Senior Software Engineer, Backend
Oscar Health Insurance
New York, NY · $158k–$208k a year · Posted November 2, 2026
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November 2026
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Rankings about engineering jobs
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- Best cities for engineering pay after cost of living #1 San Mateo ($216k)
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Pay compared with the market
This listing pays about $183,150 a year. Across 1,442 open senior software engineer listings that state pay, the middle half runs $165,000 to $222,000 and the median is $195,500. That is inside the middle half of those listings, 6% below the median.
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About the job
Hi, we're Oscar. We're hiring a Senior Software Engineer, Backend to join our Engineering team.Oscar is the first health insurance company built around a full stack technology platform and a focus on serving our members. We started Oscar in 2012 to create the kind of health...