Full-Time

Engineering Lead

Waltz Health

Waltz Health

11-50 employees

Prescription price comparison marketplace

No salary listed

Chicago, IL, USA

In Person

Category
Engineering Management (2)
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Required Skills
Talend
Microsoft Azure
React.js
Tensorflow
ASP.NET
Java
Postgres
GraphQL
.NET
Microservices
C#
Terraform
OpenAPI
REST APIs
DevOps
AngularJS
Spring
Snowflake
Requirements
  • Bachelors/Degree in Computer Science or other technology field
  • Deep hands-on experience building scalable, secure applications on Microsoft Azure using .NET (C#, ASP.NET) and/or Java (Spring Framework)
  • Microservices using Spring Framework and an enterprise integration platform (API-led connectivity, reusable assets, policy management)
  • API-first designs and API Governance (standards, security, versioning, documentation, monitoring)
  • Product development (backlog shaping, MVP definition, outcome-based metrics)
  • Integration architecture across CRM/enterprise applications, cloud services, and data platforms; experience delivering simple, cost-effective solutions for complex problems
  • Technical leadership and mentoring teams; proven experience leading engineers and establishing best practices
  • Technology agnostic mindset—able to select the right tool for the problem and balance build vs. buy decisions
  • 5+ years in software engineering, 2+ years in technical leadership/people management
  • Experience with CRM development/customization plus integration experience (API design, OAS/OpenAPI, connectors, workflows)
  • Proficient in one or more modern programming languages; strong experience with React or Angular preferred
  • DevOps/CI-CD and infrastructure-as-code experience (e.g., Terraform); hands-on with data integration and ETL/ELT pipelines (e.g., Azure Data Factory, dbt, Talend)
  • Deep SQL knowledge; experience with relational databases (e.g., Postgres) and cloud data warehouses (e.g., Snowflake)
  • Experience building and operating cloud applications; exposure to Azure Cognitive Services, Azure OpenAI, and/or TensorFlow is a plus
Responsibilities
  • Own architecture and delivery of marketplace platform applications across Microsoft Azure, including App Services, Azure Functions, AKS, and supporting platform services.
  • Manage and mentor engineering teams; set goals, coach career growth, and foster a high-performance, inclusive culture.
  • Partner with Product, Architecture, and Business stakeholders to define API-first roadmaps and translate requirements into executable plans.
  • Oversee SDLC from design to deployment and support, review customer feedback and operational metrics for continuous improvement.
  • Collaborate with clients on custom requirements and integration architectures that are simple, secure, and cost-effective.
  • Design, develop, and maintain CRM/workflow automation solutions; enforce data integrity, security, and compliance.
  • Lead API-led integrations using an enterprise integration platform (iPaaS); define integration patterns and SLAs.
  • Architect, implement, and maintain scalable, secure, and highly available Azure cloud infrastructure and platform services, including CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code (e.g., Terraform), compute (AKS), storage, data services, and integration capabilities.
  • Architect and implement microservices using Spring Framework and Azure-native services.
  • Establish standards for REST/GraphQL API design, versioning, documentation, and governance (policies, rate limiting, security, observability) using tools such as Azure API Management and Azure Monitor/Application Insights.
  • Work with Product to define objectives, success metrics, and release plans for platform features; drive agile, iterative delivery.
  • Mentor and guide engineering teams, establish best practices, and foster a technology-agnostic mindset.
  • Deliver simple, cost-effective solutions for complex integration and business challenges.
  • Ramp up on the Waltz platform, enterprise application landscape, integration architecture, and Microsoft Azure cloud infrastructure.
  • Establish API-first practices and governance; prioritize integration backlogs.
  • Deliver initial microservices and integration use-cases focused on data ingestion, transformation, pricing, and platform interoperability.
Desired Qualifications
  • Master’s degree in Computer Science/Information Technology/Engineering; Master’s preferred
  • Experience with Azure Cognitive Services, Azure OpenAI, and/or TensorFlow is a plus

Waltz Health operates a pharmaceutical marketplace that helps consumers save money on prescription medications. It enables shoppers to search for and compare prices across multiple pharmacy discount cards through its Complete Cash Card Solution with Marketplace Search, then directs them to participating pharmacies. Revenue comes from partnerships with pharmacies and other supply-chain stakeholders, who gain consumer traffic from Waltz Health’s platform. Unlike more opaque systems, Waltz Health focuses on price transparency and a streamlined process by combining healthcare expertise with technology to connect buyers with affordable prescription options. The company’s goal is to simplify obtaining medications, lower costs, and give consumers and pharmacies a clearer, efficient marketplace for prescription pricing.

Company Size

11-50

Company Stage

Series A

Total Funding

$35.4M

Headquarters

Chicago, Illinois

Founded

2021

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • EVERSANA merger in August 2025 expands Waltz's commercialization reach globally.
  • True Rx partnership on February 25, 2026, delivers GLP-1 net-price reductions.
  • Serve You Rx integration since May 2025 cuts specialty drug costs over $300B market.

What critics are saying

  • PBM giants CVS and UnitedHealth undercut Waltz via exclusive formularies within 12 months.
  • Novo Nordisk restricts GLP-1 supply to direct channels, collapsing pricing in 18 months.
  • EVERSANA integration fails, diluting Waltz's payer model with pharma conflicts by 2027.

What makes Waltz Health unique

  • Waltz Health deploys AI-driven marketplaces for transparent prescription pricing.
  • Waltz Connect intelligently routes patients to optimal specialty pharmacies.
  • Direct-to-employer GLP-1 pricing bypasses traditional rebate-driven PBMs.

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Competitive compensation

Stock options

Flexible vacation

Medical, dental, vision

401k

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Headcount

6 month growth

-2%

1 year growth

2%

2 year growth

5%
TrueRx
Feb 25th, 2026
True Rx Health Strategists Collaborates with Waltz Health to Provide Direct-to-Employer, Industry-Leading GLP-1 Pricing

True Rx Health Strategists collaborates with Waltz Health to provide direct-to-employer, industry-leading GLP-1 pricing. February 25, 2026 New direct model delivers an in-network pathway for GLP-1 access WASHINGTON, IN and CHICAGO, February 25, 2026 - True Rx Health Strategists today announced an innovative, first-to-market pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) collaboration with Waltz Health, an EVERSANA company, that will deliver direct-to-employer pricing on select GLP-1 medications. The collaboration between True Rx and Waltz Health is focused on a common purpose to make medications more affordable and signals a transformative moment for employer-sponsored health care. The new model will be offered to True Rx employer clients in 2026, embedding direct-to-employer GLP-1 pricing within employers' existing pharmacy benefits through an integrated, in-network solution with Waltz Health. Health care costs continue to rise while quality of care declines, and employers are urgently seeking better solutions to reverse this trajectory. True Rx, the pharmacist-owned, patient-first PBM, is responding by introducing new programs that deliver innovation, transparency, and industry-leading pricing. Under this new model, employers will be able to provide access to select GLP-1 weight loss medications, including Wegovy(R) and Zepbound(R), at select pharmacies at significantly reduced prices. The prices will be seamlessly integrated into each member's experience and applied to their deductible and out-of-pocket max. This represents a true net-price reduction strategy for payers - free from rebate pressures. GLP-1 medications have rapidly become gamechangers for weight management, but their high cost has made sustainable access challenging for employers and their employees. The collaboration sets a new precedent for affordability, access, and patient-centered care. "The health care industry can't keep doing things the same way and expect change. We're paving a new path forward, taking bolder steps to do the right thing for our patients," said Adrienne Williams LaBorwit, True Rx's new Chief Executive Officer as of January 1, 2026. "GLP-1 pricing has been distorted by opaque supply chains, rebate-driven incentives, and misaligned economics that don't serve employers or patients," said Jeff Park, President of Waltz Health. "This collaboration with True Rx creates a fundamentally different model that delivers real net-price reductions through direct, in-network access, not financial engineering. By connecting employers to transparent pricing and high-value pharmacy networks, we're helping make sustainable access to GLP-1s possible at scale, while restoring trust, affordability, and integrity to how these medications are priced and delivered." Employers adopting this model can amplify its impact by pairing the new pricing solution with True Rx's wraparound True Outcomes: Weight Management program, which launched this year. This holistic approach combines affordable medication access with comprehensive lifestyle guidance for better health. Together, these solutions support sustainable results and long-term health transformation. Designed to reduce reliance on medications like GLP-1s while maintaining weight loss, True Rx's pilot program achieved 6-15% average weight loss. "Fundamental change is needed and that starts with every PBM. This includes offering clinical programs combined with reduced medication pricing to support better health outcomes," said Williams LaBorwit. "Employers must demand better for their people. Every employer who chooses a better path sends an unmistakable message to the pharmacy benefit industry that business as usual is no longer acceptable." About True Rx Health Strategists True Rx Health Strategists is a pharmacy benefits manager for self-funded plans nationwide who refuse to accept the health care paradox: spending more on pharmacy benefits while employees get sicker. As Health Strategists, True Rx delivers transparent pricing and proactive, pharmacist-led solutions guided by clinical expertise, not financial incentives. Through health innovation, True Rx addresses America's biggest health challenges including diabetes, obesity, and mental health. True Rx delivers the True Experience by going the extra mile for every employer and every patient with personalized support and exceptional care. True Rx is an Inc. 5000 Fastest-Growing Private Company. Learn more at truerx.com. About Waltz Health Waltz Health, an EVERSANA company, develops technologies and services that support better-informed decisions on prescription care. Designed for payers, pharmacies, pharmacy benefit managers, and self-insured employers, the company offers AI-driven marketplaces to lower overall drug costs, providing better pricing options and more information for consumers while also helping payers take control of their pharmacy benefits. For more information, visit www.waltzhealth.com. MEDIA CONTACTS: * Julie Goulette: 612-968-3544 * Jenna Elving, 612-306-9518 * [email protected] As Health Strategists, True Rx, LLC. is a new PBM category of clinically trained partners that take a patient-first approach to health care and cost management.

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Aug 27th, 2025
Eversana acquires Waltz Health

Eversana, a company that helps drugmakers sell their medicines, has acquired a smaller firm called Waltz Health that helps employers and health insurance companies purchase cheaper drugs, in a bid to build an alternative to traditional pharmacy benefits middlemen in the U.S.

PharmaLive
Aug 26th, 2025
EVERSANA Merges with Waltz Health

EVERSANA merges with Waltz Health.

PR Newswire
Aug 26th, 2025
EVERSANA and Waltz Health Merge

EVERSANA has merged with Waltz Health to form a new healthcare platform aimed at transforming pharmaceutical commercialization and patient access. The merger combines Waltz Health's software-driven drug-price marketplaces and direct-to-payer model with EVERSANA's global commercialization services. Mark Thierer, Co-founder and CEO of Waltz Health, will become CEO of EVERSANA, while former CEO Jim Lang will remain as a board member.

pharmaphorum
Aug 26th, 2025
EVERSANA buys digital drug-price marketplace firm Waltz Health

Waltz Health CEO and cofounder and new EVERSANA CEO Mark Thierer speaks on a panel at HLTH 2022.