Staff Backend Architect - Scale & Optimize HealthTech Remote

Storm3; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Job summary

A HealthTech recruitment firm is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead platform architecture and ensure scalable backend services. This role requires expertise in Golang and PostgreSQL, focusing on system reliability and performance for a rapidly expanding customer base. Responsibilities include architecting backend services, resolving performance challenges, and defining engineering patterns. Ideal candidates have 5+ years of experience in SaaS environments and a strong product-oriented mindset.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience building and operating backend systems in production environments (SaaS or high-growth preferred).
• Strong background in data modeling and API design for complex, data-driven products.
• Experience with distributed systems and performance optimization.

Responsibilities

• Architect and deliver scalable backend services leveraging Golang and PostgreSQL.
• Diagnose and resolve performance challenges in a data-intensive environment.
• Define and refine platform-wide engineering patterns.

Skills

Golang

PostgreSQL

Cloud infrastructure (AWS or GCP)

Data modeling

API design

Distributed systems

Performance optimization

Large-scale data pipelines

Job description

A HealthTech recruitment firm is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead platform architecture and ensure scalable backend services. This role requires expertise in Golang and PostgreSQL, focusing on system reliability and performance for a rapidly expanding customer base. Responsibilities include architecting backend services, resolving performance challenges, and defining engineering patterns. Ideal candidates have 5+ years of experience in SaaS environments and a strong product-oriented mindset.