Trial Library
Staff Engineer, Backend & Data
San Francisco, CA · Staff+
Sponsorship not specified$168k-$230kDetected 55 days ago
TypeScriptPythonReactCode ReviewPostgreSQLAWSTerraformAPI DevelopmentData EngineeringAgentic AIComplianceHIPAAHL7/FHIREHR/EMRClinical TrialsResearchLeadershipCommunicationCollaboration
About the role
- Our engineering culture values direct communication, strong ownership, and low-ego collaboration.
- We laugh a lot and use a ton of Slack emojis.
- We make decisions quickly, give open feedback, and we have a strong bias toward action.
Responsibilities
- Additional Support & Voluntary
- We're hiring a second Staff Engineer to own key parts of our backend and data platform.
- Our platform supports our teams that identify eligible patients for clinical trials and navigate patients around any barriers to enrolling in a trial.
- How We Build with AI
- Our embrace of AI didn't come from a mandate but from our own desire as engineers to do more safely.
Requirements
- Beyond tenure, what matters most is whether you have demonstrated the kind of high-impact ownership this role requires.
- Deep AWS experience (Lambda, Fargate, SQS, RDS, and the surrounding ecosystem) and the ability to choose the right service for the right job
- Demonstrated ability to take autonomous ownership, identifying and resolving systemic issues independently.
- Startup experience, where you have built from scratch at an early-stage company and treated ambiguity as an opportunity rather than an obstacle
- Clear communication and influence, with the ability to explain tradeoffs to both engineers and non-engineers to earn trust through honesty
Nice to have
- Meaningful impact - helping patients access clinical trials faster through better technology and workflows
- Collaborative team culture - low ego, high trust, and close partnership across functions
- Ally is our favorite moniker
- The broadest reach is worth the effort
- Celebrate measurable improvements in access and outcomes
- Fearless advocates for representation in research
- Incentives matter to stakeholders choosing our products
- Taking initiative is actually giving
Compensation
- $168k-$230k
Benefits
- 401(k) program, pre-tax HSA and FSA options, commuter benefits, financial wellness resources, and access to legal protection plans to support both short- and long-term planning.
- Access to voluntary benefit offerings including pet wellness support, domestic partner coverage, and additional programs that support the diverse needs of our team members and their families.
- Trial Library is an AI-native research platform with a mission to improve healthcare outcomes by expanding access to precision medicine.
- Backed by leading healthcare venture capital firms, Trial Library's platform is currently deployed in 840+ clinics and 3,000+ providers nationwide.
Company info
- We view effective use of these tools as an important part of engineering leverage and velocity.
Equal opportunity
- equal opportunity employer committed to building an inclusive workplace.
- If you require assistance or accommodation, please contact jobs@triallibrary.com
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