Senior Software Engineer - Backend
vestahealthcare- full_time
- Posted : 4 years ago
Vesta Healthcare is a startup with a simple mission: helping the elderly, our parents and grandparents - to continue living their lives at home and stay connected to their family and community. We monitor the home in real-time, identifying issues before they become health events, and helping connect those in need with those who can help.
Our technology platform includes home-based mobile applications, a clinical dashboard, and data analytics not previously available to health professionals.
We are disrupting a $109 billion industry and have just closed a Series A funding round - demonstrating investor excitement in our approach!
ROLE
We are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to support the implementation of our new Clinical Services Innovation (CSI) platform. This multi-enterprise SaaS solution will become the foundation for our web and mobile applications, as well as our AI/analytics platform.
As Senior Backend Engineer, you’ll be working with in our CSI platform to develop scalable applications that:
- Support the workflow of clinicians, social workers, and care conveners
- Leverage our unprecedented access to receive, transform, and analyze clinical data from many sources
- Incorporate intelligence into clinical decision support
- Integrate services of 3rd party partners
- Engage and delight end users (patients and their caregivers)
LOCATION
Remote anywhere in the US. Preferably ET or CT time zones. We would be open to Spain as well.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Support the design of the platform architecture as well as individual components
- Design and develop key components of the platform
- Support and enhance unified development standards
- Review code to ensure quality, maintainability, reusability, and Secure Programming Practices
- Mentor junior engineers to develop good programming practices and a solid approach to technical problem solving
- Evaluate technologies and build vs. buy
QUALIFICATIONS
- 5+ years of hands-on development experience in Java or other object-oriented programming language experience
- Writes understandable, testable code with an eye towards maintainability
- Developed using a modern framework (Java framework a plus), RESTful APIs, and relational DBs
- Strong understanding of database schema design, caching, and scalability
- Previously responsible for the design and delivery of one or more complex software components
- Solid foundation in computer science, with competencies in data structures, algorithms, and software design practices
TECH STACK
- Backend: Java with Dropwizard, Hibernate, Jetty, Jackson, GraphQL
- Frontend: Javascript (Typescript) with React / React Native.
- Infrastructure: ECS, RDS, Lambda, Glue, Athena, Cloudformation, SNS and more
- Dev tools: Github, CircleCI, Docker
PERKS
- Health/Dental/Vision Insurance
- Flexible vacation & generous sick leave
- Equity
- 401(K) plan
- Gym reimbursement
- Free snacks, coffee, and tea
- Monthly company lunches and bagel breakfasts
- Vesta Healthcare Culture Club sponsored events (nights out with colleagues)
Skills
- java
- RESTful
