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Candid Health

Automates healthcare revenue cycle management.

Senior Software Engineer

Full-Time
$195k - $250k/yr+ Equity
Senior, Expert
Bachelor's
San Francisco, CA, USA+3 moreMore locations: Menlo Park, CA, USA | New York, NY, USA | Denver, CO, USA
In Person
Software Engineering

About the job

Requirements
  • A Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, or a similar field.
  • At least 8 years of experience in a software engineering position.
  • Experience with programming languages, relevant frameworks, databases, and cloud platforms.
  • Proven ability to build high-quality software and make sound trade-offs based on customer outcomes.
  • Proven ability to own features end-to-end and learn new tools or move across the stack as needed.
  • Ability to explain complicated ideas simply, both in person and in writing.
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills.
Responsibilities
  • Conceptualize, design, develop, and maintain complex services, platforms, and features, and take ownership of substantial portions of the product and infrastructure.
  • Collaborate with customers, product managers, designers, and cross-functional partners to understand customer needs and develop solutions.
  • Identify, propose, and lead architecture and design improvements in products and systems, with scalability and reliability as core principles.
  • Contribute to engineering and broader company culture.
Desired Qualifications
  • Familiarity with Python, PostgreSQL, Docker, Kubernetes, React, TypeScript, Google Cloud Platform, Auth0, and Terraform.

About the company

Candid Health automates revenue cycle management for healthcare providers. Its platform monitors the billing and insurance-collection process, detects issues that slow or block payments, and automatically flags and fixes problems to optimize collections. The product integrates with both custom and commercial healthcare IT systems via APIs to fit into existing workflows, and is offered on a subscription basis. This combination of automated issue detection, auto-remediation, and seamless integration distinguishes it from competitors by focusing on reducing manual billing effort and improving cash flow. The company’s goal is to help healthcare providers increase payment capture rates and shorten the time to reimbursement.

Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

Series D

Total Funding

$217.8M

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Founded

2019

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • 2026 ARR grew 190% year over year, signaling strong demand.
  • Candid posted 180% net dollar retention in 2025, showing expansion inside accounts.
  • Denver office expansion and 200 employees indicate a fast-scaling product and sales engine.

What critics are saying

  • Epic, Waystar, and Optum can bundle billing tools into existing provider contracts quickly.
  • Oncology reimbursements depend on payer rules; Flatiron integration concentrates execution risk in one specialty.
  • If ARR growth stalls after the 2026 raise, hiring pressure and burn threaten independence.

What makes Candid Health unique

  • Autonomous RCM targets touchless claims, not only workflow software, from Candid's 2026 materials.
  • Flatiron Health partnership opens oncology distribution through a specialty EHR network.
  • 2026 Series D from Sixth Street Growth valued Candid three times higher than 2025.

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Benefits

  • Remote Work Options
  • Company Equity
  • Mental Health Support

Growth & Insights and Company News

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1 year growth

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Fortune
Jul 22nd, 2026
Candid Health raises $120 million to take on America’s $280 billion medical billing mess | Fortune

The healthcare infrastructure startup tripled its valuation in 18 months as revenue grew nearly 200 percent.

Oakhurst Capital
Feb 12th, 2025
Candid Health Raises $52.5 Million Series C to Enhance GenAI Features, Expand Revenue Cycle Automation Platform to More Providers

Candid Health, the autonomous revenue cycle automation platform for healthcare providers, today announced it has raised $52.5 million in Series C funding led by Oak HC/FT with participation from existing investors.

PharmiWeb
Feb 12th, 2025
Candid Health Raises $52.5M Series C

Candid Health raised $52.5 million in Series C funding led by Oak HC/FT, bringing total funding to $99.5 million. The company aims to enhance GenAI features and expand its revenue cycle automation platform to more healthcare providers. Candid's platform improves touchless claim rates and payor net collection rates, driving industry-leading results. The company experienced nearly 250% revenue growth YoY in 2024 and plans to expand customer relationships with multi-site provider groups nationally.

ACCESSWIRE
Sep 11th, 2024
Candid Health Announces $29 Million Series B Led by 8VC to Transform Revenue Cycle Automation

SAN FRANCISCO, CA / ACCESSWIRE / September 11, 2024 / Candid Health, the revenue cycle automation platform for healthcare providers, today announced a $29 million Series B led by 8VC with participation from existing investors First Round Capital, BoxGroup, and Y Combinator. This brings the company's total amount raised to $47 million.

PharmiWeb
Sep 11th, 2024
Candid Health Announces $29 Million Series B Led by 8VC to Transform Revenue Cycle Automation

Candid Health announces $29 million Series B led by 8VC to transform revenue cycle automation.