Senior Software Engineer

Location: New York City | Employment: Full-Time | Dept.: Engineering

Compensation: Competitive base + significant equity (seed-stage)

Overview

Seeking a skilled Backend Engineer to build and scale the infrastructure behind an AI healthcare platform serving millions of patients. This role sits at the intersection of high-scale backend engineering and AI systems, owning secure APIs, distributed services, and data pipelines that power 14M+ patient interactions with uncompromising reliability and healthcare compliance.

Required Qualifications

Education & Background

• CS degree or exceptional equivalent experience (Engineering/Math welcome)
• Startup DNA: founder/founding engineer or deep early-stage experience preferred
• Proven independence solving complex problems and strong cross-functional collaboration

Technical Expertise

• 5+ years backend engineering with Python and API development
• Strong with FastAPI/Flask (or similar) and cloud services (AWS/GCP/Azure)
• Built/scaled RESTful APIs for high-volume traffic
• Proficient with relational DBs (PostgreSQL/MySQL) and performance tuning
• Knowledge of Redis, caching strategies, and distributed systems design

System Design & Integration

• Third-party API integrations, webhooks, and microservices patterns
• Security best practices for sensitive data and API design
• CI/CD, containers (Docker), and deployment automation
• Monitoring/logging/observability (metrics, tracing, alerts)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in healthcare, fintech, or other regulated domains
• Familiar with HL7, FHIR, and HIPAA requirements
• High-scale data processing and real-time systems
• Background with AI/ML systems and model serving
• Message queues, event-driven, and async architectures
• Knowledge of healthcare workflows, EHRs, or telehealth platforms
• Seed/Series A startup experience
• Advanced degree in CS/Engineering (or related)