Staff Software Engineer, Backend

SmarterDx; New Zealand; Remote; NZD 398,000 - 468,000; Full time

Job summary

A health tech company is seeking a backend-oriented Staff Software Engineer with over 10 years of experience in cloud-based solutions and expertise in Python. The role involves designing and launching features for their applications, ensuring secure coding practices, and collaborating with cross-disciplinary teams. This position is fully remote within the US and offers a competitive salary of $230K to $270K plus equity incentives.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of development experience focused on backend and cloud-based solutions.
• 3+ years in a security-conscious environment.
• Strong communication and team collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and launch new features for SmarterDx’s apps.
• Collaborate across disciplines to understand users and iterate on ideas.
• Support SmarterDx’s apps in production.

Skills

Backend development

Cloud-based solutions

Python

Postgres

Agile project management

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science

Tools

Kubernetes

Airflow

Snowflake

Job description

Overview

We are looking for a backend-oriented Staff Software Engineer to help us advance our clinical AI by designing and building core systems that handle, process, and analyze clinical data at scale. The ideal candidate has a track record working with product managers and data scientists to distill complex requirements into incrementally valuable plans to build well-tailored, manageable software systems. While this role focuses on backend systems, strong candidates are able to deliver across the stack. This role is fully remote within the US.

What You’ll Do

• Design, build and launch new features and improve the overall quality of SmarterDx’s apps
• Collaborate across disciplines to understand our users and iterate on new ideas
• Protect patients’ privacy and security through secure coding practices
• Research and advocate for improved techniques, processes, and designs within the team
• Support SmarterDx’s apps in production

What You Bring

• 10+ years of development experience with a focus on backend and cloud-based solutions
• 3+ years in a security-conscious environment
• Expertise in Python and familiarity with Typescript and React
• Expertise working with Postgres or a similar relational database
• Experience building cloud-native distributed systems and working with event-driven architectures
• Extensive experience working with product managers to shape and define requirements into small, incremental business-valuable deliverables
• Experience project managing a small team using a modern agile methodology
• Excellent communication and team collaboration skills
• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience

Nice To Haves

• You're a former startup founder, or have been the first engineering hire at a startup
• Experience in the health tech domain, particularly in hospital billing systems
• Experience working with Kubernetes
• Experience working with ELT pipelines and tools like Airflow
• Experience with Snowflake and dbt

Our Stack

Compensation

• $230K to $270K base salary + equity incentives

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