Job Application for Staff Software Engineer, Backend at SmarterDx

Role

We are looking for a backend-oriented Staff Software Engineer to help us advance our clinical AI by designing and building core systems that handle, process, and analyze clinical data at scale. The ideal candidate for this role has a track record working with product managers and data scientists to distill complex requirements into incrementally valuable plans to build well-tailored, manageable software systems. While this role focuses on backend systems, strong candidates are able to deliver across the stack.

SmarterDx builds clinical AI that empowers hospitals to achieve 100% chart accuracy for revenue integrity. Our solution helps hospitals tell the most accurate and complete story of the patient and the care that was delivered, which helps them recover millions in earned revenue and improve quality of care scores. Become a Smartian and help optimize the way the healthcare system works for everyone. Learn more at smarterdx.com/careers.

**This role is fully remote within the US**

What You’ll Do

Design, build and launch new features and improve the overall quality of SmarterDx’s apps
Collaborate across disciplines to understand our users and iterate on new ideas
Protect patients’ privacy and security through secure coding practices
Research and advocate for improved techniques, processes, and designs within the team
Support SmarterDx’s apps in production

What You Bring

12+ years of development experience with a focus on backend and cloud-based solutions
3+ years in a security-conscious environment
Expertise in Python and familiarity with Typescript and React
Expertise working with Postgres or a similar relational database
Experience building cloud-native distributed systems and working with event-driven architectures
Extensive experience working with product managers to shape and define requirements into small, incremental business-valuable deliverables
Experience project managing a small team using a modern agile methodology
Excellent communication and team collaboration skills
Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience

Nice To Haves

You're a former startup founder, or have been the first engineering hire at a startup
Experience in the health tech domain, particularly in hospital billing systems
Experience working with Kubernetes
Experience working with ELT pipelines and tools like Airflow
Experience with Snowflake and dbt

Our Stack

Python, Typescript, React, Postgres, ElasticSearch, AWS, Kubernetes

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!

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Will you now or in the future require SmarterDx to file a petition or application for employment-based visa status on your behalf to begin or continue employment with our company? If you are a US citizen, your answer to this question should be "no." If you are not a US citizen and you have non-immigrant status, for example F-1 or H-1, your answer to this question should be “yes.” Please note that we regretfully cannot provide sponsorship for new employment-based visa status at this time.

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Staff Software Engineer, Backend

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