Remote Backend Engineer: AI-Driven Data & Microservices

Virta Health; United States; Remote; USD 114,500 - 148,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

AI tooling exposure in workflows

Opportunities in regulated domains

Job summary

Virta Health is hiring a Backend Engineer to build and optimize Golang microservices supporting eligibility, billing, and client-facing systems. You will automate workflows, ensure data accuracy, and enable AI-driven improvements across data validation and processes.

The role emphasizes data integrity, scalable architectures, and collaboration with finance, operations, and client teams. Remote-first with office hubs in Denver and San Francisco, compensation range noted in the posting.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of shipping backend code in a high quality production environment.
• Experience building microservices in production.
• Experience with data and event-based architectures (API development, SQL/NoSQL datastores, messaging queues, etc.).
• Experience with Golang.
• Experience with a cloud platform such as Google Cloud, AWS and/or Azure.
• Strong communication skills interfacing with business stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Build and enhance scalable Golang microservices to power eligibility, coverage, billing, and client-facing systems.
• Automate and streamline operational workflows to improve data accuracy and availability.
• Design and deliver self-service tools for finance, operations, and client teams to reduce engineering reliance.
• Ensure data is accurate, consistent, and traceable for internal decision-making and external reporting.
• Collaborate with data and AI teams to apply AI to data validation, automation, and anomaly detection.
• Contribute to client-facing APIs enabling seamless data exchange with Virta's customers.

Skills

Backend development

Microservices

Data-centric systems

Golang

Cloud platforms

Technical communication

Strategic thinking

Job description

Virta Health is hiring a Backend Engineer to build and optimize Golang microservices supporting eligibility, billing, and client-facing systems. You will automate workflows, ensure data accuracy, and enable AI-driven improvements across data validation and processes.

The role emphasizes data integrity, scalable architectures, and collaboration with finance, operations, and client teams. Remote-first with office hubs in Denver and San Francisco, compensation range noted in the posting.