Senior Software Engineer: Scale Secure Healthcare Data Platform

Datavant; Salem (OR); On-site; USD 180,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

Datavant is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to lead architecture and drive scalable microservices within a healthcare data platform. You will partner with Product, Infrastructure, and Security to set technical direction and ensure system-wide quality, reliability, and maintainability, mentoring engineers across levels.

You will own end-to-end delivery for key migrations, optimize performance, and advance observability.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience building and scaling distributed systems.
• Expertise in system design, cloud-native architectures and backend frameworks.
• Proven track record leading major technical projects from inception to launch.
• Strong collaboration with cross-functional teams (Product, Design, Infrastructure, Security).
• Commitment to data integrity, privacy, and operational excellence.

Responsibilities

• Own architectural design and end-to-end delivery for key systems or migrations.
• Partner with Product, Infrastructure, and Security to set technical direction.
• Design scalable microservices and guide system decomposition initiatives.
• Drive performance optimization, observability, and reliability improvements.
• Mentor engineers at multiple levels and enhance team culture through best practices.

Skills

Distributed systems

System design

Cloud-native architecture

Backend development

Leadership & mentoring

Tools

Python

Go

Java

TypeScript

React

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

Snowflake

Spark

Airflow

Job description

Datavant is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to lead architecture and drive scalable microservices within a healthcare data platform. You will partner with Product, Infrastructure, and Security to set technical direction and ensure system-wide quality, reliability, and maintainability, mentoring engineers across levels.

You will own end-to-end delivery for key migrations, optimize performance, and advance observability.