Full-Time

Vice President

Engineering

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PayZen

PayZen

51-200 employees

Creates personalized, no-fee patient payment plans

Fintech
Healthcare

Compensation Overview

$320k - $380kAnnually

Senior, Expert

San Francisco, CA, USA

Hybrid schedule requiring onsite work 3 days per week.

Category
FinTech Engineering
Software Engineering
Required Skills
Kubernetes
Microsoft Azure
JavaScript
React.js
Data Science
Node.js
Machine Learning
Microservices
AWS
Development Operations (DevOps)
Google Cloud Platform

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Degree
Experience
Requirements
  • 6+ years of development experience in JavaScript, specifically with expertise in Node.js and React.
  • At least 3 years of experience managing and building high-performing engineering teams, including experience setting up new teams or offices.
  • Strong experience in microservices architectures and Kubernetes.
  • Proven ability to lead large-scale technical projects and initiatives.
  • Familiarity with DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines.
  • Experience with cloud technologies, preferably AWS, GCP, or Azure.
  • Strong understanding of web technologies, databases, and networking concepts.
  • Exceptional written, oral, interpersonal, and presentation skills and the ability to communicate effectively with management.
Responsibilities
  • Lead and grow the engineering team in our San Francisco office, setting up the team for success in a microservices environment, operating on Kubernetes.
  • Collaborate with the existing overseas engineering team to ensure consistency in the product development processes.
  • Drive development, testing, and deployment of robust, scalable software solutions in JavaScript, focusing on Node.js and React.
  • Create and oversee the entire software development lifecycle, ensuring adherence to best practices and high-quality standards.
  • Empower the engineering team to excel in their roles while fostering a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, and customer focus.
  • Collaborate closely with Product Managers, DevOps, and other stakeholders to align engineering efforts with company goals.
  • Spearhead innovative strategies to enhance system performance, reliability, and scalability while managing multiple cross-functional projects, ensuring efficient and effective execution.
  • Act as a technical mentor and coach to a team of engineers of varying skills and experience.
  • Create high-level systems, subsystems, and services with clearly defined interfaces, data models, and documentation.
  • Adopt, refine, and operate various solutions, open-source and commercial software such as Amazon AWS.
  • Follow emerging trends in cloud, serverless technologies, machine learning, and data science.
  • Create and maintain a technology roadmap to handle product development and customer needs while reducing tech debt.
  • Collaborate closely with other teams and support various financial, budgeting, and cost justifications. Ensure efficiency in costs related to operating needs, licenses, staff, and training needs.
Desired Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in IT, Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent is preferred. MBA is a nice to have.
  • Experience in a fast-paced, high-growth tech environment is highly desirable.

PayZen helps make healthcare more affordable by creating personalized payment plans for patients using data analytics and artificial intelligence. Their plans are designed to be simple and transparent, ensuring that all patients can access 0% interest, no-fee options. By serving hospitals and healthcare providers, PayZen improves patient access to care and increases collection rates, allowing patients to receive necessary treatments without financial stress. The goal is to alleviate the burden of medical expenses for patients while enhancing the financial health of healthcare providers.

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

Debt Financing

Total Funding

$70M

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Founded

2019

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Partnerships with healthcare providers boost market penetration and service adoption.
  • Recent $232M funding supports growth of 'Care Now, Pay Later' product.
  • Sixfold revenue growth in 2022 and 2023 indicates strong market demand.

What critics are saying

  • Increased competition from AI-driven healthcare payment solutions may erode market share.
  • Financial instability of hospitals could impact PayZen's payment collections.
  • Reliance on $200M debt facility poses financial risks if growth expectations aren't met.

What makes PayZen unique

  • PayZen offers 0% interest, no-fee payment plans for all patients.
  • The 'Care Now, Pay Later' model increases patient access to necessary treatments.
  • PayZen uses AI and machine learning for personalized, effective payment plans.

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Headcount

6 month growth

-4%

1 year growth

-5%

2 year growth

-7%
Biz News Desk
Dec 18th, 2024
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The Paypers
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PayZen Secures $232M for Healthcare Financing

US-based startup PayZen has secured a $32 million Series B round led by NEA and a $200 million debt facility from Viola Credit and a syndicate of insurance companies. The funding will support the growth of its 'Care Now, Pay Later' product, which allows patients to pay medical bills in interest and fee-free installments. PayZen's revenue has expanded sixfold in 2022 and 2023, and the company is now valued at over $200 million.

PR Newswire
Aug 13th, 2024
PayZen Closes $232M B Round In Equity and Debt Led By NEA To Boost Healthcare Affordability with AI

/PRNewswire/ -- Today PayZen, a technology company tackling healthcare affordability with AI-powered solutions, announced an oversubscribed Series B, led by...