Heartbeat Health
We're on a mission to deliver the most effective, efficient, and engaging heart care in the world.
Senior Backend Engineer
Location
United States
Posted
172 days ago
Salary
Not specified
5 yrs expEnglishAWSCloudDistributed SystemsDockerKotlinKubernetesPostgresRustGo
Job Description
• Build Systems That Matter - Design, implement, and maintain RESTful backend services and APIs that power care coordination, EMR interoperability, and automation across our platform.
• Deliver Incremental Value - Partner closely with product, clinical, and operations to ship usable, valuable backend functionality in short, feedback-driven iterations.
• Write Reliable Code - Contribute clean, well-tested, and maintainable code that’s built for resilience, observability, and scale.
• Shape Technical Direction - Participate in design reviews and technical discussions that influence how our systems evolve over time.
• Contribute to a High-Impact Team - Join a group that values thoughtful engineering, clear ownership, and shipping real value - fast.
• Develop backend services that orchestrate care journeys and drive outcomes for patients and providers across the country.
• Work alongside experienced engineers to solve challenging technical problems and shape system architecture.
• Play a key role in scaling a platform through clean abstractions, pragmatic engineering, and tight iteration.
Job Requirements
- 5+ years of experience building backend services and APIs
- Strong proficiency in at least one modern, statically typed language like Rust, Go, or Kotlin (we’re a Rust shop)
- Experience designing and building RESTful APIs, including defining and maintaining documentation with OpenAPI specifications.
- Solid understanding and experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL), distributed systems, and AWS cloud environments.
- Familiarity with service-oriented architectures and best practices for designing modular services.
- Comfort with CI/CD pipelines, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and monitoring/observability tools.
- Solid communication and collaboration skills; ability to work cross-functionally and independently
- A bias toward pragmatism, simplicity, and execution
- Experience in healthcare or other regulated industries
- Familiarity with EHR integrations (FHIR, HL7, SMART on FHIR, etc.)
- Experience building with Rust and its ecosystem (e.g., Actix, Serde, Diesel, Tokio)
- Interest or experience in AI/ML systems or integrating AI-powered tools
Benefits
- We are mission-driven: we're revolutionizing the way cardiovascular care is delivered
- We are fast-paced & agile: we move quickly, iterate often, and value experimentation
- We are remote-first: flexibility, autonomy, and trust are at the core of how we operate
- We care about diversity: diversity allows us to build an excellent patient experience
- We are an equal opportunity employer: we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status
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