Senior Backend Software Engineer
Headway · Buffalo-Niagara Falls Area · 1 wk ago
Engineering$183k–$279k/yrFull-time
The Work
- Backend Development
- High-stakes Logic
- Reliable Abstraction Layer
- Fragmented Healthcare System
What You Could Work On
- Modern AI-enabled Clinical System
- Systems for Storing and Managing Clinical Data
- Treatment Plans, Progress Notes, Patient History
- AI-Powered Clinical Intelligence
- Session Transcript-to-Note Generation
- Automated Summaries for Providers
- Insurance Billing Engine
- Scaling Systems for Unique Insurance Payers
- Affirmative Action
- Reducing Administrative Burdens
- Handling Nonsensical Rules
- Patient-First Infrastructure
- Personalized Care Recommendations
- Health Tracking
- Longitudinal Data Views
- Innovative User Experiences
- Financial Integrity
- Building Ledger Systems for Provider Payments
- Ensuring Accuracy and Consistency
- Multi-Party Marketplace
- Ledger Systems for Providers
- Idempotency and Strict Consistency
Stack
- Languages: Python, TypeScript
- Storage: Postgres, Redis, Snowflake
- Infrastructure: AWS, Temporal
- Operations: Datadog, Sentry, PagerDuty
- AI Tools: Cursor, Claude, Gemini, Eddy
Who You Are
- Owns Outcomes, Not Tasks
- Makes Technical Decisions for Maintainability and Scale
- Mentors by Default
- Ships Fast, Iterates Faster
- Quickly Learns Complex Domains
- Motivated by Impact
- Communicates with Precision
- Uses AI Tools to Push Their Limits
The Interview Process
- Initial Screen
- Live Coding with Engineer
- Technical and Non-Technical Interviews
- References and Offer
Compensation & Benefits
- Salary Range: $182,750 - $278,500 base salary plus a competitive equity package
- Comprehensive Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, HSA/FSA, 401(k), Carrot Fertility reimbursement, and 16-week parental leave
- The Mission: Reimburses therapy and provides a professional development budget
- Time Off: 13 holidays, a full week off in December, and flexible PTO
- Diversity Commitment: Full inclusion of all qualified individuals, E-Verify participation, and anti-phishing measures