Senior Software Backend Engineer
Senior Backend Engineer
Ready to join a mission‑driven tech team that's quietly transforming how life‑changing medical treatments get to patients faster? This company builds powerful digital platforms that support clinical trials around the world - think high‑scale data, real‑time insights, and products that actually matter. If you've ever wanted to use your engineering superpowers for good, this might be your place.
They're growing their backend engineering team and looking for someone who loves clean architecture, elegant APIs, and cloud‑native everything.
🌟 What You'll Do
- Architect, build, and maintain backend services using Node.js
- Design and optimize GraphQL APIs that developers love to consume
- Build highly scalable and resilient systems on AWS (Lambda, ECS, DynamoDB, S3, the usual suspects)
- Collaborate closely with frontend, product, and DevOps teams to ship polished features
- Improve system performance, reliability, and security in a fast‑moving environment
- Bring strong engineering opinions - and the curiosity to explore better ways of doing things
- Work on tech that directly impacts patient care, research, and global health outcomes
🧰 Tech Stack You'll Work With
- Node.js (TypeScript)
- GraphQL (Apollo / federation experience is a plus)
- AWS: Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, SQS, SNS, CloudFormation/Terraform, etc.
- Microservices architecture
- CI/CD pipelines
- Docker + container-based workflows
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