Staff Backend Engineer

About the role

At Commure, our engineering team is at the forefront of revolutionizing healthcare technology by building and scaling the systems powering our suite of healthcare products. We are looking for a talented Staff Backend Engineer to help us craft user-friendly, responsive, and secure interfaces that operate reliably at scale and enhance the healthcare experience for both providers and patients.

What You'll Do

• Drive the technical vision and architecture for critical backend systems and platform services.
• Lead large, cross-functional engineering initiatives from design through production.
• Influence engineering strategy and architectural decisions across multiple teams.
• Design scalable, reliable, and secure distributed systems that power mission-critical healthcare workflows.
• Mentor engineers through design reviews, technical guidance, and engineering best practices.
• Improve system reliability, observability, performance, and developer productivity.
• Partner closely with Product, Infrastructure, and Clinical teams to deliver impactful technical solutions.
• Build and operate services using Python, Go, FastAPI, Flask, Kubernetes, and cloud-native technologies.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8+ years of backend software engineering experience building large-scale distributed systems.
• Deep expertise in Python and/or Go and modern backend architectures.
• Experience leading technical initiatives and influencing engineering direction across teams.
• Strong knowledge of cloud infrastructure, Docker, Kubernetes, APIs, and microservices.
• Proven track record delivering scalable, reliable systems and making sound architectural decisions.
• Excellent communication, mentorship, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• A builder mindset with a passion for moving quickly and solving complex healthcare challenges.

Qualifications

• None specified

Skills

• Python
• Go
• FastAPI
• Flask
• Kubernetes
• Cloud-native technologies

Benefits

• None specified

Pay

$200K - $250K

Schedule

Not specified