Remote Senior Backend Engineer, Tech Lead

Description:

• The Senior Backend Engineer, Technical Lead is responsible for developing robust systems and tools to support clients seeking care, providers offering care, and the operational team and infrastructure.
• This role primarily involves working remotely and utilizing Python (Django), gRPC, and GraphQL to integrate and streamline operations.
• Responsibilities include leading the design, development, and implementation of scalable backend systems and APIs using Python.
• The engineer will collaborate with cross-functional teams, product managers, and tech leads to define technical requirements and system architecture.
• The position requires continuing to write code for at least 30% of the time, communicating with the product manager, delegating work, and leading the development of highly responsive user interfaces.
• Mentoring and guiding junior backend engineers is essential, sharing technical expertise and fostering their professional growth.
• The role involves optimizing database design, performance, and security to ensure data integrity and efficiency.
• Conducting thorough testing and debugging of backend applications is necessary to ensure high-quality, bug-free software.
• The engineer will oversee the deployment and maintenance of backend services, ensuring smooth operation and uptime.
• Collaboration with frontend and other teams to integrate frontend interfaces with backend functionality seamlessly is required.
• Leading code reviews, enforcing coding standards, and promoting best practices to maintain a high-quality codebase is part of the job.
• Participation in technical discussions and design reviews to drive innovation and continuous improvement is expected.
• The engineer will develop and maintain technical documentation for backend systems and processes.
• Taking ownership of the backend development lifecycle, from concept to testing, deployment, and monitoring is crucial.
• Staying updated with the latest trends and advancements in backend technologies and tools is necessary.
• Participation in an on-call rotation to investigate and help resolve live-site issues is required.

Requirements:

• A minimum of 6 years of experience building robust and scalable backend applications is required.
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code and continuous deployment in production is necessary.
• Candidates should have experience working with healthcare, healthcare technology, and clinical staff, or other regulated industries.
• Proficiency in gRPC and Protobuf is preferred.
• Experience with relational database systems like PostgreSQL or MySQL is required.
• Candidates should have experience integrating and synchronizing data with third-party APIs.
• Experience with continuous delivery and troubleshooting production code is necessary.
• A solid working knowledge of Python and the Django web framework is required.
• Experience developing and deploying enterprise Python applications into production is preferred.
• A preference for writing quality code with automated testing and leaving the codebase better than how it was found is essential.
• Candidates should be comfortable communicating and collaborating with engineers, clinical, and operations staff to solve open-ended problems.
• An interest in doing mission-oriented work, especially in the healthcare space, is preferred.

Benefits:

• The starting pay for qualified applicants ranges from $154,000 to $183,000 depending on the zone and other job-related factors.
• All zones are eligible for equity in the form of stock options.
• The position includes company-sponsored life insurance, disability, and AD&D plans.
• Voluntary benefits such as 401k retirement, medical, dental, vision, FSA, HSA, dependent care, and commuter/parking options are available.
• Octave offers generous Paid Time Off as well as paid parental leave benefits.