Senior Backend Engineer
On-site · New York City, New York, United States
Job Summary
Seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to develop scalable API infrastructure for an AI healthcare platform, focusing on Python and FastAPI for RESTful API development. Responsibilities include secure health record exchanges, database optimization for high-volume data, error handling, and real-time systems integration. Candidates should possess a CS degree or equivalent, with 6+ years of backend engineering experience, expertise in APIs, cloud services, and relational databases, along with a strong programming background.
Required Qualifications
- CS degree OR equivalent demonstrated expertise
- Engineering, Math, or related technical degrees welcomed with strong programming foundation
- Preference for graduates from top programs at top universities
- Preference for founders, founding engineers, or extensive startup experience
- Independent problem solver who collaborates well cross-functionally
- 6+ years backend engineering with Python and API development
- FastAPI, Flask, or similar Python web frameworks
- Cloud services experience
- RESTful APIs, high-volume traffic handling
- Relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and optimization
- Redis, caching strategies, distributed systems design
- Third-party API integrations and webhook management
- Microservices architecture and distributed system patterns
- Security best practices for sensitive data and API design
- CI/CD pipelines, containerization (Docker), deployment automation
- Monitoring, logging, observability tools
Desired Qualifications
- Systems for healthcare, fintech, or regulated industries
- Healthcare data standards (HL7, FHIR) and HIPAA compliance
- High-scale data processing and real-time systems
- AI/ML systems and model serving infrastructure
- Message queues, event-driven architectures, async processing
- Healthcare workflows, EHR systems, telehealth platforms
- Seed/Series A experience in healthcare or technology
- Advanced degree in CS, Engineering, or related field
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