Senior Backend Software Developer

Capitalrx; Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Capitalrx is looking for a Senior Backend Software Developer to join their mission to improve healthcare experiences. In this hybrid role, you will lead projects from design to delivery, collaborating with product managers and designers.

The ideal candidate will have strong skills in Python and PostgreSQL, along with experience in AWS technologies. Join a stable, late-stage startup dedicated to making a tangible impact on society.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of job-related experience.
• Desire to work at a health tech company.
• Strong Python (Flask / SQLAlchemy) experience.
• Advanced PostgreSQL database knowledge.
• Experience with AWS, Terraform, or similar technologies.
• Experience writing unit tests.
• Git expertise and experience working in a mono repo.
• Strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Exercise leadership over features from design to delivery.
• Partner with product, design, and QA team members.
• Expand web-based enterprise health platform using Python and AWS.
• Work in an Agile/Scrum environment.

Skills

Python (Flask / SQLAlchemy)

PostgreSQL

Git

AWS

Terraform

Job description

Hybrid 3 days (offices in NYC, Denver, CO and Charlotte, NC area).

Position Summary

Join our mission to transform our nation's healthcare system as a Senior Backend Software Developer. In this role you will assist in leading projects from design to delivery. Partner with product managers and designers to define requirements during discovery and planning. Collaborate with developers to deliver those requirements on time as new features or improvements to existing functionality.

Why you’ll love working here

• You will make a tangible impact on society. Your code will directly improve healthcare experiences for millions.
• We are a late-stage startup with stability. We have startup energy with a focus on delivery, but healthy processes with a strong financial outlook that provides a sense of security.

Position Responsibilities

• Exercise leadership over features from design to delivery.
• Be a partner to product, design, and quality assurance team members.
• Become a subject matter expert on your team’s products.
• Provide technical support to cross-functional team members and stakeholders.
• Expand Judi, our web-based enterprise health platform, using Python, AWS services, and other technologies.
• Work in an Agile/Scrum environment.
• Code of Conduct: Responsible for adherence to the Capital Rx Code of Conduct including reporting of noncompliance.

Minimum Qualifications

• 7+ years of job-related experience.
• Desire to work at a health tech company.
• Strong Python (Flask / SQLAlchemy) experience.
• Advanced PostgreSQL database knowledge (e.g., common table expressions, windowing functions, views, stored procedures, full-text or geospatial indexing).
• Experience with infrastructure as code using AWS, Terraform, or similar technologies.
• Experience writing unit tests.
• Git expertise and experience working in a mono repo.
• Able to demonstrate agency, urgency, and ownership over delivering quality work.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Previous Pharmacy Benefits Manager (PBM) experience is a plus.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, medical condition, genetic information, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.