Heidi
Healthcare
SeniorBackendEngineer
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“Senior Backend Engineer at Heidi. Skills: Backend development, AI products, Cloud infrastructure. Deliver robust code. Consider code structure design”
Industry & Context.
Problem-solving skills
3 days in office
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
5+ years of backend development, Experience building message queue systems, Writing testable code, Data modeling, Understanding trade-offs, Deep understanding API design, Data & application security knowledge, Experience integrating third-party systems, Competent with source code control, Competent with CI/CD pipeline technologies, Architecting highly available systems, Architecting scalable systems, Architecting secure systems, Architecting performant systems
Nice to Have
Experience in hyper growth startup, Experience building SaaS products
What You'll Do.
Consider code structure design
Implement data storage solutions
Optimize data storage solutions
Design backend systems
Build backend systems
Maintain backend systems
Architect cloud infrastructure
Manage cloud infrastructure
Develop message queue systems
Manage message queue systems
Collaborate with frontend teams
Collaborate with AI teams
Integrate new features
Enhance existing APIs
Optimize API performance
Handle API versioning
Handle API documentation
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Frontend teams; AI teams
Communication Scope
API documentation
Process & Methodology
Scalability
Full Job Description
WHO IS HEIDI? Heidi is building an AI Care Partner that supports clinicians every step of the way, from documentation to delivery of care. We exist to double healthcare’s capacity while keeping care deeply human. In 18 months, Heidi has returned more than 18 million hours to clinicians and supported over 73 million patient visits. Today, more than two million patient visits each week are powered by Heidi across 116 countries and over 110 languages. Founded by clinicians, Heidi brings together clinicians, engineers, designers, scientists, creatives, and mathematicians, working with a shared purpose: to strengthen the human connection at the heart of healthcare. Backed by nearly $100 million in total funding, Heidi is expanding across the USA, UK, Canada, and Europe, partnering with major health systems including the NHS, Beth Israel Lahey Health, MaineGeneral, and Monash Health, among others. We move quickly where it matters and stay grounded in what’s proven, shaping healthcare’s next era. Ready for the challenge? THE ROLE A Senior Software Engineer responsible for the execution of the backend features, with a deep technical understanding and how it translates to representing user needs. You will have operated in a hyper growth startup with experience building SaaS products. You will also have a deep understanding of the key challenges engineers face and a firm grasp on design principles in prioritizing key features and capabilities. Your superpower is how to bridge the gap between technical specifics and business needs effortlessly and turn high-level designs into real-world solutions. You thrive in challenging situations, and you appreciate the dynamics of a flexible, flat-structured work environment. You are quick to grasp the nuances and complexities of developing an AI product healthcare internationally. We know that brilliant people can come from unlikely places; if you have a proven track record of shipping spectacular technically challenging products and fea
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