Senior Software Engineer

Rainfall Health; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and benefits package

Hybrid work environment

Opportunity to shape scalable solutions

Job summary

Rainfall Health is seeking a Senior Software Engineer in San Francisco to design secure, scalable systems integrating healthcare data. The ideal candidate has over 5 years of experience, especially in AWS Amplify and JavaScript frameworks like React. Responsibilities include developing APIs, building web applications, and working with healthcare data integrations. The position offers a competitive salary, hybrid work flexibility, and the chance to drive meaningful healthcare impact.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering experience building production-grade applications.
• Hands-on experience with AWS Amplify and serverless AWS architectures.
• Strong experience with modern JavaScript/TypeScript frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable web applications using AWS Amplify.
• Develop robust APIs and backend services using AWS-native tools.
• Ensure performance, reliability, and security across distributed cloud systems.

Skills

AWS Amplify

JavaScript frameworks

RESTful APIs

GraphQL APIs

Cloud security

Tools

React

Next.js

D3

Chart.js

Job description

About Rainfall Health

We're a fast-growing health tech company on a mission to make care delivery smarter, faster, and more equitable. Our platform helps health systems and provider groups streamline clinical workflows and close care gaps. Leveraging AI to drive meaningful healthcare impact for patients.

About Role

We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer with deep experience in AWS Amplify and modern cloud-native architectures. You will play a key role in designing secure, reliable systems that integrate with healthcare data sources and surface actionable insights to clinical and operational teams. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys solving complex data and workflow challenges in a regulated healthcare environment.

Key Responsibilities

Platform & Application Development

• Design, build, and maintain scalable web applications using AWS Amplify, serverless services, and modern frontend frameworks.

• Develop robust APIs and backend services using AWS-native tools (e.g., AppSync, Lambda, DynamoDB, RDS).

• Ensure performance, reliability, and security across distributed cloud systems.

Healthcare Data & Integrations

• Build and maintain integrations with Electronic Health Records (EHRs) like Epic, Cerner, and Meditech.

• Work with healthcare interoperability standards such as FHIR and HL7.

• Design data ingestion pipelines that normalize, validate, and securely store clinical data.

Data Visualization & Insights

• Develop interactive dashboards and data visualization tools for clinical and operational users.

• Translate complex healthcare data into intuitive, actionable insights.

Collaboration & Compliance

• Work closely with product managers, designers, and clinical stakeholders.

• Mentor other engineers and promote best practices in code quality and security.

• Implement best practices for HIPAA‑compliant infrastructure and data handling.

Qualifications

Required

• 5+ years of software engineering experience building production‑grade applications.

• Hands‑on experience with AWS Amplify and serverless AWS architectures.

• Strong experience with modern JavaScript/TypeScript frameworks (e.g., React, Next.js, Vue).

• Experience building and consuming RESTful and/or GraphQL APIs.

• Solid understanding of cloud security and best practices for handling sensitive data.

Preferred

• Experience in digital health, healthcare IT, or healthtech startups.

• Experience integrating with EHR systems and familiarity with FHIR/HL7 standards.

• Experience building data visualization tools (e.g., D3, Chart.js, Recharts).

• Knowledge of healthcare compliance frameworks (HIPAA, HITRUST, SOC 2).

Nice to Have

• Experience with real‑time data pipelines or event‑driven architectures

• Background in analytics, population health, or value‑based care technology

• DevOps experience with CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure as code

What Success Looks Like

• Seamless, secure integrations with healthcare systems.

• Intuitive dashboards that drive decision‑making for clinical and operational teams.

• A scalable, maintainable architecture that supports rapid product growth.

• A strong engineering culture centered on reliability, security, and user impact.
  

What We Offer

• Competitive salary and benefits package

• Hybrid work environment with flexibility (remote + on‑site in the San Francisco Bay Area)

• Opportunity to shape scalable solutions that improve patient care and financial performance

• A mission‑driven, collaborative team focused on real‑world impact