Remote Senior Backend Engineer at Volatus Health
Back-End Programming
Worldwide
Full-Time
Javascript
Python
Devops
Typescript
Aws
PostgreSQL
Api Integration
Api Developement
Speech Recognition
Medical
Volatus Health, a rapidly growing startup founded by leading medical experts in reproductive health and seasoned tech entrepreneurs, is revolutionizing the fertility clinic space. We are developing a cutting-edge software platform designed to enhance outcomes for both patients and medical professionals.
We are looking for an experienced Senior Backend Engineer with a proven track record of building and deploying production-grade backends using PostgreSQL. Your role will be pivotal in transitioning our product from prototype to launch. You should be an expert in backend development, possess strong database skills, have experience integrating third-party APIs, and thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic startup environment. Experience with medical device and system integrations is a significant plus.
Your primary responsibility will be designing and managing our data model, which includes a wide range of internal and external medical data. You will ensure the database is optimized for performance, reliability, scalability, and security.
What we’re looking for:
Required Skills:
- Expert-level proficiency in PostgreSQL (data modeling, security, authentication, authorization, RLS, performance optimization, transactions, triggers, scaling, etc.)
- Proficiency in TypeScript
- Experience with NextJS/NodeJS
- Advanced experience integrating with external APIs
- AI Integration: Hands-on experience with LLMs or other advanced AI models
- Strong computer science fundamentals
- Advanced testing skills and a focus on maintaining high reliability
Strongly Preferred Skills:
- Experience with Supabase (especially Row Level Security and Realtime features)
- DevOps expertise and a track record of ensuring uptime reliability
- AI Training: Ability to contribute to long-term AI strategy and customize open-source AI models using medical data
- Experience with medical device integrations (e.g., Immunoassay, Ultrasound)
- Familiarity with medical data standards (e.g., HL7, FHIR) and HIPAA compliance
- Experience with voice activation, speech-to-text, or text-to-speech technologies
- Proficiency in React (our stack is NextJS; occasional front-end contributions may be required)
Bonus Skills:
- Experience with AWS
- Familiarity with backend workflow tools like temporal.io or Airflow
- Proficiency in Python
You will collaborate closely with our head of engineering, principal engineer, product designer, and CEO to expand our customer-focused SaaS application. As an early team member, you will have the opportunity to influence foundational technology and product decisions that will shape the future of our company. Our codebase is relatively new, offering you the chance to build many components from the ground up.
You’re a great fit if you…
Have a strong bias toward action and can make quick, informed decisions while balancing tradeoffs and mitigating risks. You enjoy owning problems end-to-end, coordinating across teams, and are self-motivated to learn new skills to ensure project success.
Ideal candidates will be within +/- 3 hours of the EST timezone. However, we are open to considering exceptional candidates outside this range who are willing to align with our primarily USA-based schedule.
If you’re interested in applying…
Please send your resume, timezone, and a brief explanation of why you’re a great fit for this role to: [email protected]