Vynca

Vynca

Home-based care including ACP and palliative

Senior Software Engineer

Full-TimeUpdated on 9/27/2026
$160k - $180k/yr
Senior
Bachelor's, Master's
Washington, USA+10 more

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Remote

Must work Pacific Coast business hours (PST). Occasional travel may be required for job duties, training, or company events.

About the job

Requirements
  • A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field is required.
  • Five to seven years of software engineering experience is required.
  • Proficiency in Python and Java, with experience using modern frameworks such as Flask, FastAPI, and Spring Boot.
  • Mastery of event-driven architectures, including Kafka and Kinesis, distributed systems, and cloud platforms such as AWS and Kubernetes.
  • Strong experience building scalable, real-time data pipelines using Kafka, Flink, and Airflow, including hybrid batch and streaming systems.
  • Hands-on experience integrating and processing healthcare data standards including FHIR, CCDA, HL7 V2/V3, and DICOM.
  • Experience with database design using SQL, NoSQL, and DynamoDB, and with data warehousing using Redshift, BigQuery, and Snowflake.
  • Demonstrated success optimizing performance, including latency and error rates, and reducing infrastructure costs in AWS.
  • Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences, solve problems, collaborate effectively, navigate ambiguity, and drive consensus.
  • Ability to work Pacific Coast business hours (PST).
  • Compliance with federal law requires identity and work eligibility verification using E-Verify upon hire.
Responsibilities
  • Architect, design, and lead the development of scalable, high-performance systems using event-driven architectures such as Apache Kafka, Airflow, and Flink, together with distributed systems.
  • Champion best practices in system design, code quality, continuous integration and continuous delivery pipelines, and observability using tools such as DataDog and Kibana.
  • Own end-to-end delivery of mission-critical products from concept through deployment.
  • Design and implement real-time data pipelines and event-streaming and extract, transform, and load flows that process millions of records per second with low latency.
  • Build batch and streaming hybrid architectures using Kafka Streams, Flink, and Spark Streaming.
  • Ingest, transform, and serve FHIR, CCDA, HL7 V2/V3, and other clinical document standards at scale.
  • Build resilient, API-driven microservices and customer-facing applications with robust versioning and backward compatibility.
  • Optimize system performance through API latency reduction, error-rate minimization, distributed caching, code refactoring, and infrastructure improvements.
  • Design fault-tolerant, cloud-native solutions using AWS and Kubernetes, with a focus on resilience, cost efficiency, and scalability.
  • Lead migration and modernization efforts, including legacy system rewrites and data lake or warehouse implementations, while ensuring seamless customer transitions.
  • Partner with product managers and stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions and advocate for sustainable, innovative approaches.
  • Drive research and development initiatives to prototype and validate technologies such as artificial intelligence and machine learning integration and real-time analytics.
  • Communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences to ensure alignment across teams.
  • Mentor engineers and uphold high technical standards.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience in healthcare technology or other regulated industries, including Medicare, Medicaid, payor systems, or electronic health record integrations.
  • Familiarity with real-time analytics, artificial intelligence and machine learning integration, or genomic data pipelines.
  • A track record of innovation in real-time reporting or streaming data products.
  • Working knowledge of healthcare security and compliance frameworks such as HIPAA and HITRUST.
  • An advanced degree.

About the company

VyncaCare delivers home-based care for people with serious illnesses. It offers Advance Care Planning (ACP), Palliative Care, and Enhanced Care Management, coordinating with physicians and care teams to bring the right care at the right time in a patient’s home. Its digital ACP platform helps patients, loved ones, and providers communicate about treatment wishes, while educating patients on options and providing ongoing support. Revenue comes from partnerships with healthcare providers and payers, integrating these services into existing care networks to improve outcomes and lower costs. The company differentiates itself by combining in-home, coordinated care with a formal digital tool for advance care planning and continuous patient education, aiming to make care decisions aligned with patient goals and reduce uncertainty in difficult healthcare moments.

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Palo Alto, California

Founded

2013

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What believers are saying

  • In 2025, Vynca served 9,865 people and reported 95% patient satisfaction.
  • Vynca reported 52% fewer hospitalizations and 43% fewer ER visits in 2025.
  • On August 11, 2026, Vynca joined the Inc. 5000 fastest-growing private companies.

What critics are saying

  • Vynca accepts only specific health plans, exposing severe reimbursement concentration.
  • Koda Health and WiserCare attack Vynca's advance-care-planning software moat directly.
  • If Medi-Cal or Blue Shield contracts slip in 2027, Vynca loses core volume.

What makes Vynca unique

  • Vynca combines ACP software, home palliative care, and ECM under one brand.
  • Since 2013, Vynca has served five states, including California, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Utah.
  • Vynca targets Medi-Cal members and participating payers, not self-pay consumers.

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Yahoo Finance
Aug 11th, 2026
Vynca named to the 2026 Inc. 5000 List, the most prestigious ranking of America's fastest-growing private companies.

Vynca named to the 2026 Inc. 5000 List, the most prestigious ranking of America's fastest-growing private companies. Business Wire SAN FRANCISCO, August 11, 2026-(BUSINESS WIRE)-Vynca, a healthcare company transforming care for people living with serious illness and complex needs, today announced it has been named on the 2026 Inc. 5000 list, the annual list of the fastest-growing private companies in America. The list is the most prestigious ranking of the nation's most successful independent and entrepreneurial businesses, recognizing companies that have achieved remarkable growth while driving innovation, creating jobs, and shaping the future of the economy. Past honorees include companies such as Microsoft, Meta, Chobani, Oracle, and Patagonia. "Our company's growth and this recognition reflect our team's dedication and hard work in providing palliative care across the country - it's validation that our care delivery model works for the patients and families who need it most," said Darren Schulte, MD, Chief Executive Officer of Vynca. "Our success belongs to our entire team caring for people living with life-limiting serious illness, helping them have more quality days at home. That is the metric that matters most to us." This year's Inc. 5000 recognizes a new class of companies redefining what growth looks like. From AI and advanced manufacturing to healthcare, consumer products, and professional services, these businesses are expanding their impact, creating jobs and proving that entrepreneurial ambition continues to fuel the U.S. economy. Among the 5,000 companies on the list, the median three-year revenue growth rate was 130%, and those companies have collectively added more than 627,208 jobs to the U.S. economy over the past three years. For the full Inc. 5000 list, honoree company profiles, and a searchable database by industry and location, please visit: www.inc.com/inc5000. "Every company on the Inc. 5000 has a story of perseverance, smart decision making, and a refusal to sit still," says Mike Hofman, editor-in-chief of Inc. "Their growth reflects more than strong financial performance-it reflects creativity, resilience, and the customer focus required to build companies that make a lasting impact. We congratulate all honorees on this significant achievement." Inc. will celebrate the honorees at the 2026 Inc. 5000 Conference & Gala, taking place October 14-16 in Dallas, Texas and the top 500 will be listed in the Fall issue of Inc. Magazine. Tickets are on sale now. Inc. 5000 List Methodology Companies on the 2026 Inc. 5000 are ranked according to percentage revenue growth from 2022 to 2025. To qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by March 31, 2022. They must be U.S.-based, privately held, for-profit, and independent - not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies - as of December 31, 2025. (Since then, some on the list may have gone public or been acquired.) The minimum revenue required for 2022 is $100,000; the minimum for 2025 is $2 million. As always, Inc. reserves the right to decline applicants for subjective reasons.

WV News
Jul 15th, 2025
Vynca Appoints Sandra Clarke to Board of Directors, Strengthening Commitment to Transformative Palliative Care

SAN FRANCISCO, July 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ - Vynca, a healthcare services and software company that cares for individuals with serious illnesses and complex needs, today announced that Sandra Clarke was appointed to its Board of Directors in June 2025.

The News-Journal
Mar 4th, 2025
Vynca Bolsters Leadership with Key Appointments to Drive Growth and Innovation in Palliative Care

SAN FRANCISCO, March 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ - Vynca, a healthcare services and software company that cares for individuals with serious illnesses and complex needs, today announced the appointment of Chad Baugh as Chief Commercial Officer and Paige Swanepoel as Senior Vice President of Marketing.

PR Newswire
Jun 28th, 2023
Vyncacare Names Darren Schulte, Md, Chief Executive Officer, And James P. Bradley, Board Chairman

Successful Healthcare Technology Entrepreneurs Will Accelerate VyncaCare's Growth and ScaleSAN FRANCISCO, June 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- VyncaCare, a serious illness management company, announced the appointment of Darren Schulte, MD, as the Chief Executive Officer and Board Director and James P. Bradley as Chairman of the Board of Directors. Dr. Schulte succeeds co-founder Ryan Van Wert, MD, who steps down after a decade of leading VyncaCare.There's a tremendous opportunity to build on the positive impact VyncaCare has made on physician and patient experience Tweet this Darren Schulte, MD | Chief Executive Officer James P. Bradley | Board ChairVyncaCare has realized significant growth over the past several years. The company offers a unique palliative care model that addresses the physical, spiritual, and psychosocial needs of vulnerable and underserved patients living with serious illnesses."It has been a privilege to serve as CEO of VyncaCare, and I am proud of what we have accomplished," said Dr