About this role

Embed with our mobile team as their backend counterpart — building the APIs, services, and data layers that power the iOS and Android apps
Design and implement backend systems and REST APIs for a HIPAA-compliant patient portal in the behavioral health space
Take ownership of complex features end-to-end — from architecture through deployment
Contribute to system design decisions and raise the technical bar across the team

5+ years building production applications on Python/Django or similar stacks
Strong systems thinker: reasons about distributed state, failure modes, and long-term design tradeoffs — not just feature delivery
Deep SQL and data modeling instincts — migrations, query optimization, schema design
Distributed systems experience: async workflows, event-driven architecture, message queues
AWS proficiency — Lambda, SQS, SNS, or comparable services
Able to navigate ambiguous requirements, ask the right questions, and flag tradeoffs clearly
Proficient with AI-assisted development tooling (Claude Code, Cursor, or similar) as a daily driver
Prior experience in healthcare or other compliance-heavy domains (Nice to have)
EHR or third-party platform integration experience (Nice to have)
Appetite to grow toward technical leadership (Nice to have)

Software Engineer II

Key skills