Senior Software Engineer, Backend Engineering

Role overview

This is a senior backend engineering role focused on building and maintaining the large-scale systems that power a women's and family health platform. The position involves leading the technical design of reliable, high-performance services while partnering with cross-functional teams to deliver features that improve clinical outcomes and expand access to care.

Responsibilities

- Lead the design, development, and ongoing maintenance of highly scalable, performant, and reliable backend systems. - Collaborate closely with product, design, and other engineering teams to deliver high-quality features aligned with customer needs. - Uphold and evolve engineering quality standards, including code quality, testing, and operational reliability. - Mentor peers and contribute to architectural decisions that shape platform direction. - Identify and address technical debt, performance bottlenecks, and scalability concerns proactively.

Requirements

- Significant senior-level experience in backend software engineering. - Demonstrated ability to design and ship scalable, production-grade systems. - Strong collaboration skills with cross-functional partners across product and engineering. - Solid understanding of software quality practices, including testing, code review, and operational monitoring. - Track record of balancing technical leadership with hands-on implementation.

Nice to have

- Experience building systems in healthcare, telehealth, or other regulated domains. - Familiarity with cloud-native architectures and modern backend frameworks.

Benefits and work setup

- Hybrid work model anchored in the New York Metropolitan area with remote support for San Francisco/Bay Area, CA and Seattle, WA. - New York City team members are expected onsite Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday each week. - Team members based in Boston, DC, Chicago, Seattle, and San Francisco attend monthly in-person collaboration days. - Comprehensive benefits including employer-covered health, dental, and insurance plan options. - Access to wellness programs covering mental health, reproductive health, family planning, and pediatrics. - 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave plus a new parent stipend (for those with at least one year of tenure). - Annual professional development stipend and access to a personal career coach. - 401(k) matching for US-based employees with immediate vesting. - Eligibility for bonus and equity, with individual pay decisions based on experience and skillset.