Big Health is hiring a
Senior Backend Engineer

Summary

The job is for a Senior Backend Software Engineer at Big Health, a remote-based company focused on digital therapeutics for mental health. The role involves architecting and implementing backend services, collaborating with engineers and stakeholders, and mentoring other engineers. The candidate should have 5+ years of experience in building backend systems, 4+ years in Python or other OOP languages, strong communication skills, and experience with cloud environments and databases.

Requirements

• You have 5+ years of hands-on experience in building and shipping backend services and systems
• You have 4+ years of experience developing applications and services in Python and/or other Object Oriented Programming Languages
• You have very strong communication skills and can collaborate effectively with engineers, product, and business stakeholders
• You have worked deploying and operating services in a cloud environment such as GCP or AWS
• You are knowledgeable about data modeling, data access, and data storage techniques with hands-on experience with relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL) and columnar databases (e.g., BigQuery, Redshift, HBase)

Responsibilities

• Architect and implement backend services & systems that meet novel healthcare and business needs
• Collaborate with engineers, product managers, and data analysts to prioritize and enhance the systems and apps for internal stakeholders and patients
• Work with engineers to understand and impact how data is designed, produced, and validated while influencing product and decisions with data
• Implement new technologies, system designs and best practices in code health, testing, observability, and service maintainability
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to engineers, fostering a culture of knowledge sharing and continuous learning

Benefits

• Join a diverse team of all backgrounds
• Autonomy over your work and freedom to input
• Enjoy a clearly structured personal review and development program
• Quarterly happiness survey that we use to ensure we’re creating a healthy and happy workplace for ourselves
• Fund for spending on personal happiness
• Regular team and company events
• Generous vacation and maternity/paternity policy
• Competitive salary and equity package