Staff Backend Engineer (Python)
Core
Design and build scalable, mission-critical backend services and APIs for a cloud-native healthcare data platform serving pharmaceutical companies, biotech innovators, and research organizations.
Role type
Staff Backend Engineer (Python, Kubernetes, AWS)
Builds
Scalable backend services, APIs, and containerized applications deployed on AWS
Domain
Healthcare data collaboration, Life Sciences, Cloud Infrastructure
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Python backend development, Kubernetes orchestration, AWS cloud services, API design, CI/CD pipeline management, agentic code generation tools integration
Preferred skills
Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/CloudFormation/Pulumi), observability (logging/metrics/tracing), secure authentication/authorization, on-premises deployment architecture, application security best practices
Technologies
Python, Kubernetes, AWS, Terraform, CloudFormation, Pulumi
Responsibilities
Design and implement backend services and APIs using Python frameworks; Build and deploy containerized applications on Kubernetes in AWS; Extend infrastructure as code and improve CI/CD pipelines; Optimize system performance, scalability, and fault tolerance; Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define service contracts and architecture; Monitor production systems and resolve reliability and performance issues
Seniority
Staff, hands-on IC with strategic influence
