Senior Backend & Infra Engineer — Build Scalable API Hub

Thrive Mobile; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Thrive Mobile in New York is seeking a Senior Backend / Infrastructure Engineer to design and own the systems powering the member experience. The role requires 5 to 8+ years of experience in backend systems and strong API design skills.

You will collaborate with product, design, and operations teams, ensuring system reliability while enhancing healthcare access. Ideal candidates are data-driven, resourceful, and motivated to serve underserved communities.

Qualifications

• 5–8+ years of experience in backend systems.
• Strong API design in REST and event-driven architectures.
• Proficient in AWS services and cloud infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Design and own production infrastructure on AWS.
• Collaborate with teams to turn goals into actionable roadmaps.
• Set standards for API design and observability.

Skills

API design fundamentals

AWS infrastructure

Postgres

Scrappy and resourceful

Data-driven problem solving

Tools

NestJS

Terraform

Snowflake

Job description

Thrive Mobile in New York is seeking a Senior Backend / Infrastructure Engineer to design and own the systems powering the member experience. The role requires 5 to 8+ years of experience in backend systems and strong API design skills.

You will collaborate with product, design, and operations teams, ensuring system reliability while enhancing healthcare access. Ideal candidates are data-driven, resourceful, and motivated to serve underserved communities.