Staff Software Engineer
Empower Pharmacy is a visionary healthcare company dedicated to making quality, affordable medication accessible to millions of patients nationwide. As the most advanced 503A compounding pharmacy and FDA-registered 503B outsourcing facility serving the functional medicine markets, we are proud to be recognized as one of Houston’s fastest-growing private companies and ranked #116 in Healthcare & Medical on the Inc. 5000 List for 2025.
Our strength lies in four core values—People, Quality, Service, and Innovation. Guided by these principles, we deliver a uniquely integrated approach to healthcare through vertical supply chain integration, advanced technology, and a relentless pursuit of excellence. From manufacturing to distribution to quality control, our teams work collaboratively to push boundaries, improve patient outcomes, and redefine medication accessibility.
At Empower, joining our team means more than starting a new job, it means becoming part of a mission to transform healthcare. We empower our employees to innovate, grow, and make a meaningful impact every day. Here, your ideas are valued, your growth is supported, and your contributions are celebrated.
If you thrive in a fast-paced, transformative environment where innovation meets purpose, Empower Pharmacy is the place for you. Let’s revolutionize healthcare together.
POSITION SUMMARY
The Staff Software Engineer is a full-stack hands-on technical leader responsible for architecting and delivering scalable backend systems that power enterprise-wide pharmacy operations, manufacturing workflows, logistics, and regulatory systems. This role operates at a broader organizational level, owning cross-domain system design, ensuring enterprise integration, and establishing long-term architectural direction. The Staff Engineer is accountable not only for building systems, but for governing how systems evolve—driving standards, ensuring interoperability, and enabling sustainable growth across the platform. This role mentors engineers, influences multiple teams, and ensures that technical decisions align with long-term business and regulatory needs.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Architecture, Governance & Enterprise Integration
- Own end-to-end architecture across multiple systems and domains
- Define and enforce enterprise-wide architectural standards and governance
- Ensure seamless integration across services, platforms, and external systems
- Drive long-term system design decisions balancing scalability, cost, and maintainability
- Lead design reviews and guide architectural decisions across teams
System Design, Performance & Reliability
- Design high-throughput, low-latency systems at enterprise scale
- Ensure systems are resilient, fault-tolerant, and observable
- Lead performance optimization and capacity planning efforts
- Resolve complex cross-system production issues
Platform & Engineering Enablement
- Build and evolve shared platform capabilities (CI/CD, infrastructure, reusable services)
- Improve engineering velocity through standardization and tooling
- Partner with infrastructure teams to enhance reliability and scalability
Operational & Data Systems
- Translate complex operational workflows into scalable backend systems
- Ensure auditability, traceability, and compliance in regulated environments
- Design data systems that enable operational intelligence and decision-making
AI & Advanced Capabilities
- Partner with data teams to integrate ML models into systems
- Enable real-time or near real-time inference capabilities
- Leverage AI to improve engineering productivity and system observability
Leadership, Mentorship & Influence
- Mentor engineers and elevate system design capabilities across teams
- Drive engineering quality standards and best practices
- Influence technical direction without direct authority
- Support onboarding and development of junior engineers
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
Deep expertise in distributed systems and enterprise architecture.
Experience designing systems for high scale, reliability, and integration.
Strong proficiency in Java, Python, Node.js, or C#.
Experience with cloud platforms, containerization, and CI/CD.
Strong understanding of observability, performance, and system resilience.
Experience working in regulated or complex enterprise environments preferred.
EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS
10+ years of software engineering experience.
Proven experience owning architecture across multiple systems or domains.
Demonstrated ability to influence technical direction across teams.
Experience mentoring engineers and improving engineering practices.
Bachelor’s required; Master’s preferred.
Key Competencies:
- Customer Focus: Builds trust through customer-centric solutions
- Strategic AI: Guides responsible AI adoption and adaptation
- Optimizes Work Processes: Drives efficiency with continuous improvement
- Collaborates: Partners effectively to achieve shared goals
- Resourcefulness: Secures and deploys resources efficiently
- Manages Complexity: Simplifies and solves complex challenges
- Ensures Accountability: Delivers on commitments with integrity
- Situational Adaptability: Adjusts approach to shifting conditions
- Communicates Effectively: Tailors messages to diverse audiences
Values:
- People: Empowering people defines who we are
- Quality: Excellence in every product, every time
- Service: Serving others is our highest purpose
- Innovation: Advancing care through technology and discovery
Employee Benefits, Health, and Wellness:
We offer comprehensive benefits to support your health, well-being, and future, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, 401(k) matching, wellness perks, IV therapy, and compounded medications. Learn more: https://careers.empowerpharmacy.com/benefits/
Physical Requirements:
While performing the responsibilities of the job, the employee is required to talk and hear. The employee is often required to remain in a stationary position for a significant amount of the workday and frequently use their hands and fingers to handle or feel in order to access, input, and retrieve information from the computer and other office productivity devices. Employees are regularly required to move about the office and around the corporate campus. The employee is regularly required to stand, walk, reach with arms and hands, climb or balance, and to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.