Backend Engineer

A US-based health-tech startup is looking for a backend engineer. The selected candidate will collaborate with dedicated engineers, patients, caregivers, and scientists to deliver engaging products leveraging world-class technology. As an engineer, you’ll be responsible for developing and maintaining the backend systems and REST frameworks. The company is focused on advancing medicine through large-scale analysis of genomics and has raised a fund of over $5.8mn so far. This is a great opportunity for those who want to work with a tech-savvy and rapidly growing startup.

Job Responsibilities:

• Create well-tested, fault-tolerant, and scalable REST-based services in Django Rest Framework (DRF)
• Design and create background services that can reliably and efficiently respond to user actions
• Design and implement thoughtful and extensible SQL/No-SQL models and schemas
• Grow your skills and apply them to challenging and fun problems that contribute to the development of a platform that empowers users to unify and manage their health data and helps patients in need get access to cutting edge treatments
• Work in a fast-paced environment with engineers who work closely with each other to tackle hard problems, share knowledge, and support each other
• Collaborate with designers and implement amazing customer experiences

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Computer Science (or equivalent experience)
• 3+ years of experience in software engineering
• 2+ years of back-end experience with relational databases, schema design, SQL queries, migrations, and rollbacks 
• Experience in PostgreSQL is a plus, but not required
• Prior experience working with Django
• Must have a solid understanding of object-oriented design, design patterns, RESTful APIs, agile software principles, and responsive web design
• Nice to have some experience with cloud services (AWS, Azure, and/or GCP)
• In-depth knowledge of CI/CD is preferred
• Experience or exposure to NoSQL technologies and/or scalable search platforms is nice to have
• Demonstrative skills with Machine Learning and/or data analytics
• Experience with Docker is preferred