Lead Software Engineer (Full-stack)

Impiricus is the first and only AI-powered HCP Engagement Engine. As a Lead Software Engineer, you will drive the technical vision, architecture, and execution of their digital healthcare platform, leading complex initiatives and mentoring engineers to deliver innovative technology that improves patient outcomes.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the design, architecture, and implementation of scalable backend services, APIs, and distributed systems using Python and cloud-native architectures
• Drive development of modern full-stack applications and internal platforms using React/Next.js and related frontend technologies
• Design secure, reliable, and high-performance systems that enable rapid product innovation and long-term scalability
• Lead the development of data pipelines, asynchronous workflows, third-party integrations, and AI/LLM-powered capabilities, including prompt orchestration and intelligent automation
• Champion engineering excellence through code quality, testing, observability, CI/CD, performance optimization, and infrastructure improvements that enhance scalability and developer productivity
• Make key architectural decisions that balance business needs, scalability, maintainability, performance, and security
• Serve as the technical lead for complex, cross-functional initiatives from architecture and design through deployment and operational support
• Mentor engineers through technical coaching, design reviews, code reviews, and collaborative problem-solving
• Establish engineering standards, scalable design patterns, and development best practices while fostering a culture of continuous improvement
• Evaluate emerging technologies and guide technical planning, architecture reviews, and long-term platform evolution
• Maintain technical documentation, architecture diagrams, and implementation plans to support knowledge sharing and operational excellence
• Partner with Product, Design, Data, and Business stakeholders to translate business objectives into scalable technical solutions
• Collaborate across engineering and analytics teams to improve platform performance, scalability, and user experience
• Drive execution of strategic platform initiatives while proactively identifying technical risks, dependencies, and tradeoffs

Requirements:

• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience with deep expertise in backend or full-stack application development
• Expert proficiency in Python and modern backend technologies, with extensive experience designing scalable APIs, distributed systems, and cloud-native applications
• Strong experience building modern frontend applications using React, Next.js, or similar frameworks
• Proven experience integrating AI/LLM technologies into production applications, including prompt engineering, orchestration frameworks, retrieval pipelines, and AI-enabled workflows
• Extensive experience designing and operating microservices, event-driven architectures, and cloud-native systems on AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure
• Strong experience with DevOps practices, including CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes, infrastructure as code, and cloud infrastructure automation
• Demonstrated expertise in software engineering best practices, including testing, observability, security, reliability, and performance optimization
• Proven track record of leading complex technical initiatives, driving architectural decisions, and mentoring engineers in collaborative, fast-paced environments
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
• Experience in healthcare technology, healthcare data, or HIPAA-compliant systems is a plus