Senior Backend Architect - Cloud-Native EHR for Healthcare

Oracle; Carson City (NV); On-site; USD 86,000 - 187,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401k match

Paid time off

Stock purchase plan

Job summary

Oracle Health is building the next generation of healthcare technology through our Gen2 Electronic Health Record (EHR) platform. We are seeking a Principal Software Engineer to join our Clinical Applications Engineering team focused on modernizing provider workflows, inbox management, and clinical messaging capabilities central to how clinicians communicate, coordinate care, and manage patient information.

This is a full-stack engineering role with strong emphasis on backend development,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.
• 4 years of professional software engineering experience.
• Strong experience developing enterprise-scale backend systems using Java, Python, or other object-oriented programming languages.
• Deep understanding of distributed systems, microservices architecture, APIs, scalability, resiliency, and performance optimization.
• Experience building and supporting cloud-native applications in modern engineering environments.
• Strong understanding of software design principles, data structures, algorithms, and system architecture.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to clearly explain technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain cloud-native EHR applications supporting clinical inbox, messaging, and provider workflow experiences.
• Build highly scalable backend services and distributed systems that power critical healthcare workflows.
• Develop full-stack solutions while maintaining a primary focus on backend architecture, performance, reliability, and scalability.
• Partner with product managers, architects, and cross-functional engineering teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Drive technical design discussions and contribute to long-term platform strategy.
• Own services and applications throughout the entire development lifecycle, from requirements gathering through deployment and production support.
• Troubleshoot complex production issues and drive root-cause analysis efforts.
• Improve observability, reliability, operational readiness, and system performance.
• Collaborate closely with TPMs, Product Managers, and stakeholders to ensure requirements are clearly understood and successfully delivered.
• Leverage modern AI-assisted development tools to improve productivity and development efficiency.

Skills

Backend development

Distributed systems

Java

Python

Cloud-native

System design

Microservices

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS or related

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Job description

Oracle Health is building the next generation of healthcare technology through our Gen2 Electronic Health Record (EHR) platform. We are seeking a Principal Software Engineer to join our Clinical Applications Engineering team focused on modernizing provider workflows, inbox management, and clinical messaging capabilities central to how clinicians communicate, coordinate care, and manage patient information.

This is a full-stack engineering role with strong emphasis on backend development,