Software Engineer, New Grad 2026
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 18, 2026. First seen by Alion on Jul 28, 2026.
Color is revolutionizing cancer care with the nation’s first Virtual Cancer Clinic, delivering high-quality, physician-led multidisciplinary care across all 50 states. Our innovative, guideline-based approach spans cancer screening, risk assessment, prevention, diagnosis, treatment support, and survivorship. In addition to personalized direct medical care, our services include cancer genetics risk assessment, nutrition, mental health support and at-home cancer screening diagnostics. Using technology-driven, patient-centric solutions, Color is transforming how employers, unions, health plans, and governments address cancer. Color’s goal is to close critical cancer care gaps, improve cancer outcomes, and guide patients with empathy through their healthcare journeys.
Apply to join Color and do the most meaningful work of your career. If you are not sure that you’re 100% qualified but are up for the challenge - we want you to apply!
Role Introduction:
We are excited to bring a cohort of recent software engineering graduates to our technical team of roughly 50 engineers, product managers and designers. These two engineers will join teams who are working on the AI platform that will power internal care team tools and patient experiences, and the services and experiences that enable our patients to efficiently onboard, assess risk and get the appropriate screenings.
This new grad cohort (four in total) will be onboarded to Color’s systems and thoughtfully supported by senior engineers and leads as they learn the craft of software engineering. The engineering and product team will help you build skills in engineering design, code review best practices, testing best practices, observability best practices and collaboration skills with product & engineering peers.
Sample projects the cohort will contribute to:
Embed AI-driven automation into care workflows to significantly increase care team capacity without sacrificing quality
Extend and build patient experiences across their entire journey - from onboarding & enrollment, testing & resulting, in treatment experiences to survivorship
Build infrastructure for developers to expand and unlock developer efficiencies and enable new AI tooling
Our Ideal Candidate Will Have:
Graduated in 2025 or 2026 with a four year degree in Computer Science
A passion for using software and technology to help save lives and prevent catastrophic disease, and want to apply your skills in the service of a greater mission
A commitment to producing high quality code, and helping to eliminate unnecessary duplication and awkward workarounds
Experience using AI tools (e.g., code generation, copilot) in development workflows.
Curiosity around intentionally applying ML/AI to real-world problems
Motivation to join a team with rigorous engineering practices and discipline: code reviews, automated testing, logging, monitoring, alerting, etc
Familiarity with web development and with modern web stacks including Python, Django, AWS, SQL, REST APIs, React, HTML5, CSS3, and ES6+
An affinity for collaborating with technical and non-technical colleagues; values incorporating feedback to make decisions using code reviews, docs, wikis, meetings, and other channels as needed
Helpful Though Not Required:
Experience building with or integrating LLM-powered features is a plus.
What We Offer:
Competitive salary
Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life, and disability benefits
401k match
Monthly phone and wifi stipend for employees, annual ergonomic stipend
Generous vacation policy, paid holidays and company-wide recharge days
Equal paid parental leave for birthing and non-birthing parents
Free cancer screening and prevention resources for employees and their adult dependents
Base Salary Range: $125,000-$140,000 annually
The actual base pay is dependent upon many factors, such as: work experience, market data, skills, geographic location, and business need. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. This role may also be eligible for equity and benefits.
Color prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Color conforms to the spirit as well as to the letter of all applicable laws and regulations. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified applicants with disabilities in our recruitment process.