Senior Backend & Infrastructure Architect – Scale 10x (Hybrid)

Brellium; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 190,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) Retirement Savings Plan

Equity Compensation

Dinner Provided via DoorDash & stocked kitchen

Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage

HSA / FSA

11 paid holidays each year

Unlimited PTO

Training and professional development

Hybrid Work Schedule

Job summary

A healthcare technology company in New York is seeking a Senior Backend / Infrastructure Engineer to design systems for scaling operations by 10x. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of backend engineering experience, expertise in Python and AWS, and a proven track record in building reliable, scalable data-intensive systems. The role includes designing distributed systems, improving system performance, and collaborating with AI teams to support new capabilities. This position offers a competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience with a backend/infrastructure focus.
• Expertise in Python and AWS infrastructure.
• Experience building and scaling data-intensive applications and pipelines.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems, concurrency, and database internals.
• Proven track record of improving system reliability and performance in production.

Responsibilities

• Design and evolve distributed systems to support 10x growth in session volume.
• Improve throughput, fault tolerance, and system resilience across the core pipeline.
• Build scalable data pipelines and processing infrastructure.
• Strengthen observability, monitoring, and incident response.
• Collaborate with AI and product teams to ensure scalability.

Skills

Python

AWS infrastructure

Distributed systems

Concurrency

Database internals

Job description

A healthcare technology company in New York is seeking a Senior Backend / Infrastructure Engineer to design systems for scaling operations by 10x. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of backend engineering experience, expertise in Python and AWS, and a proven track record in building reliable, scalable data-intensive systems. The role includes designing distributed systems, improving system performance, and collaborating with AI teams to support new capabilities. This position offers a competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits package.