Senior Software Engineer

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About UpDoc At UpDoc https://updoc.ai, we are building the first clinically validated, physician-supervised AI agent that manages chronic diseases. We are an early-stage startup founded by Stanford physicians. We are seeking a talented and motivated senior engineer to join our team. You will primarily work on our backend services. This is a fully remote position. Who You Are You're an experienced senior engineer with strong backend expertise. You're a pragmatic, thoughtful engineer with experience owning projects end-to-end. You're excited to build the technical foundation for AI-powered healthcare and apply solid engineering principles to deliver reliability when it matters most. What You'll Do - Develop and maintain high-quality backend systems in Python. - Work with frontend, product and other engineering team members to scope and define backend functionality for the product. - Design internal and external APIs that power the UpDoc platform. - Develop and maintain integrations with third-party healthcare services. - Help with aspects of the end-to-end engineering stack such as DevOps, CI/CD and observability. - Participate in day-to-day engineering tasks such as code review and troubleshooting production issues. - Collaborate with clinical experts to ensure our services are accurate, reliable and trustworthy. What You’ll Need - 5+ years of professional backend development experience. - Comfortable working with type-hinted, modern Python. - Ability to deliver reliable, maintainable systems in a fast-paced environment where safety matters. - Knowledge of backend-relevant software engineering fundamentals, e.g. networking basics, HTTP, caching, database design, RPC, etc. - Experience with cloud platforms (especially Azure), DevOps/IaC practices and containerization. - Experience in designing and implementing RESTful APIs. - Extensive experience with software testing methodologies and practices. - Experience troubleshooting complex technical issues in production environments. - Demonstrated ability to learn continuously, work independently and communicate effectively. - Experience owning projects end-to-end. Highly Desired - Extensive experience with Python and knowledge of the Python ecosystem. - Experience with FastAPI and Pydantic. - Experience with healthcare industry standards, such as FHIR, and regulations, including HIPAA and SOC 2. - Experience in an early stage (< 20 employees) startup environment. - Experience building applications with LLMs.