Senior Software Engineer, Backend | Audit Product Team

machinifyinc; United States; Remote; USD 200,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Remote work in US

401(k) company match

Equity

Unlimited PTO

Tuition reimbursement

Wellness benefits

Job summary

machinifyinc is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to set the technical direction for a healthcare-focused Audit product team. You will design scalable systems, mentor peers, and govern backend standards while guiding AI coding agents in daily workflows.

You will ship customer-facing web apps at scale, design distributed cloud services, and translate product intent into technical designs. Join a fast-moving, remote-friendly org with equity and strong benefits.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of backend programming experience.
• Experience shipping customer-facing web application products at scale.
• Proficiency in Java or Scala; Rust is highly desired.
• Experience designing distributed systems on cloud with high throughput.
• Ability to write Technical Design Documents translating product intent into backend design.
• Hands-on experience with agentic engineering workflows in production.

Responsibilities

• Set technical direction for backend development and architect scalable, reliable web application systems.
• Direct and review output from AI coding agents while maintaining engineering quality and standards.
• Mentor engineers and elevate the team's programming maturity, contributing to coding standards.
• Serve as the backend voice in cross-team planning and drive cross-functional execution.
• Architect and implement complex applications applying ML techniques to large healthcare datasets.
• Balance customer-facing feature development with technical debt cleanup to keep the software sustainable.
• Bring agentic engineering practices into day-to-day workflows and drive adoption.

Skills

Backend development

Distributed systems design

Java/Scala

Rust

Technical Design Documents

Cloud services

Agentic engineering tools

Full-stack experience

Education

BS or MS in Computer Science

Tools

Cloud platforms

Job description

Role overview

This senior backend engineering role sets technical direction for a healthcare-focused Audit product team, designing and building scalable, reliable web application systems. The position involves directing AI coding agents as part of the daily workflow while holding a high bar for quality, mentoring teammates, and contributing to backend standards across the organization.

Responsibilities

• Set technical direction for backend development and architect scalable, reliable web application systems.
• Direct and review output from AI coding agents while maintaining engineering quality and standards.
• Mentor engineers and elevate the team's overall programming maturity, contributing to coding standards.
• Serve as the backend voice in cross-team planning and drive cross-functional execution.
• Architect and implement complex applications that apply ML techniques to large healthcare datasets, simplifying labor-intensive processes through thoughtful UX.
• Balance customer-facing feature development with technical debt cleanup to keep the software suite sustainable.
• Bring agentic engineering practices into the team's day-to-day workflow and drive adoption.

Requirements

• 8+ years of backend programming experience, with additional full-stack experience desirable.
• Proven experience designing and shipping customer-facing web application products at scale.
• Meaningful experience with Java or Scala; Rust highly desired.
• Experience designing, building, and operating distributed systems running reliably on cloud services at high throughput and availability.
• Ability to write Technical Design Documents that translate ambiguous product intent into concrete backend design.
• Hands-on experience with agentic engineering tools and workflows in a real production setting.
• BS or MS in Computer Science or equivalent experience.

Nice to have

• Technical leadership on Rust best practices including idioms, safety, and performance as the team scales adoption across greenfield projects.

Benefits and work setup

• Work from anywhere in the US in a digital-first environment.
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits with FSA/HSA options.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Competitive salary with 401(k) company match and meaningful equity.
• Unlimited PTO plus additional wellness benefits and perks.
• Pay range listed at $200,000–$230,000.