Senior Software Engineer (Backend) - Lingo
Core
Design, build, and optimize scalable, resilient, and secure backend systems for a digital health platform processing real-time biosensor data.
Role type
Senior IC backend software engineer
Builds
Cloud-native microservices, event-driven APIs, and data integrations for real-time health insights
Domain
Digital health / IoT / Real-time data processing
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Microservices architecture, API design (REST/GraphQL/gRPC), Kubernetes, Messaging systems (Kafka/RabbitMQ), Java/Kotlin/Python, Performance optimization, HIPAA/GDPR compliance
Preferred skills
Analytics/ML pipeline integration, API gateways, Digital health/IoT background, Cloud platforms (Azure/AWS/GCP), Infrastructure-as-code (Terraform/Helm)
Technologies
Kafka, RabbitMQ, Kubernetes, Java, Kotlin, Python, REST, GraphQL, gRPC, Terraform, Helm, Azure, AWS, GCP
Responsibilities
Design and develop scalable microservices and APIs for real-time data processing; Implement event-driven integrations with streaming systems; Collaborate with SRE on observability and operational excellence; Participate in architecture reviews and design decisions; Optimize services for low latency and high throughput; Apply security standards and compliance requirements; Mentor junior engineers; Troubleshoot production issues and lead incident response
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
