Remote Senior Software Engineer - Backend (Contractor)

Description:

• Cylinder is a company founded in 2021 that provides personalized, clinician-backed care for digestive issues through a virtual health platform.
• The company aims to connect members with the right level of support at the right time, improving their quality of life and reducing healthcare costs.
• The Senior Software Engineer will support backend development of the digestive platform and various external data integrations.
• The role involves close collaboration with the Data Science team to integrate AI into the patient-centered experience.
• The backend services are primarily developed in Go and run in GKE or other GCP serverless frameworks.
• The DevOps environment utilizes GitHub and Terraform, with various test frameworks including Cucumber for BDD.
• This is a 3-month contract position that may be extended.
• The role offers the opportunity to work on compelling problems in GI health and to shape the future of the company.
• The company culture is collaborative, with a focus on improving clinical outcomes and a passion for GI health.

Requirements:

• Candidates must have 4+ years of experience in building and implementing backend systems and supporting SaaS solutions.
• Proficiency in Golang and developing containerized workloads is required.
• Experience in analyzing and optimizing system performance is necessary.
• A passion for automated testing is essential.
• Candidates should possess outstanding communication and interpersonal abilities.
• Familiarity with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) frameworks is a bonus, including GKE, IAM, Firebase, and others.
• Experience with medical, healthcare, or population health data is preferred, especially familiarity with OHDSI, FHIR, and other healthcare data standards.
• Experience working in a HIPAA regulated environment or similar is a double bonus.

Benefits:

• The position offers the chance to work in a compelling problem domain that impacts real people's health.
• Employees will have the opportunity to shape the future of the company in its early stages.
• The work environment is efficient, minimizing overhead in deploying and supporting software in production.
• The company values collaboration and offers a supportive team atmosphere.
• Cylinder is an equal opportunity employer, promoting a safe space for all identities, cultures, and backgrounds.