Senior Backend Architect — Build Scalable APIs & Impact

Solace; Redwood City (CA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Solace is hiring a Senior Backend Engineer to own end-to-end feature development, from design to deployment, in a fast-growing healthcare-tech startup.

You will design scalable services, APIs, and data models, writing production-ready code daily while ensuring reliability and performance across the stack. You’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams and move fast to deliver meaningful impact.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of backend experience, with some frontend exposure.
• Strong API design, database architecture, and distributed systems.
• Expertise in Typescript/Node and backend frameworks.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and build scalable backend services and APIs for web apps.
• Maintain robust backend systems and data models.
• Write production-ready, high-quality code with performance in mind.
• Collaborate with product/design and jump into frontend when needed.
• Drive releases with a continuous deployment cadence.
• Own your work and take accountability.

Skills

API design

Distributed systems

Typescript/Node

Frontend exposure

Communication skills

Bias toward action

Tools

NestJS

TypeORM

PostgreSQL

Redis

GCP

React

Tailwind

Shadcn UI

Job description

Solace is hiring a Senior Backend Engineer to own end-to-end feature development, from design to deployment, in a fast-growing healthcare-tech startup.

You will design scalable services, APIs, and data models, writing production-ready code daily while ensuring reliability and performance across the stack. You’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams and move fast to deliver meaningful impact.