Senior Back-end Engineer (N)
Remote
Job Summary
Design and develop scalable, secure server-side components and APIs using TypeScript and Node.js to support web and mobile applications for enterprise healthcare clients. Implement RESTful and GraphQL services, manage database queries, and ensure HIPAA, SOC 2, and HITRUST compliance through robust engineering practices. Build and maintain infrastructure on AWS and Kubernetes, contribute to CI/CD pipelines, and monitor backend performance and observability. Collaborate cross-functionally with product, design, and DevOps teams in agile sprints using Jira and GitHub. Pitch in on frontend tasks as needed while focusing on backend-heavy development within a mission-driven digital health platform.
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in backend software development, including SaaS or digital health platforms
- Expertise in TypeScript/Node.js, with a strong understanding of RESTful APIs and/or GraphQL servers
- Hands-on experience with PostgreSQL and relational data modeling
- Strong proficiency with AWS services and container orchestration using Kubernetes
- Strong knowledge of microservices, security best practices, and compliance frameworks (HIPAA, SOC 2, HITRUST)
- Experience using Docker, GitHub, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure as code
- Comfort working in a fast-paced startup environment with iterative development cycles
- Fluent in English
- Proactive
- Detail-oriented
- Strong communication skills
- Passion for solving complex problems in healthcare technology
- This position is open exclusively to candidates based in LATAM countries
Desired Qualifications
- Some exposure to React or frontend work is a plus, but not required
- Desire to master a variety of AI tools to reduce coding time and enhance backend development or automation processes
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