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Sr. Software Engineer (Backend)

New York, NY

Allara is a telemedicine platform delivering expert, multidisciplinary healthcare for women with hormonal conditions, covered by many insurance plans. Allara's comprehensive telehealth platform pairs patients with a dedicated care team to provide expert medical guidance, nutrition and lifestyle coaching, and personalized treatment plans that go beyond the basics. As one of the fastest-growing women's health platforms in the US, Allara provides innovative, high-quality care while addressing long-overlooked gaps in the healthcare system for women with hormonal health needs.

The Opportunity

We're an Engineering and Product team of ten - and growing! Reporting to our head of engineering, we are looking for backend engineers to join us. This is a great opportunity to be a foundational member of our technical team with significant opportunities for professional growth.

Our tech stack is React, React Native, NodeJS, NestJS TypeScript, SQL, AWS, Docker, and AWS cdk. We are a Google Suite, Jira, Slack, and Notion shop for internal collaboration. 

As a core member of our collaborative and product-focused technical team, you'll architect and build the backend infrastructure that powers Allara's patient and provider experiences. Our ideal new teammate is someone who balances deep technical expertise in backend systems with being mission-driven. We look for "helpers" across all functions as we scale, people with an affinity for helping patients solve complex health challenges through technology. We are also looking for folks with experience building scalable, secure systems, designing robust APIs, and who excel at data architecture and infrastructure optimization.

Location: Hybrid SoHo office in NYC at least three days a week (Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday) with flexibility as needed OR Remote (U.S).

Your Impact

  • Design and implement scalable, secure APIs and microservices that power our care delivery platform
  • Architect and optimize database schemas, query performance, and data pipelines
  • Contribute to the design and deployment of backend services in AWS, collaborating with DevOps on containerization and IaC
  • Lead backend system design decisions and establish architectural patterns and best practices
  • Develop integration solutions with third-party healthcare systems and services
  • Ensure platform security, HIPAA compliance, and data privacy across all backend systems
  • Support code quality through code reviews, automated testing, and comprehensive documentation
  • Drive continuous improvement in our engineering practices, including deployment processes, monitoring, and incident response
  • Collaborate with frontend engineers to design effective API contracts and data models
  • Investigate and resolve complex platform performance issues and incidents

Required Qualifications

  • Proven experience in backend software engineering (5+ years) with a track record of building scalable, production systems
  • Deep expertise in server-side programming languages and frameworks (NodeJS/TypeScript preferred)
  • Strong understanding of API design principles (REST, GraphQL) and microservices architecture
  • Strong database design and optimization skills (PostgreSQL, MySQL, or similar)
  • Solid experience developing applications on cloud platforms, ideally with AWS (EC2, RDS, Lambda, SQS, etc.)
  • Proficiency with containerization (Docker) and familiarity with orchestration (ECS, Kubernetes)
  • Understanding of infrastructure-as-code tools (AWS CDK preferred), with an emphasis on using them to support development and deployment workflows
  • Comfortable with monitoring, logging, and alerting systems (Datadog, New Relic, or similar)
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation
  • Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills, with a proven ability to debug complex distributed systems
  • Strong collaborator and communicator, with demonstrated ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams

Bonus Points

  • Experience in regulated industries, especially healthcare (HIPAA compliance)
  • Experience with event-driven architectures and message queuing systems
  • Experience with authentication/authorization systems and security best practices
  • Familiarity with React/React Native for better frontend collaboration
  • Experience with performance optimization at scale

What Allara Offers 

  • Compensation & Career Growth

At Allara, we offer competitive compensation tailored to geographic locations. Below are the base salary ranges by zone for this role.

  • Zone 1 (New York City, San Francisco, Seattle) $164,610 - $192,045
  • Zone 2 (Los Angeles, Washington D.C., Boston) $156,380 - $182,443
  • Zone 3 (Chicago, Denver, Austin, Philadelphia, Miami) $148,149 - $172,840
  • Zone 4 (Atlanta, Phoenix, Dallas) $139,918 - $163,238
  • Zone 5 (All other locations) $131,688 - $153,636

Actual compensation will be determined based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to: candidate experience, education, certifications, and skill set. In addition to base salary, our total compensation package includes equity, comprehensive health benefits (medical, dental, vision), generous paid time off, and additional wellness and professional development perks. 

  • Equity
  • Professional development & employee learning programs

Work Environment & Flexibility

    • 100% remote within the U.S. or 3-day hybrid in NYC 
    • Unlimited PTO & 11 company holidays
    • Annual onsite in NYC

Health & Wellness

    • Medical, dental, and vision benefits
    • Health Savings Account (HSA) & Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
    • Long- and short-term disability coverage
    • Annual employee wellness stipend

Family & Future Planning

    • 401(k) plan
    • Parental leave & family planning support benefits

Additional Perks

    • Company-issued laptop
    • Annual work-from-home and wellness stipend
    • A collaborative, mission-driven culture focused on improving patient care

At Allara, we believe in celebrating everything that makes us human and are proud to be an equal-opportunity workplace. We embrace diversity and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better we can serve our members. We’re an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against candidates or patients based on race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, religion, disability, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

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