Staff Backend Engineer (Python)

Join Datavant as a Staff Backend Engineer and contribute to building the future of healthcare technology. Design and build scalable services that power mission-critical applications in a cloud native environment. Develop Python based systems deployed on Kubernetes and AWS with a focus on reliability, performance, and security.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
• 8+ years of backend software development experience
• Professional experience developing production backend services and APIs in Python
• Hands on experience with Kubernetes and containerized workloads
• Experience deploying and operating services in AWS
• Experience integrating agentic code generation tools such as Claude Code or Codex into day to day software engineering practices

Benefits

• Competitive and equitable salary
• Hybrid work model
• Daily in-office lunch stipend
• Comprehensive private health insurance
• 25 days of annual paid leave
• Six-week “Work from Anywhere” policy