Remote Backend Engineer – Genomics HealthTech Platform

Pearl; Girardot; Remote; COP 286,451,000 - 477,418,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Fully remote

CRM hygiene incentives

Generous PTO

Health coverage for PH-based talents

Direct mentorship

Learning resources

Global networking

Job summary

Pearl Talent is helping a Boston-based life sciences venture build a genomic sequencing and consumer health data platform. The Backend Engineer will architect the backend from scratch and collaborate with the frontend lead and leadership to ship a scalable platform.

The role covers API design, data pipelines for genomic inputs, PostgreSQL modeling, and AWS infrastructure. The engagement starts as a contract through Pearl and may convert to full-time as the company grows.

Qualifications

• 5+ years backend engineering, building from scratch at an early-stage startup.
• Production Node.js and TypeScript experience with RESTful APIs.
• Built data pipelines for large, inconsistent inputs with recovery.
• PostgreSQL schema design and data modeling experience.
• AWS deployment and infrastructure know-how.
• Implemented auth systems (Cognito, Auth0 or OAuth) and security.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain RESTful APIs using Node.js, TS, and Fastify.
• Define API contracts and data shapes with frontend before implementation.
• Implement authentication/authorization with AWS Cognito or equivalent.
• Develop reproducible, scalable data pipelines and secure backend services.

Skills

Node.js

TypeScript

RESTful APIs

PostgreSQL

AWS

Authentication

English (C1+)

Tools

Fastify

AWS CDK

CloudFormation

Auth0

OAuth

Next.js

Job description

Pearl Talent is helping a Boston-based life sciences venture build a genomic sequencing and consumer health data platform. The Backend Engineer will architect the backend from scratch and collaborate with the frontend lead and leadership to ship a scalable platform.

The role covers API design, data pipelines for genomic inputs, PostgreSQL modeling, and AWS infrastructure. The engagement starts as a contract through Pearl and may convert to full-time as the company grows.