Senior Software Engineer
UpDoc
Remote, Remote, United States
Job Title
Senior Software EngineerJob Description
We are seeking a talented and motivated senior engineer to join our team. You will primarily work on our backend services. This is a fully remote position.
Who You Are
You're an experienced senior engineer with strong backend expertise. You're a pragmatic, thoughtful engineer with experience owning projects end-to-end. You're excited to build the technical foundation for AI-powered healthcare and apply solid engineering principles to deliver reliability when it matters most.
Restrictions
- Telecommuting is OK
- No Agencies Please
Requirements
What You'll Do
- Develop and maintain high-quality backend systems in Python.
- Work with frontend, product and other engineering team members to scope and define backend functionality for the product.
- Design internal and external APIs that power the UpDoc platform.
- Develop and maintain integrations with third-party healthcare services.
- Help with aspects of the end-to-end engineering stack such as DevOps, CI/CD and observability.
- Participate in day-to-day engineering tasks such as code review and troubleshooting production issues.
- Collaborate with clinical experts to ensure our services are accurate, reliable and trustworthy.
What You'll Need
- 5+ years of professional backend development experience.
- Comfortable working with type-hinted, modern Python.
- Ability to deliver reliable, maintainable systems in a fast-paced environment where safety matters.
- Knowledge of backend-relevant software engineering fundamentals, e.g. networking basics, HTTP, caching, database design, RPC, etc.
- Experience with cloud platforms (especially Azure), DevOps/IaC practices and containerization.
- Experience in designing and implementing RESTful APIs.
- Extensive experience with software testing methodologies and practices.
- Experience troubleshooting complex technical issues in production environments.
- Demonstrated ability to learn continuously, work independently and communicate effectively.
- Experience owning projects end-to-end.
Highly Desired
- Extensive experience with Python and knowledge of the Python ecosystem.
- Experience with FastAPI and Pydantic.
- Experience with healthcare industry standards, such as FHIR, and regulations, including HIPAA and SOC 2.
- Experience in an early stage (< 20 employees) startup environment.
- Experience building applications with LLMs.
About the Company
At UpDoc, we are building the world's first clinically validated, physician-supervised conversational agent that manages chronic diseases; the first step towards a true "AI doctor". With partners including Stanford, Mayo Clinic, Eli Lilly, UCSF Health, and Microsoft, UpDoc is working to build a future where all patients can access high-quality, high-touch care. Learn more about us here.