Senior Backend Engineer — HealthTech, Flexible PTO

Synapse Health; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career growth opportunities

Flexible PTO

Medical, dental, vision & STD/LTD

401(k) with employer match

Job summary

Synapse Health in the United States is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to own backend systems in a fast-moving, high-impact environment. You will take ambiguous problems from concept to production, building reliable software in a regulated healthcare setting while balancing speed, simplicity, and long-term maintainability.

You'll mentor teammates, contribute to architecture discussions, and drive automation and tooling to reduce toil.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years building backend systems with OO languages (C#, Java, Python, Go).
• Experience designing, building, and operating backend services, APIs, or distributed systems.
• Experience with relational databases and ORMs (EF, Hibernate, SQLAlchemy) and data modeling.

Responsibilities

• Own backend services and technical solutions from design through production support.
• Tackle ambiguous challenges, design pragmatic solutions, and break down complex work into high-quality deliverables.
• Debug complex technical issues, improve system reliability, and address engineering pain points.
• Leverage modern tooling and AI-assisted development to improve productivity and quality.
• Build automation and internal tooling to reduce developer toil and accelerate velocity.
• Collaborate in architecture discussions and design reviews across teams.
• Mentor fellow engineers and promote thoughtful engineering practices.

Skills

Backend development

C#/.NET

Java

Python

Go

Cloud platforms (Azure/AWS/GCP)

Containers & CI/CD

AI-assisted tooling

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering or related field

Tools

Entity Framework

Hibernate

SQLAlchemy

Azure

AWS

GCP

Job description

Synapse Health in the United States is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to own backend systems in a fast-moving, high-impact environment. You will take ambiguous problems from concept to production, building reliable software in a regulated healthcare setting while balancing speed, simplicity, and long-term maintainability.

You'll mentor teammates, contribute to architecture discussions, and drive automation and tooling to reduce toil.