Senior Backend Engineer

Athelas Ltd.; California (MO); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Commure is hiring a Senior Backend Engineer to build scalable, secure healthcare tech. You will influence backend architecture, mentor peers, and collaborate with product managers and clinicians to translate requirements into practical features.

We value rapid delivery, strong debugging skills, and a customer-focused approach to improve care experiences across providers and patients.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in CS/Engineering or equivalent experience.
• 4+ years of professional software development experience.
• Strong backend programming with Python and Go.
• Experience with containers and cloud (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Proven track record delivering end-to-end features.
• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience shipping quickly with daily deployments.
• Attention to UX and customer needs.
• Growth mindset and drive to learn.

Responsibilities

• Design and influence backend architecture for scalable, AI-powered healthcare solutions.
• Join a fast-paced team with ambitious goals and quick decision-making.
• Work across the stack with Python, Go, FastAPI, Flask, and related frameworks.
• Lead technical planning and execution for new features balancing feasibility and impact.
• Establish and enforce best practices for code quality, testing, and deployment.
• Mentor junior engineers on backend patterns and standards.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and clinical experts to translate requirements.
• Work directly with customers to resolve issues daily.

Skills

Backend development

Python

Go

Docker

Kubernetes

Cloud concepts

Code quality

Debugging

Communication

Shipping fast

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in CS/Engineering

Tools

Python

Go

FastAPI

Flask

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

At Commure, our mission is to simplify healthcare. We have bold ambitions to reimagine the healthcare experience, setting a new standard for how care is delivered and experienced across the industry. Our growing suite of AI solutions spans ambient AI clinical documentation, provider copilots, autonomous coding, revenue cycle management and more — all designed for providers & administrators to focus on what matters most: providing care.

Healthcare is a $4.5 trillion industry with more than $500 billion spent annually on administrative costs, and Commure is at the heart of transforming it. We power over 500,000 clinicians across hundreds of care sites nationwide — more than $10 billion flows through our systems and we support over 100 million patient interactions. With new product launches on the horizon, expansion into additional care segments, and a bold vision to tackle healthcare's most pressing challenges, our ambition is to move from upstart innovator to the industry standard over the next few years.

Commure was recently named to Fortune’s Future 50 list for 2025 and is backed by world‑class investors including General Catalyst, Sequoia, Y Combinator, Lux, Human Capital, 8VC, Greenoaks Capital, Elad Gil, and more. Commure has achieved over 300% year‑over‑year growth for the past two years and this is only the beginning. Healthcare's moment for AI‑powered transformation is here, and we're building the technology to power it. Come join us in shaping the future of healthcare.

About The Role

At Commure, our engineering team is at the forefront of revolutionizing healthcare technology by building and scaling the systems powering our suite of healthcare products. We are looking for a talented Senior Backend Engineer to help us craft user‑friendly, responsive, and secure interfaces that operate reliably at scale and enhance the healthcare experience for both providers and patients. If you are a builder and love working on important, exciting problems in healthcare and love shipping quickly, come join us!

What You’ll Do

• Design and influence decisions that affect our backend architecture for scalable, AI‑powered healthcare solutions
• Be a part of a tremendously fast‑paced team that celebrates large ambition and making decisions quickly
• Work across the entire technology stack, including but not limited to Python, Go, FastAPI, Flask, and other frameworks
• Lead technical planning and execution for new features, balancing technical feasibility, usability, and business impact
• Establish and enforce best practices for code quality, testing, and deployment
• Mentor junior engineers, guiding backend engineering, design patterns, and coding standards
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and clinical experts to translate requirements into intuitive and efficient UI solutions
• Work directly with customers to solve their issues daily

What You Have

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent extensive experience
• 4+ years of professional experience in software development industry experience
• Strong Backend Programming Skills (We use Python and Go)
• General Understanding of Containers and Cloud (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Track record of strong execution and ability to drive work from ideation to successful implementation
• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills and a history of demonstrated resourcefulness
• Strong communication skills and the ability to interface with both technical and non‑technical stakeholders
• Experience in environments where you have to ship quickly. We move fast and deploy daily.
• Excitement to work in a high‑impact field with a builder attitude!
• Attention to detail around user experience and customer needs
• Growth mindset and a motivation to grow

Commure is committed to creating and fostering a diverse team. We are open to all backgrounds and levels of experience, and believe that great people can always find a place. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to all applicants throughout the application process.

Please be aware that all official communication from us will come exclusively from email addresses ending in @getathelas.com, @commure.com or @augmedix.com. Any emails from other domains are not affiliated with our organization.

Employees will act in accordance with the organization’s information security policies, to include but not limited to protecting assets from unauthorized access, disclosure, modification, destruction or interference nor execute particular security processes or activities. Employees will report to the information security office any confirmed or potential events or other risks to the organization. Employees will be required to attest to these requirements upon hire and on an annual basis.