role is responsible for the full software development life cycle, from conception to deployment. As a Lead Platform Software Engineer, you will have relevant experience with both front-end and back-end coding languages, software development architecture and design patterns, development frameworks and third- party libraries. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in developing consumer-facing digital products in collaboration with product and design leaders. This individual must be creative, client focused, team player, organized, and can thrive in a dynamic environment. At Inspira, we believe in empowering engineers to build a smarter health benefits platform - one where human expertise is amplified, not replaced, by AI tools. We seek engineers who have demonstrated experience using AI responsibly to accelerate their development workflow, improve code quality, and solve complex problems more efficiently. Our engineering team is built on the principle of humans over code. We are a tight-knit group of lifelong learners in a constant quest to be a team that is greater than the sum of its parts. Come join us!
Duties & Responsibilities
Design, develop, and test applications (e.g. API, web apps) in accordance with established standards.
Collaborate with Product and Design Leaders to lead product delivery teams.
Set short to medium term technical direction, creating plans to help achieve goals
Participate in peer-reviews of solution designs and related code.
Package and support deployment of releases.
Foster an environment where different backgrounds, cultures, industry and life experiences are embraced and valued.
Collaborate on architecture decisions, ensuring that we are adapting and evolving to meet organization’s scaling business needs
Collaborate with other software developers, product managers and software architects to plan, design and deliver applications.
Assess opportunities for application and process improvement and prepare documentation of rationale to share with team members and other affected parties.
Adhere to high-quality development principles while delivering solutions on time and within budget.
Ensure that non-functional requirements such as security, performance, maintainability, scalability, usability, and reliability are being considered when architecting solutions.
Work in an Agile framework to identify and automate solutions that result in enhanced developer experience and increased developer productivity.
Stay abreast of emerging technologies, industry trends, and best practices in solution architecture and technology innovation.
Contribute towards defining and establishing benchmarks, metrics, and quality measures.
Leverage AI as a tool, not a replacement - Candidates are expected to understand that AI is a power productivity multiplier while maintaining engineering judgment, and ensuring AI generated code meets quality standards
Full code ownership mandatory - Must understand, explain, and support all AI-assisted code as if written from scratch
Troubleshoot, debug and upgrade software
Other duties as assigned.
Preferred Qualifications
Education & Experience
5+ years of experience in software or solution architecture roles, with a focus on designing and implementing complex, enterprise-level solutions using cloud platform
Strong knowledge of software architecture principles, design patterns, and architectural frameworks.
Strong understanding of Continuous Delivery patterns, Cloud foundational patterns, Observability patterns, Developer experience patterns.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Practical AI experience required - Comfortable using tools like GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, or Claude for prototyping, debugging, and problem-solving.
Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent experience.
Technical Proficiency And Skills
Proficiency with:
Node.js
React
TypeScript
Apollo GraphQL
Git Version Control System
PostgreSQL
Google Cloud
Jest
Docker Container
CI/CD Pipelines
Experience with one or more cloud platforms, preferably GCP
Excellent communication and teamwork skills
Great attention to detail and organizational skills
Experience delivering individual and institutional client facing solutions; Web Portal(s), online payments, and third-party integrations
Good understanding of Agile/Scrum methodology
Expertise in delivering secure, high performance, fault tolerant, and high availability solutions
Other Requirements
Infrequent travel (10%)
Ability to occasionally work overtime or after hours
Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer
Pay Range
$165,000-$184,000 per year
Compensation & Benefits
The compensation for this position will vary depending on factors such as your location, skills and experience. The compensation package may also include incentive and bonus opportunities. Inspira provides industry-leading benefits including, but not limited to: healthcare, 401K savings plan, company holidays, paid time off, parental leave and an employee assistance program.
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Worksite address
oak brook, IL, 60523, US
Who can apply
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