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We’re looking for a highly experienced Senior Backend Software Engineer to drive backend system design, influence engineering best practices, and solve complex problems that have broad impact across the organization.
If you are passionate about distributed systems, API design, data modeling, and building high-performing backend services, we want to talk to you.
- Design, develop, and maintain back-end services and APIs using Golang, python and LLM frameworks.
- Implement and integrate RESTful APIs and GraphQL for communication between front-end and back-end systems.
- Design, develop, and maintain database solutions, often with technologies like PostgreSQL or other relevant databases.
- Write clean, scalable, efficient, and well-documented code following best practices and coding standards.
- Work closely with cross-functional teams, including UI/UX designers, product managers, and other engineers, throughout the software development lifecycle.
- Identify, debug, and resolve technical issues, bottlenecks, and bugs to ensure application performance and reliability.
- Participate in architectural discussions and contribute to the design of scalable and robust systems.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
- 5+ years’ experience in software development.
- Interest & embrace of AI technologies and LLMs
- Experience working with cross-functional teams in a dynamic environment.
- Healthcare domain experience is a plus.
- Self-motivated professional who takes ownership of assigned tasks and seeks guidance when necessary.
- Understanding of software development methodologies (e.g., Kanban, Agile).
- Solid experience in Go programming for building back-end services and APIs.
- Demonstrated ability to work across the entire application stack with a focus on backend.
- Experience designing and implementing RESTful APIs.
- Familiarity with database concepts and experience with relevant database systems.
- Proficiency with version control systems, such as Git.
- Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure).
Who we are
Transcarent is the One Place for Health and Careᵀᴹ, bringing medical, pharmacy, and point solutions together with the WayFindingᵀᴹ experience, the first and only generative AI-powered health and care platform for health consumers. Our WayFinding experience, paired with transparent and consumer-driven pharmacy care, 2nd.MD expert medical opinions, and virtual primary care, works seamlessly with comprehensive Care Experiences – Cancer Care, Surgery Care, and Weight Health – to support people with all of their health needs, simple or serious. More than 1,700 employers and health plans rely on us to provide information, guidance, and care, empowering health consumers with more choice, an experience they love, access to higher-quality care, and lower costs for 21 million Members. For more information, visit transcarent.com, and follow us on LinkedIn.
At Transcarent, our values guide everything we do:
- People First: We prioritize our Members, clients, and each other in every decision
- Care: Every decision starts with improving health and care for our Members
- Resilience: We push boundaries and take the uncharted path to change an industry
- Results: We take ownership, solve with speed, and deliver for our people and each other
- Humble and Human: We lead with humility, bring fun to tough moments, and go further together
Total Rewards
Individual compensation packages are based on a few different factors unique to each candidate, including primary work location and an evaluation of a candidate’s skills, experience, market demands, and internal equity.
Salary is just one component of Transcarent's total package. All regular employees are also eligible for the corporate bonus program or a sales incentive (target included in OTE) as well as stock options.
Our benefits and perks programs include, but are not limited to:
- Competitive medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Competitive 401(k) Plan with a generous company match
- Flexible Time Off/Paid Time Off, 13 paid holidays
- Protection Plans including Life Insurance, Disability Insurance, and Supplemental Insurance
- Mental Health and Wellness benefits
Transcarent is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. If you are a person with a disability and require assistance during the application process, please don’t hesitate to reach out!
Research shows that candidates from underrepresented backgrounds often don’t apply unless they meet 100% of the job criteria. While we have worked to consolidate the minimum qualifications for each role, we aren’t looking for someone who checks each box on a page; we’re looking for active learners and people who care about disrupting the current health and care with their unique experiences.
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