Job Description
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
Position Summary:
We are seeking a P latform So ftware Engineer ing D i rector to join our growing team. This role is responsible for the full software development life cycle from conception to deployment. As a P latform Software Engineer ing Director you will have relevant experience with both front-end and back-end coding languages software development architecture and design patterns development frameworks and third -party libraries. The ideal candidate will have a s trong background leading teams developing consumer - facing digital products in collaboration with product and design leaders. This individual must be creative client focused team player organized and can thrive in a dynamic environment.
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 principle s 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:
- A s a member of the Research and Development / Product Leadership team will provide design services resource planning work estimation and coordination for multiple delivery teams
- Lead a team of software engineers and quality engineers to d esign develop and test applications ( e.g. API web apps) in accordance with established standards .
- Collaborate with Product and Design Leader s to lead product delivery teams.
- Set short to medium term technical direction creating plans to help achieve goals
- Participate in peer-reviews of solution designs and related code.
- Package and support deployment of releases.
- Foster an environment where different backgrounds cultures industry and life experiences are embraced and valued.
- Collaborate on architecture decisions ensuring that we are adapting and evolving to meet organization's scaling business needs
- Collaborate with other software developers product managers and software architects to plan design and deliver applications.
- Assess opportunities for application and process improvement and prepare documentation of rationale to share with team members and other affected parties.
- Adhere to high-quality development principles while delivering solutions on time and within budget .
- Ensure that non-functional requirements such as security performance maintainability scalability usability and reliability are being considered when architecting solutions.
- Work in an Agile framework to identify and automate solutions that result in enhanced developer experience and increased developer productivity.
- Stay abreast of emerging technologies industry trends and best practices in solution architecture and technology innovation.
- Contribute towards defining and establishing benchmarks metrics and quality measures.
- Leverage AI as a tool not a replacement - Candidates are expected to understand that AI is a power productivity multiplier while maintaining engineering judgment and ensuring AI generated code meets quality standards
- Full code ownership mandatory - Must understand explain and support all AI-assisted code as if written from scratch
- Troubleshoot debug and upgrade software
- Other duties as assigned.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
- Provide direction guidance and support to a team of employees. Set clear expectations delegate tasks and ensure effective communication within the team .
- Evaluate employee performance provide feedback and conduct performance reviews. Identify areas for development and create plans to enhance team members' skills.
- Uniformly identify high performers who consistently produce quality work.
- Remove barriers for the team ensuring team members have all the tools resources and context to execute.
- Active coaching of the team and developing individual development plans for all team members.
- Overcome challenges and conflicts that arise within the team or projects.
- Make decisions that balance various factors and contribute to the overall success of the organization.
- Cultivate relationships with clients partners and other departments to facilitate collaboration and achieve common goals.
- Recruits interviews hires and trains new team members.
Preferred Qualifications
Education & Experience:
- 10 or more years of experience in software or solution architecture roles with a focus on designing and implementing complex enterprise-level solutions using cloud platform .
- 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.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Practical AI experience - Comfortable using tools like GitHub Copilot ChatGPT or Claude for prototyping debugging and problem-solving
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent experience
Technical Proficiency and Skills :
- Proficiency with:
- Node.js
- React
- TypeScript
- Apollo GraphQL
- Git Version Control System
- PostgreSQL
- Google Cloud
- Jest
- Docker Container
- CI/CD Pipelines
- Experience with one or more cloud platforms preferably GCP
- Excellent communication and teamwork skills
- Great attention to detail and organizational skills
- Experience delivering individual and institutional client facing solutions; Web Portal(s) online payments and third-party integrations
- Good understanding of Agile/Scrum methodology
- Expertise in delivering secure high performance fault - tolerant and high availability solutions
- Experience with DevOps Git Hub CI/CD SecDevOps Containers Serverless
Other Requirements:
- Infrequent travel (10%)
- Ability to occasionally work overtime or after hours
- Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer
Compensation & Benefits
$153000-$180000 per year
Skills Required
- Proficiency with Node.js
- Proficiency with React
- Proficiency with TypeScript
- Proficiency with Apollo GraphQL
- Proficiency with Git / version control
- Experience with PostgreSQL
- Experience with one or more cloud platforms (preferably Google Cloud/GCP)
- Proficiency with Jest (testing)
- Proficiency with Docker / containerization
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines
- Experience delivering client-facing web portals online payments and third-party integrations
- Strong knowledge of software architecture principles and design patterns
- Experience with DevOps SecDevOps and Serverless architectures
- Full code ownership; must understand and support AI-assisted code as if written from scratch
- 10+ years in software or solution architecture roles
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent experience
- Practical AI experience using tools like GitHub Copilot ChatGPT or Claude
- Good understanding of Agile/Scrum methodology
- Infrequent travel (~10%) and occasional after-hours availability
What the Team is Saying






Inspira Financial Compensation & Benefits Highlights
- Retirement Support—Employer 401(k) match is characterized as competitive with a three‑year full vesting schedule that supports long‑term savings.
- Flexible Benefits—The menu includes HSAs/FSAs a company student‑loan contribution commuter and pet insurance options and remote‑friendly work offering meaningful choice to tailor total rewards.
- Leave & Time Off Breadth—PTO is paired with 10 paid holidays and dedicated volunteer time off and certain positions are offered unlimited PTO.
Inspira Financial Insights
What We Do
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.
Why Work With Us
Inspira Financial is a leading financial services company offering specialized financial wellness solutions to employers institutions advisors and individuals.
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