Remote Staff Software Engineer Platform & Data Pipelines

Royper Royco LLC; Brisbane (CA); Hybrid; USD 188,000 - 270,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Cash bonuses

Medical and other benefits

Job summary

Freenome is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to grow the Platform team and lead the Real World Evidence engine. You will join an engineer group building scalable backend systems, data integrations, and AI-enabled workflows to accelerate cancer detection research.

This remote US role involves collaboration with product managers, clinicians, researchers, and vendors, with occasional travel to Brisbane, CA 2–3 times yearly. You will mentor engineers, drive quality, and influence architecture.

Qualifications

• BS in CS/engineering or related field or equivalent work experience.
• 10+ years shipping production software, 2+ years as lead developer.
• Proficiency in Python and SQL.
• Experience building and operating distributed systems in the cloud.
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience with data pipelines and data integrations.
• Experience handling PHI or sensitive data with security controls.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development, and operation of scalable backend software.
• Build system integrations connecting data from products with analytics platforms.
• Translate business needs into technical strategy with cross-functional teams.
• Evolve tech stack with Real World Data team and build reusable tools.
• Leverage AI to scale engineering and improve data quality.
• Evaluate technologies and run proofs of concept.
• Lead code/design reviews and promote engineering best practices.
• Contribute to hiring and mentoring teammates.

Skills

Python

SQL

Distributed systems

Docker

Kubernetes

Infrastructure as Code

Cloud platforms (Azure/Google)

Data pipelines

Software architecture leadership

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Terraform

Job description

Freenome is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to grow the Platform team and lead the Real World Evidence engine. You will join an engineer group building scalable backend systems, data integrations, and AI-enabled workflows to accelerate cancer detection research.

This remote US role involves collaboration with product managers, clinicians, researchers, and vendors, with occasional travel to Brisbane, CA 2–3 times yearly. You will mentor engineers, drive quality, and influence architecture.