Senior Backend Engineer

Job Overview

com You'll build and scale the platform services that power Praia's consumer health products, with a particular focus on EMR integration, including FHIR connectivity to Epic and other systems.

You'll own end-to-end delivery of secure, well-documented APIs used by both internal teams and external health-system partners. This is a senior-level role with real ownership over complex systems.

Job Description

What you'll do Design and operate EMR integration services using HL7 FHIR APIs and adjacent integration patterns (Epic, MyChart, others) Build secure APIs with strong authentication and authorization, audit trails, and least-privilege defaults Use Databricks / Apache Spark for data engineering work as needs arise - pipelines, jobs, Delta Lake - to support product and integration use cases Produce and maintain developer documentation that engineers actually want to read: OpenAPI specs, integration guides, runbooks Lead code and design reviews; mentor engineers and unblock the team Implement automated unit and integration testing, and promote pragmatic TDD standards Operate with a DevOps mindset: CI/CD, infrastructure-as-code, observability, on-call readiness Partner with Product, Design, and Customer teams to turn requirements into reliable systems What we're looking for 5+ years building and operating production software, with senior- or staff-level scope and ownership of complex systems Strong programming skills in one or more of: Java/Kotlin, TypeScript/Node.

js, Python (or similar) Hands-on experience integrating with EMR/EHR systems Experience designing and delivering cloud-native services on AWS, Azure, or GCP, including Kubernetes-based deployments Solid grounding in OAuth2/OIDC, mTLS, JWT, secrets management, and secure SDLC practices Comfort with CI/CD, build automation, and infrastructure-as-code - and owning your own release and operational processes Hands-on observability experience: logging, metrics, tracing, APM tools, and data-driven incident response Databricks experience: jobs and workflows, notebooks, Delta Lake, data pipelines Strong written and verbal communication - able to write clear technical designs and present to senior stakeholders Bachelor's degree in CS / Engineering, or equivalent practical experience Bonus points Open-source contributions Patents, publications, or conference presentations Prior experience at a healthcare or health-tech company Benefits Competitive base salary and performance-based bonuses Full medical, dental, and vision coverage Company-paid life insurance and short- and long-term disability 401(k) with company matching Flexible PTO Employee wellness programs and resources A supportive and inclusive remote-friendly work environment To apply:

Key Responsibilities

• .com You'll build and scale the platform services that power Praia's consumer health products, with a particular focus on EMR integration, including FHIR connectivity to Epic and other systems.
• You'll own end-to-end delivery of secure, well-documented APIs used by both internal teams and external health-system partners.
• What you'll do Design and operate EMR integration services using HL7 FHIR APIs and adjacent integration patterns (Epic, MyChart, others) Build secure APIs with strong authentication and authorization, audit trails, and least-privilege defaults Use Databricks / Apache Spark for data engineering work as needs arise - pipelines, jobs, Delta Lake - to support product and integration use cases Produce and maintain developer documentation that engineers actually want to read: OpenAPI specs, integration guides, runbooks Lead code and design reviews; mentor engineers and unblock the team Implement automated unit and integration testing, and promote pragmatic TDD standards Operate with a DevOps mindset: CI/CD, infrastructure-as-code, observability, on-call readiness Partner with Product, Design, and Customer teams to turn requirements into reliable systems What we're looking for 5+ years building and operating production software, with senior- or staff-level scope and ownership of complex systems Strong programming skills in one or more of: Java/Kotlin, TypeScript/Node.js, Python (or similar) Hands-on experience integrating with EMR/EHR systems Experience designing and delivering cloud-native services on AWS, Azure, or GCP, including Kubernetes-based deployments Solid grounding in OAuth2/OIDC, mTLS, JWT, secrets management, and secure SDLC practices Comfort with CI/CD, build automation, and infrastructure-as-code - and owning your own release and operational processes Hands-on observability experience: logging, metrics, tracing, APM tools, and data-driven incident response Databricks experience: jobs and workflows, notebooks, Delta Lake, data pipelines Strong written and verbal communication - able to write clear technical designs and present to senior stakeholders Bachelor's degree in CS / Engineering, or equivalent practical experience Bonus points Open-source contributions Patents, publications, or conference presentations Prior experience at a healthcare or health-tech company Benefits Competitive base salary and performance-based bonuses Full medical, dental, and vision coverage Company-paid life insurance and short- and long-term disability 401(k) with company matching Flexible PTO Employee wellness programs and resources A supportive and inclusive remote-friendly work environment To apply:

Required Skills and Qualifications

• If you've integrated with healthcare systems before and want to do it alongside people who take both engineering quality and patient experience seriously, we want to chat.
• What you'll do Design and operate EMR integration services using HL7 FHIR APIs and adjacent integration patterns (Epic, MyChart, others) Build secure APIs with strong authentication and authorization, audit trails, and least-privilege defaults Use Databricks / Apache Spark for data engineering work as needs arise - pipelines, jobs, Delta Lake - to support product and integration use cases Produce and maintain developer documentation that engineers actually want to read: OpenAPI specs, integration guides, runbooks Lead code and design reviews; mentor engineers and unblock the team Implement automated unit and integration testing, and promote pragmatic TDD standards Operate with a DevOps mindset: CI/CD, infrastructure-as-code, observability, on-call readiness Partner with Product, Design, and Customer teams to turn requirements into reliable systems What we're looking for 5+ years building and operating production software, with senior- or staff-level scope and ownership of complex systems Strong programming skills in one or more of: Java/Kotlin, TypeScript/Node.js, Python (or similar) Hands-on experience integrating with EMR/EHR systems Experience designing and delivering cloud-native services on AWS, Azure, or GCP, including Kubernetes-based deployments Solid grounding in OAuth2/OIDC, mTLS, JWT, secrets management, and secure SDLC practices Comfort with CI/CD, build automation, and infrastructure-as-code - and owning your own release and operational processes Hands-on observability experience: logging, metrics, tracing, APM tools, and data-driven incident response Databricks experience: jobs and workflows, notebooks, Delta Lake, data pipelines Strong written and verbal communication - able to write clear technical designs and present to senior stakeholders Bachelor's degree in CS / Engineering, or equivalent practical experience Bonus points Open-source contributions Patents, publications, or conference presentations Prior experience at a healthcare or health-tech company Benefits Competitive base salary and performance-based bonuses Full medical, dental, and vision coverage Company-paid life insurance and short- and long-term disability 401(k) with company matching Flexible PTO Employee wellness programs and resources A supportive and inclusive remote-friendly work environment To apply:

Benefits and Perks

• What you'll do Design and operate EMR integration services using HL7 FHIR APIs and adjacent integration patterns (Epic, MyChart, others) Build secure APIs with strong authentication and authorization, audit trails, and least-privilege defaults Use Databricks / Apache Spark for data engineering work as needs arise - pipelines, jobs, Delta Lake - to support product and integration use cases Produce and maintain developer documentation that engineers actually want to read: OpenAPI specs, integration guides, runbooks Lead code and design reviews; mentor engineers and unblock the team Implement automated unit and integration testing, and promote pragmatic TDD standards Operate with a DevOps mindset: CI/CD, infrastructure-as-code, observability, on-call readiness Partner with Product, Design, and Customer teams to turn requirements into reliable systems What we're looking for 5+ years building and operating production software, with senior- or staff-level scope and ownership of complex systems Strong programming skills in one or more of: Java/Kotlin, TypeScript/Node.js, Python (or similar) Hands-on experience integrating with EMR/EHR systems Experience designing and delivering cloud-native services on AWS, Azure, or GCP, including Kubernetes-based deployments Solid grounding in OAuth2/OIDC, mTLS, JWT, secrets management, and secure SDLC practices Comfort with CI/CD, build automation, and infrastructure-as-code - and owning your own release and operational processes Hands-on observability experience: logging, metrics, tracing, APM tools, and data-driven incident response Databricks experience: jobs and workflows, notebooks, Delta Lake, data pipelines Strong written and verbal communication - able to write clear technical designs and present to senior stakeholders Bachelor's degree in CS / Engineering, or equivalent practical experience Bonus points Open-source contributions Patents, publications, or conference presentations Prior experience at a healthcare or health-tech company Benefits Competitive base salary and performance-based bonuses Full medical, dental, and vision coverage Company-paid life insurance and short- and long-term disability 401(k) with company matching Flexible PTO Employee wellness programs and resources A supportive and inclusive remote-friendly work environment To apply:

Work Location and Schedule

This role is listed as Remote USA with location information shown as Remote USA. The employment type is Full Time.

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