Lead Backend Software Engineer

We're building the healthcare experience we all wish existed. Root-cause, functional medicine that's affordable, data-driven, and designed to help people truly heal. We combine advanced diagnostics, clinical care, and smart tech to treat the whole person, because the gut, brain, hormones, and immune system are all connected.

Requirements

• Senior or Staff-level backend engineering experience, with a track record of owning and shipping meaningful production systems
• Deep experience in either Go or Kotlin (strong preference for both), ideally 3+ years
• Strong infrastructure and DevOps experience in AWS or GCP (preference for GCP), ideally 4+ years
• Experience running production workloads on Kubernetes, ideally 2+ years
• Product-minded approach. You think in outcomes, tradeoffs, and user impact, not just tickets
• Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate across teams, clarify ambiguity, and guide technical decisions
• Comfort working in a startup environment with speed, accountability, and the occasional chaos
• Enthusiastic about AI-augmented development. You see AI coding assistants as tools that amplify your impact, not replace your judgment

Benefits

• Generous compensation package based on experience
• Equity stake for all employees based on level
• 401(k) + Employer Matching program
• Remote-first with the option to work from one of our centers in NYC
• Complimentary Parsley Health Complete Care membership
• Subsidized Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance plan options
• Generous flexible time off plan
• Annual professional development stipend
• Annual wellness stipend