Staff Backend Engineer

Posted 2mo ago

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Build and expand a large-scale healthcare data platform and member management solution.
Design, develop, and maintain high-performance backend services and APIs.
Partner closely with Product and Engineering teams to deliver scalable solutions.
Take ownership of projects from concept through deployment and ongoing operation.
Contribute to AI-powered initiatives and help design and launch AI-driven products and features.
Scale infrastructure that connects healthcare insurance carriers and technology partners.
Improve engineering standards, development practices, and technical processes.
Mentor junior and mid-level engineers through technical guidance and code reviews.
Participate in architecture discussions and long-term technical planning.
Write clean, maintainable, well-tested, and production-ready code.

8+ years of professional software engineering experience.
Strong hands-on experience with Rust in production environments.
Experience designing, building, and maintaining APIs.
Proven experience building and launching AI-powered products or projects.
Strong understanding of software architecture and backend system design.
Passion for software craftsmanship and high-quality engineering practices.
Ability to take ownership of complex, unstructured problems and drive solutions independently.
Experience working in highly collaborative engineering teams.
Strong communication skills with an emphasis on transparency and positive collaboration.
English proficiency at C1 (written and verbal).

Familiarity with Ruby and Ruby-based applications.
Experience with Docker
Experience with Kubernetes
Experience with Helm
Experience with Terraform
Exposure to observability and monitoring platforms such as Datadog.
Experience with performance monitoring and optimization.
Experience handling production incidents and improving operational excellence.
Knowledge of CI/CD optimization and deployment automation.
Background in large-scale distributed systems or infrastructure-intensive products.
Experience working within healthcare, insurance, or highly regulated industries.

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