Senior Backend Engineer - Remote

Overview

At UpDoc, we are building the world's first clinically validated, physician-supervised conversational agent that manages chronic diseases; the first step towards a true "AI doctor". With partners including Stanford, Mayo Clinic, Eli Lilly, UCSF Health, and Microsoft, UpDoc is working to build a future where all patients can access high-quality, high-touch care.

In Short

• 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.

Requirements

• 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.

Benefits

• Join a small, high-impact team building the future of healthcare.
• Work with cutting-edge LLM tools that support world-class medical institutions.
• Shape core technical architecture in an emerging field.
• Competitive compensation and equity in an early-stage startup.