4350- Staff Engineer - Backend (Gravity)
Core
Lead architecture, development, and evolution of mission-critical backend platforms and systems powering healthcare data solutions at scale.
Role type
Staff Backend Engineer (Platform/Architecture)
Builds
Scalable, cloud-native backend services, APIs, and distributed systems for healthcare data integration.
Domain
Healthcare Technology / Backend Engineering
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Backend engineering (Python, Go, Java), SQL & relational databases, RESTful API design, distributed system architecture, cloud-native application design, resilient system patterns (messaging, async processing, fault tolerance), CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, technical leadership, mentoring, system reliability & observability.
Preferred skills
Event-driven architectures (Apache Kafka), observability platforms (New Relic, Datadog, Splunk), containerization & orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes), large-scale SaaS/enterprise platforms.
Technologies
Python, Go, Java, SQL, AWS, Azure, GCP, REST, JSON, XML, Docker, Kubernetes, Apache Kafka, New Relic, Datadog, Splunk, CI/CD, Git, Terraform (implied by IaC), Kafka.
Responsibilities
Own architecture, design, and evolution of complex systems spanning multiple services; design scalable, loosely coupled, cloud-native architectures; lead architecture reviews and set engineering standards; build and maintain core services and APIs; develop reusable frameworks and developer tooling; own production reliability including monitoring, alerting, and error recovery; lead incident investigations and root-cause analysis; mentor engineers and act as a trusted technical partner for cross-functional teams.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with architectural leadership
