Vida Health

Vida Health

Senior Backend Software Engineer IV

United States · Senior

No sponsorship$170k-$180kDetected 26 days ago
PythonReactReact NativeDjangoBackend DevelopmentCode ReviewGitSQLPostgreSQLRedisBigQueryGCPCloud PlatformsDockerKubernetesTerraformCI/CDGitHub ActionsDatadogRESTRabbitMQdbtData EngineeringData Science

About the role

  • Vida's team of Obesity Medicine-Certified Physicians, Registered Dietitians, Expert Coaches and Licensed Therapists takes a whole-person approach to care, helping people lose weight, reduce stress and improve their overall health.
  • By combining advanced technology with top-notch healthcare providers, Vida is breaking down the barriers that have historically kept people from getting the best care.
  • It's trusted by Fortune 100 companies, major national payers and large providers to enable their employees to live their healthiest lives.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the architectural design and technical strategy for new backend systems, microservices, and scalable member-facing APIs.
  • Design robust, versioned REST APIs that seamlessly power cross-platform web and mobile (React Native) member applications.
  • Evolve database models, schemas, and indexing strategies in PostgreSQL to support complex, high-throughput application logic.
  • Provision, manage, and optimize cloud infrastructure on GCP-including IAM and Compute-utilizing Terraform (Infrastructure as Code).
  • Manage containerized deployments and orchestrate services using Docker and Kubernetes.
  • Implement and refine asynchronous event-driven systems (e.g., Celery, Pub/Sub) to handle application workflows and notifications.
  • Utilize AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Claude, Cursor, GitHub Copilot) to accelerate delivery and maintain high engineering velocity.
  • Collaborate on and utilize dbt (data build tool) models to ensure backend applications consume well-structured, tested, and documented analytical data.
  • Optimize complex BigQuery and SQL queries to ensure low-latency data retrieval for personalized, member-facing features.
  • Partner with Data Engineering and AI teams to seamlessly consume structured data and models that drive smart, automated member interactions in the app.

Requirements

  • Bachelors degree at a minimum.
  • 7+ years of professional engineering experience with a proven track record of leading technical projects and cross-functional initiatives.
  • Deep, senior-level expertise in Python and the Django framework, with a proven track record of maintaining large-scale production applications.
  • Strong hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
  • Proven experience defining and managing infrastructure as code using Terraform.
  • Deep knowledge of containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
  • Advanced proficiency in SQL and relational database architecture, specifically PostgreSQL.
  • Strong understanding of observability, profiling, and performance tuning in production environments.
  • Excellent technical communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex architectural decisions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Please note: Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. as Vida is unable to sponsor work visas for any position.
  • Exceptional system design skills, with the ability to architect reliable, distributed backend services that power mobile and web clients.
  • Hands-on experience working with Google BigQuery and dbt (specifically around query optimization, utilizing dbt models in application code, and integrating analytical data into application backends).
  • Preferred:
  • Experience in the healthcare industry or other highly regulated environments (HIPAA, SOC2 compliance).

Nice to have

  • Experience using AI-powered development tools (e.g., Claude, Cursor, GitHub Copilot).
  • Hands-on experience with asynchronous task queues and messaging brokers (Celery, Redis, RabbitMQ, Pub/Sub).

Compensation

  • $170k-$180k

Benefits

  • ABOUT US At Vida, we help people get better- and we're helping the healthcare system get better, too.
  • Vida Health is looking for a highly skilled Backend Software Engineer IV to design, build, and scale the foundational backend services that power Vida's member experiences.
  • Evaluate trade-offs in system design, ensuring high availability, security, and low latency for a growing healthcare platform.

Company info

  • At Vida, we help people get better- and we're helping the healthcare system get better, too.
  • You will own complex technical initiatives end-to-end, working deeply with Python, Django, PostgreSQL, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
  • As we restructure our data layer, you will play a critical role in efficiently leveraging our hybrid data architecture (PostgreSQL, BigQuery, and dbt) to build highly responsive, personalized, and AI-driven member features.
  • You will be a key technical leader, mentoring peers, evolving our infrastructure as code (Terraform), and ensuring a resilient, scalable backend that delivers a premium member journey.

Visa & Work Authorization

  • Please note: Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. as Vida is unable to sponsor work visas for any position.
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