The Role
The Staff Software Engineer, Backend will enhance the analytics platform by refining the analytics engine, optimizing performance, and developing a regression testing framework, focusing on efficiency and security in cloud-based solutions.
Summary Generated by Built In
Role
We’re looking for a Staff Software Engineer, Backend who will play a pivotal part in refining our analytics platform, optimizing performance, and enhancing security and scalability. Your expertise will directly contribute to the sophistication and efficiency of our solutions. Your key responsibilities will be:
- Analytics Enhancement: Refine our analytics engine to extract more nuanced insights from patient records, leveraging proprietary tools and advanced statistical methods.
- Performance Optimization: Streamline recurring calculations, enhancing data transmission and storage methods to facilitate in-depth analysis at each stage of our analytics pipeline.
- Architecture Refactoring: Improve our architecture to be more maintainable, testable and cost-effective.
- Testing Framework Development: Develop and integrate a regression testing framework into our analytics stack, ensuring robustness and reliability.
Your skills and qualifications
- 12-15+ years of full-stack development experience, with a focus on backend and cloud-based solutions.
- Expertise in Python and experience with Node.js for AWS Lambda functions.
- Strong proficiency in AWS services (Lambda, DynamoDB, Amplify, Cognito, Step Functions, CDK).
- Experience with ETL/ELT processes and tools like AirFlow and dbt.
- Knowledge of database technologies (Postgres, DynamoDB) and familiarity with Snowflake.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- Proven problem-solving skills and independence in a fast-paced, remote environment.
- Excellent communication and team collaboration skills.
- Experience in the health tech domain, particularly in hospital billing systems, is highly advantageous.
Our stack
AWS, Terraform, Kubernetes, Go, Python, Typescript, Postgres, ElasticSearch
Compensation
- $200K to $250K base salary + equity
Benefits
- Medical/dental/vision benefits
- 401k
- Free One Medical membership
- Parental leave
- Remote first
- Minimal bureaucracy
- Incredible teammates!
Top Skills
Go
Node.js
Python
Typescript
The Company
What We Do
SmarterDx ensures complete documentation and coding of diagnoses that impact hospital Revenue and Quality. We use all EMR data – over 30,000 data points per visit – and proprietary clinical AI to laser-in on and uncover potential opportunities.
