Senior Backend Engineer, API

Join Our Team as a Senior Backend Engineer, API

Are you a driven Backend Engineer looking to make a significant impact in the healthcare industry? Turquoise Health is seeking a talented individual to join our team and help eliminate the financial complexity of healthcare. As a Senior Backend Engineer, you will play a crucial role in building the core pricing systems that empower patients and providers to negotiate lower prices in healthcare.

Responsibilities

• Design and Develop APIs: Create strong, resilient, and robust APIs, libraries, and tools to power our healthcare pricing products.
• Full Software Development Lifecycle: Be responsible for the entire software development process, including design, development, testing, and production operations.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with Product and subject matter experts to conceptualize, prototype, and build API endpoints.
• Technical Documentation: Draft both internal and external technical documentation to support our products.
• Feedback and Iteration: Seek and prioritize technical and product feedback from internal customers and iterate quickly with a focus on delivering value.

Qualifications

• Educational Background: Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience/knowledge. We welcome candidates with non-traditional educational backgrounds.
• Experience: 5+ years of demonstrated experience in backend development, building API endpoints, and scalable backend systems.
• Technical Skills: Proficiency in designing APIs and building endpoints and backend systems using Python. Experience with other programming languages such as Go, Java, Kotlin, or Scala is a plus.
• Database Knowledge: Experience working with SQL or NoSQL databases and OLAP datastore technologies like Apache Pinot.
• Entrepreneurial Mindset: Ability to prioritize tasks with an eye for evolving business needs and solve problems independently.
• Remote Work Capability: Ability to work effectively in a remote environment.

Salary and Benefits

• Salary Range: €170,000 - €185,000 per year.
• Additional Compensation: Includes company stock options and other benefits.

About Turquoise Health

Turquoise Health is a Series B startup backed by top VCs, including a16z, Box Group, Bessemer Venture Partners, Tiger Global, Adams Street, and Yosemite. We are dedicated to making healthcare pricing simpler, more transparent, and lower cost for everyone. Join our accomplished team of professionals who are passionate about improving healthcare.

Location

This is a fully remote position based in the United States. We operate on US business hours and work with clients entirely based in the US. We are seeking US-based candidates for this role.

How to Apply

If you are ready to join a mission-driven company and make a difference in the healthcare industry, we encourage you to apply. Turquoise Health is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. If you require assistance or an accommodation with the hiring process, please contact us.

Join us in our mission to eliminate the financial complexity of healthcare and make a real impact in the industry.