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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.\nApply 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!\nRole Introduction:\nWe 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.\nThis 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.\nSample projects the cohort will contribute to:\nEmbed AI-driven automation into care workflows to significantly increase care team capacity without sacrificing quality\n\nExtend and build patient experiences across their entire journey - from onboarding & enrollment, testing & resulting, in treatment experiences to survivorship\n\nBuild infrastructure for developers to expand and unlock developer efficiencies and enable new AI tooling\n\nOur Ideal Candidate Will Have:\nGraduated in 2025 or 2026 with a four year degree in Computer Science\n\nA 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\n\nA commitment to producing high quality code, and helping to eliminate unnecessary duplication and awkward workarounds\n\nExperience using AI tools (e.g., code generation, copilot) in development workflows.\n\nCuriosity around intentionally applying ML/AI to real-world problems\n\nMotivation to join a team with rigorous engineering practices and discipline: code reviews, automated testing, logging, monitoring, alerting, etc\n\nFamiliarity with web development and with modern web stacks including Python, Django, AWS, SQL, REST APIs, React, HTML5, CSS3, and ES6+\n\nAn 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\n\nHelpful Though Not Required:\nExperience building with or integrating LLM-powered features is a plus.\n\nWhat We Offer:\nCompetitive salary\n\nComprehensive medical, dental, vision, life, and disability benefits\n\n401k match\n\nMonthly phone and wifi stipend for employees, annual ergonomic stipend\n\nGenerous vacation policy, paid holidays and company-wide recharge days\n\nEqual paid parental leave for birthing and non-birthing parents\n\nFree cancer screening and prevention resources for employees and their adult dependents\n\nBase Salary Range: $125,000-$140,000 annually\nThe actual base pay is dependent upon many factors, such as: work experience, market data, skills, geographic location, and business need. 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