Senior Software Engineer

3 days ago


Palo Alto, United States AUSTIN WORKS Full time

Backend Software Engineer Location: Palo Alto, CA (Hybrid TuesThurs in office) Compensation: $170 to $215k base About the Company Our client is a fast?growing, seed?stage startup building next?generation healthcare technology powered by generative AI. In under two years, theyve achieved remarkable tractiondeploying automation solutions across major hospital systems and surpassing $5M ARR, with projections to more than double that this year. The company is well?funded ($30M+ seed round, $100M valuation) and backed by leading investors in the AI and healthcare sectors. Their mission: To build the secure, scalable infrastructure that enables safe, verified AI applications across healthcare enterprises. The Role They are seeking a Backend Engineer to design and build the distributed systems that power the companys core automation platform. Youll be responsible for developing highly reliable microservices, APIs, and workflow orchestration logic that serve healthcare clients at scale. This role is open to mid?level to senior engineersideally candidates with 310+ years of backend or platform experiencewho want to work on technically challenging systems alongside a world?class team (including alumni from Google, Adobe, Waymo, and C3.ai). Key Responsibilities Design, develop, and scale backend microservices using Python (FastAPI) and Postgres on Google Cloud Platform (GCP). Build and optimize REST APIs, asynchronous workflows, and distributed data processing systems. Partner with AI and data teams to integrate ML?powered automation into production services. Contribute to architecture design discussions around scalability, reliability, and maintainability. Work cross?functionally with DevOps, product, and infra teams to deliver production?grade systems. Languages: Python (FastAPI); exposure to Java, Go, or C is a plus Cloud: GCP Infra?as?Code: Terraform (optional, not required) Ideal Candidate Profile 310+ years of backend or platform engineering experience Strong understanding of distributed systems, microservices architecture, and systems design Proven experience building scalable, production?grade applications Solid Computer Science fundamentals (top academic or industry background preferred) Clear track record of impact (quantifiable achievements on resume) Demonstrated technical passione.g., open?source contributions, side projects, or competitive programming Background in healthcare or AI is not required Bonus Skills Familiarity with DevOps tools (Terraform, CI/CD pipelines) Experience with asynchronous/event?driven systems (Pub/Sub, Kafka) Knowledge of large?scale data pipelines or streaming architectures Collaborative, high?output team cultureengineers have full ownership and autonomy No bureaucracy, no egojust problem?solvers building together Leadership values impact, clarity, and accountability Team of ~40 engineers, with 1415 on the platform side Seniority Level Mid?Senior level Employment Type Full?time Job Function Engineering and Information Technology Industries Software Development and Hospitals and Health Care #J-18808-Ljbffr



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