Backend Data Platform Engineer II - Build Data Pipelines

Vida; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Vida is a US-based company delivering data-driven obesity care through technology. We are seeking a backend software engineer who will design, build, and maintain Python services handling data from external partners and production systems.

You will take features from design through production, owning services and technical decisions as you grow. The role emphasizes reliability, observability, and collaboration with cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 2+ years of backend software experience.
• Strong programming fundamentals, relational databases (SQL) and data processing.
• Solid understanding of testing, debugging, APIs, and distributed-system failure modes.

Responsibilities

• Build backend services that ingest, validate, reconcile, and serve data from external partners.
• Improve reliability, observability, testing, and performance of production systems.
• Work with Engineering, Product, and Operations to clarify messy requirements.

Skills

Backend development

Python

SQL

Testing

APIs

Distributed systems

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

PostgreSQL

Job description

Vida is a US-based company delivering data-driven obesity care through technology. We are seeking a backend software engineer who will design, build, and maintain Python services handling data from external partners and production systems.

You will take features from design through production, owning services and technical decisions as you grow. The role emphasizes reliability, observability, and collaboration with cross-functional teams.