Senior Backend Engineer: Scalable APIs & Services

Swoop; Redwood City (CA); Hybrid; USD 205,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Swoop is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to design and build scalable backend services powering NimbleRx’s platform. You will own API features end-to-end, collaborating with Product, Design, and engineering teams while mentoring junior teammates to maintain high-quality code and reliable systems.

Join a fast-growing healthcare tech company leveraging Java, Spring, and SQL to deliver robust, customer-facing web applications with performance and security at the forefront.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of backend API and services development experience.
• Strong Java, Spring, and SQL proficiency.
• Experience building scalable, customer-facing web apps.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Nice to have: React, Terraform/Terragrunt, AWS.

Responsibilities

• Build a scalable platform, API, and services that people love to use.
• Take ownership of backend features, from design to implementation to release.
• Mentor junior engineers and interns.
• Promote best practices and high-quality development techniques.
• Tackle tough design and technical problems.
• Enhance our systems’ usability and performance, ensuring a consistent user experience.

Skills

Backend APIs

Java

Spring

SQL

React

Terraform/Terragrunt

AWS

Tools

Terraform/Terragrunt

AWS

Job description

Swoop is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to design and build scalable backend services powering NimbleRx’s platform. You will own API features end-to-end, collaborating with Product, Design, and engineering teams while mentoring junior teammates to maintain high-quality code and reliable systems.

Join a fast-growing healthcare tech company leveraging Java, Spring, and SQL to deliver robust, customer-facing web applications with performance and security at the forefront.