Sr. Software Engineer, Backend
AKASASouth San Francisco, California, United States • New York, New York, United States • San Francisco, California, United States
Posted November 23, 2025
180000 - 230000 USD year
Full Time
About the Company
AKASA is a healthcare technology company that uses AI to improve clinical documentation and medical coding.
Job Description
AKASA is a healthcare technology company that uses AI to improve clinical documentation and medical coding. As a Sr. Software Engineer, Backend, you will build AI-powered solutions and work with product, design, and machine learning teams to design and build services, APIs, and tools that support our SaaS products.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science in Computer Science/Software Engineering or related field
- 5+ years of professional experience in software development or machine learning
- Software engineering experience in Python is required
- Proven track record with SaaS products
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills with meticulous attention to detail
- Experience building consumer applications on top of ML pipelines
- Familiarity with FastAPI, SQLAlchemy, Postgres
- Proficiency in Docker, Kubernetes, AWS
- CI/CD experience with GitHub Actions
- Firm grasp of system design principles
- Experience with healthcare data exchange (FHIR, HL7, EDI) is a plus
Benefits
- Unlimited paid time off (PTO)
- Expansive coverage for health, dental, and vision
- Employer contribution to Health Savings Accounts (HSA)
- Generous parental leave policy
- Full employee coverage for life insurance
- 401(K) plan
