Senior Software Engineer (Fully Remote)

Beacon Biosignals; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

PTO

Other benefits

Job summary

Beacon Biosignals is transforming precision brain health with at-home EEG and diagnostic platforms. We seek a backend engineer to design scalable data infrastructure using PostgreSQL, Kafka, and GraphQL, delivering robust data flows for clinical studies.

You will partner with product and scientific teams, draft RFCs, and ensure correctness as data moves between systems. This remote-friendly role values collaboration, strong SQL skills, and hands-on data platform experience.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of backend development experience with at least 2 years on data platforms.
• Strong SQL skills and production experience with PostgreSQL.
• Hands-on experience with Kafka or equivalent event streaming.

Responsibilities

• Partner with product managers and scientific stakeholders to translate requirements into new integrations and services.
• Draft RFCs to lead complex feature discovery and technical design phases.
• Hold a high bar for correctness when data moves between systems.

Skills

Backend development

SQL

PostgreSQL

Kafka

GraphQL

Tools

Kafka

GraphQL

PostgreSQL

Job description

• The Datastore team builds the foundational data model and API for brain data collected from clinical studies.
• This role focuses on backend systems for data infrastructure: PostgreSQL, Kafka, and GraphQL.

What Success Looks Like:

• Partner with product managers and scientific stakeholders to translate requirements into new integrations and services.
• Draft RFCs to lead complex feature discovery and technical design phases.
• Hold a high bar for correctness when data moves between systems.

What You Will Bring:

• 5+ years of backend development experience with at least 2 years on data platforms.
• Strong SQL skills and production experience with PostgreSQL.
• Hands-on experience with Kafka or equivalent event streaming.
• Salary range for this role is $150,000 – $170,000.
• Total compensation includes equity, PTO, and other benefits.

Beacon Biosignals is transforming precision medicine for the brain with at-home EEG and diagnostic platforms for neurological, psychiatric, and sleep disorders. The company values diversity, empathy, and a self-service mindset, with a collaborative remote-first culture.