Principal Backend Engineer, Healthcare Platform

satoriq; New York (NY); On-site; USD 250,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage

Flexible PTO and paid holidays

401(k) program

Paid parental leave

Job summary

satoriq is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to architect and scale the backend platform for a rapidly growing healthcare technology company. You will own core services, drive architectural decisions, and influence platform direction as the company continues to expand.

The ideal candidate has over 8 years of backend engineering experience, particularly in building customer-facing platforms. Competitive salary, equity packages, and comprehensive benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• Proven ownership of customer-facing backend platforms operating at production scale.
• Demonstrated experience architecting and scaling complex software systems.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to explain technical decisions.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and evolve backend services that power critical healthcare workflows.
• Scale distributed systems that support customer-facing product functionality.
• Improve platform reliability, performance, observability, and operational efficiency.

Skills

Backend engineering fundamentals

Service design

APIs

Distributed systems

Scalability

Reliability optimization

Education

8+ years of experience in backend systems

Tools

AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Claude, Copilot)

GCP

Kubernetes

Job description

satoriq is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to architect and scale the backend platform for a rapidly growing healthcare technology company. You will own core services, drive architectural decisions, and influence platform direction as the company continues to expand.

The ideal candidate has over 8 years of backend engineering experience, particularly in building customer-facing platforms. Competitive salary, equity packages, and comprehensive benefits are offered.