Senior Backend Engineer - AI-Driven Health Data Platform

Novellia; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity in Novellia

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

401k

Flexible Time off

Wellness stipend

Parental leave

Job summary

Novellia is seeking talented Backend Engineers to join our growing team in the US. You will build scalable distributed services, integrate AI-powered features, and deploy robust data pipelines for healthcare data at scale.

Ideal candidates bring 5+ years in backend development, strong knowledge of Python/Node.js/Java, and experience with cloud platforms. You will own end-to-end features, collaborate across teams, and help shape an engineering culture from the ground up.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Math or equivalent.
• 5+ years of backend development experience in building scalable, distributed systems.
• Strong proficiency in Python, Node.js or Java.
• Solid understanding of RESTful API design and microservices architectures.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure).
• Strong experience in system design, backend services, data processing, and analytics.
• Solid understanding of backend observability (monitoring, logging, alerting, autoscaling).
• Hands-on experience with relational databases.
• History of delivering high-impact organizational projects.
• Minimum of 2 years in a startup environment.
• Strong debugging, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Wants to be part of building an engineering team from the ground up.

Responsibilities

• Develop backend services and processing pipelines that handle large volumes of healthcare data efficiently.
• Integrate and optimize AI components, including Large Language Models (LLMs), to power intelligent features and insights.
• Collaborate with frontend, data, and AI teams to deliver seamless, data-rich user experiences.
• Take ownership of end-to-end feature development, from conception to deployment and maintenance.
• Implement observability for services and data pipelines to enable effective diagnostics and surface performance insights through monitoring, logging, alerting, and autoscaling.
• Implement best practices for coding, testing, and deployment to ensure high-quality deliverables.
• Work closely with product owners and designers to translate requirements into technical specifications.
• Stay up to date with backend best practices, emerging AI tools, and trends in healthcare interoperability and AI.

Skills

Python

Node.js

Java

RESTful API design

Microservices

Cloud platforms

System design

Observability

Relational databases

Startup experience

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

LangChain

LlamaIndex

Prompt engineering

FHIR

Job description

Novellia is seeking talented Backend Engineers to join our growing team in the US. You will build scalable distributed services, integrate AI-powered features, and deploy robust data pipelines for healthcare data at scale.

Ideal candidates bring 5+ years in backend development, strong knowledge of Python/Node.js/Java, and experience with cloud platforms. You will own end-to-end features, collaborate across teams, and help shape an engineering culture from the ground up.