Software Engineering
Senior Backend Engineer
New York, NY
$180,000 to $229,000 a year
The employer is a health technology company building software and devices for outpatient care.
The employer is looking for a Senior Backend Engineer in New York, NY. In this role you will lead technical work alongside an experienced software engineering team and take real ownership of your work. This is a full-time, permanent position. This role is on site at our New York location.
What you’ll do
- Build asynchronous processing with message queues and streaming systems
- Model data and tune queries for PostgreSQL and other data stores
- Improve test coverage and release safety for critical services
- Own services end to end, including deployment, monitoring and on-call
- Design and operate APIs and data pipelines that power customer-facing products
- Mentor junior engineers and review their work
What you’ll bring
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field
- 5+ years of relevant professional experience
- Experience building back-end services in Go, Java, Python or a similar language
- Clear written communication for design reviews
- Experience operating services in a cloud environment
- A track record of leading projects from scope through delivery
Nice to have
- Experience with infrastructure as code
- Experience with Kafka or other streaming platforms
Compensation and benefits
The pay range for this position in New York, NY is $180,000 – $229,000 per year. Final pay depends on experience, skills and qualifications.
- Life insurance
- Flexible spending accounts
- Wellness stipend
- Employee assistance program
- Paid parental leave
- Health savings account with employer contribution
The employer is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
