Staff Backend Engineer at Well-funded AI Healthtech Startup

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Staff Backend Engineer

Company Description:
A well-funded AI healthtech startup building AI-native systems to process massive volumes of clinical data. Backed by top-tier venture capital and led by an elite group of ex-founders, veteran operators, and medical experts.

Job Description:
As a Staff Backend Engineer, you will architect and deploy AI-native systems designed to handle massive clinical datasets via high-volume APIs. You will lead the development of secure, agentic infrastructure for millions of patients, shaping the product end-to-end alongside an elite team at the intersection of AI and healthcare.

Location: San Francisco, USA

Why this role is remarkable:

• Work at the frontier of AI and healthcare alongside an A* team of ex-founders, veteran operators, and clinicians.

• Build mission-critical infrastructure that directly impacts the clinical outcomes of millions of patients.

• High-impact leadership role within a well-funded startup backed by top-tier venture capital firms.

What you will do:

• Architect and deploy secure AI-native systems and agentic infrastructure to process clinical data via API.

• Shape product iterations end-to-end by integrating first-hand customer and clinician feedback into the engineering roadmap.

• Work with a modern stack including AWS (SageMaker, Bedrock), Python, and advanced NLP / CV models.

The ideal candidate:

• Expert-level experience with Python, FastAPI, and cloud-native infrastructure using AWS, Docker, and Terraform.

• Strong background in machine-learning engineering, including RAG, LLM fine-tuning, and document intelligence.

• A deep love for the “little blue French whale” (Docker) and experience building high-volume data systems.

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