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Chicago IL USA
In-Office
62K-184K Annually
Senior level
Fintech
Inspira Financial's innovative financial wellness solutions help people plan save and invest.
The Role
Lead Platform Software Engineer responsible for full SDLC: design develop test and deploy APIs and web apps. Set technical direction perform peer reviews package releases collaborate on architecture ensure non-functional requirements (security performance scalability) improve developer experience and CI/CD troubleshoot and upgrade software and work in Agile with product and design teams.
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Join Us!
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
This role is responsible for the full software development life cycle from conception to deployment. As a Lead Platform Software Engineer 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 strong background in 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.
Our engineering team is built on the principle 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!
Preferred Qualifications
Education & Experience:
Technical Proficiency and Skills:
Other Requirements:
Compensation & Benefits
$165000-$184000 per year
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
This role is responsible for the full software development life cycle from conception to deployment. As a Lead Platform Software Engineer 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 strong background in 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.
Our engineering team is built on the principle 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!
- Design develop and test applications (e.g. API web apps) in accordance with established standards.
- 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.
- Troubleshoot debug and upgrade software
- Other duties as assigned.
Preferred Qualifications
Education & Experience:
- 7-10 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.
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent experience
Technical Proficiency and Skills:
- Proficiency with:
- 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 GitHub 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
$165000-$184000 per year
Skills Required
- Full software development life cycle experience (conception to deployment) front-end and back-end development
- Proficiency with JavaScript
- Proficiency with React
- Proficiency with TypeScript
- Proficiency with Apollo GraphQL / GraphQL
- Experience with Git version control (GitHub)
- Experience with PostgreSQL
- Experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) or other cloud platforms
- Experience with Jest (testing)
- Experience with Docker / Containers
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and continuous delivery patterns
- Experience with DevOps SecDevOps and serverless architectures
- Experience delivering client-facing web portals online payments and third-party integrations
- Strong knowledge of software architecture principles design patterns and architectural frameworks
- 7-10 years of experience in software or solution architecture roles
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent experience
- Excellent communication teamwork attention to detail and organizational skills
- Good understanding of Agile/Scrum methodology
- Expertise delivering secure high-performance fault-tolerant highly available solutions
What the Team is Saying
Inspira Financial Compensation & Benefits Highlights
- Retirement Support—A 401(k) with company match and a defined vesting schedule is emphasized alongside tax‑advantaged options like HSAs/FSAs. These elements support long‑term savings and retirement readiness.
- Leave & Time Off Breadth—Substantial PTO 10 paid holidays and volunteer time off are provided. Paid parental leave is included within the time‑off portfolio.
- Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits—Offerings include a meditation/well‑being app pet insurance student‑loan contributions and commuter or lifestyle accounts. This mix broadens benefits utility beyond core insurance.
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The Company
HQ: Oak Brook IL
1805 Employees
Year Founded: 2000
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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07/10/2026
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