Senior Backend Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Design and implement backend services and processing pipelines that effectively manage substantial volumes of healthcare data.

• Integrate and enhance AI components, including Large Language Models (LLMs), to drive intelligent features and insights.

• Collaborate with frontend, data, and AI teams to provide seamless, data-rich user experiences.

• Take full ownership of the entire feature development lifecycle, from initial conception through to deployment and ongoing maintenance.

• Establish observability for services and data pipelines to facilitate effective diagnostics and uncover performance insights through monitoring, logging, alerting, and autoscaling.

• Apply best practices in coding, testing, and deployment to ensure the delivery of high-quality products.

• Work closely with product owners and designers to convert requirements into technical specifications.

• Keep abreast of backend best practices, emerging AI tools, and trends in healthcare interoperability and AI.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field.

• Over 5 years of experience in backend development, specifically in building scalable, distributed systems.

• Strong expertise in one or more modern programming languages (e.g., Python, Node.js, Java).

• In-depth knowledge of RESTful API design and microservices architectures.

• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure.

• Extensive experience in system design, backend services, data processing, and analytics.

• Comprehensive understanding of backend observability (monitoring, logging, alerting, autoscaling).

• Practical experience with relational databases.

• Proven track record of delivering high-impact organizational projects.

• At least 2 years of experience in a startup environment.

• Strong debugging, problem-solving, and communication skills.

• Enthusiasm for product development and a proactive attitude towards taking initiative and ownership of projects.

• Dedication to adhering to best practices and standards in software development.

• Desire to contribute to the establishment of an engineering team from the ground up.

🏝️ Benefits

• Equity in Novellia.

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.

• 401k plan.

• Flexible Time Off.

• Wellness stipend.

• Up to 12 weeks of parental leave.