Senior Back-End Engineer (Golang)

Job Description

Job Description

Senior Back-End Engineer (Golang) – Strong Equity, Excellent Benefits, HealthTech Startup

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Salary : $180,000 - $210,000 per year

A bit about us :

We’re partnering with a fast-growing digital health startup that’s transforming how patients and caregivers navigate complex medical journeys. Founded and led by individuals who’ve lived through those experiences firsthand alongside veteran technologists, oncologists, and healthcare innovators, this team combines heart and technical excellence. They’re backed by top-tier venture capital and already generating revenue from major industry partnerships.

If you’re looking for meaningful work that blends cutting-edge tech with real human impact, this is one to take seriously.

Why join us?

Compensation & Perks :

$180K–$210K base salary (depending on experience).

Equity and comprehensive health benefits.

Hybrid schedule (2 days / week onsite in San Francisco’s Financial District).

Unlimited PTO and flexible work culture.

High-impact role as the first in-house backend engineer — immediate ownership and growth path.

Job Details

About the Role

The team is building out its core engineering group in San Francisco and hiring a Senior Back-End Engineer (Golang) to take ownership of their existing backend systems and drive them to production readiness. You’ll be the first in-house backend hire, giving you both immediate technical impact and long-term leadership potential as the team scales.

What You’ll Do :

Take ownership of an existing Golang codebase and evolve it toward production scalability.

Architect, manage, and optimize cloud infrastructure (AWS) using Infrastructure-as-Code.

Build and refine CI / CD pipelines and deployment automation.

Design and develop APIs and backend features that directly affect users’ health journeys.

Collaborate closely with engineering leadership and product teams to shape technical direction.

Champion reliability, performance, and code quality across the backend stack.

What We’re Looking For :

5+ years of professional experience, including 3+ years with Golang.

Hands-on experience with RESTful APIs and Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, or Pulumi).

Strong background in cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and CI / CD (Docker, GitHub Actions, etc.).

Proven success taking products from development to production.

Bonus points for : microservices, Kubernetes, healthcare or data privacy experience (HIPAA), and startup environments.

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