The Senior Platform Software Engineer will lead software development cycles, using AI technologies and collaborating with teams to enhance product capabilities and performance while mentoring others.
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.
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. We look forward to receiving your application.
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 Senior AI Software Engineer to join our growing team. In this role, you will architect and ship AI agents, agentic systems, and GenAI-powered tooling that transform how we develop software, serve customers, and scale operations. You'll own mission-critical distributed systems supporting payments and financial pipelines - and apply AI to make them smarter and more resilient. The ideal candidate combines deep software engineering experience (TypeScript, Node.js, PostgreSQL, GCP) with hands-on Generative AI implementation and brings excellent communication skills to translate business requirements into scalable, AI-driven solutions. Success in this role requires tight collaboration with product, design, and engineering leadership to identify high-impact AI opportunities and bring them from experiment to production.
At First Dollar, 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 principles 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
Preferred Qualifications
Education & Experience:
Technical Proficiency and Skills :
Compensation & Benefits
$145,000-$170,000 per year
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. We look forward to receiving your application.
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 Senior AI Software Engineer to join our growing team. In this role, you will architect and ship AI agents, agentic systems, and GenAI-powered tooling that transform how we develop software, serve customers, and scale operations. You'll own mission-critical distributed systems supporting payments and financial pipelines - and apply AI to make them smarter and more resilient. The ideal candidate combines deep software engineering experience (TypeScript, Node.js, PostgreSQL, GCP) with hands-on Generative AI implementation and brings excellent communication skills to translate business requirements into scalable, AI-driven solutions. Success in this role requires tight collaboration with product, design, and engineering leadership to identify high-impact AI opportunities and bring them from experiment to production.
At First Dollar, 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 principles 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
- Build and ship AI agents, agentic systems, and GenAI-powered tooling to multiply engineering productivity and unlock new product capabilities.
- Collaborate with engineering leadership to align on strategic initiatives and AI "Experiments" that will shape the future of our platform.
- Work closely with the AI Center of Excellence and stay abreast of emerging technologies, industry trends, and best practices in AI/ML and distributed systems architecture.
- Teach and mentor methods of rapid prototyping using generative AI tools and techniques.
- Build AI tooling and systems to unlock intelligence in the ML/Data Platform.
- Identify , experiment, and scale MCP use cases for our platform and customers
- Foster an environment where different backgrounds , cultures, industry and life experiences are embraced and valued.
- Own mission-critical distributed systems supporting payments and financial pipelines where downtime isn't an option.
- Drive experimentation, rapid prototyping, fast failure, and data-driven iterations.
- Champion engineering excellence through code reviews, thorough documentation, and technical guidance.
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 platforms.
- Hands-on Generative AI experience-not just awareness, but actual implementation of LLM-powered applications, agents, or agentic systems.
- Proven track record owning mission-critical distributed systems (such as payments, financial infrastructure, high-throughput data pipelines, ledger systems).
- Self-directed ownership mentality-you identify opportunities, architect solutions, and see problems through end-to-end.
- 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.
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent experience.
Technical Proficiency and Skills :
- Proficiency with some or all of following:
- Node.js
- React
- TypeScript
- Apollo GraphQL
- Git Version Control System
- PostgreSQL
- Google Cloud
- Experience with LLM frameworks such as LangChain , LangGraph and LangSmith .
- Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
- Great attention to detail and organizational skills.
- Good understanding of Agile/Scrum methodology .
- Expertise in delivering secure, high performance, fault tolerant , and high availability solutions.
Compensation & Benefits
$145,000-$170,000 per year
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