Principal Engineer Backend
RapidAIJob Summary
RapidAI is seeking a Principal Engineer Backend to design complex, scalable software systems and architectures for their medical device software development team. The ideal candidate will have 15+ years of experience in software development and demonstrated engineering leadership, with expertise in backend development using Typescript and Amazon AWS. They will work on impactful technical solutions, provide technical guidance and mentorship, and collaborate cross-functionally across product, program management, and other teams. With a strong focus on quality standards, design review checklists, code review processes, and continuous improvement, the successful candidate will help deliver the best patient care to patients worldwide. The role offers flexible remote work options, $4,000/year travel stipends, and equity in a fast-growing company. Apply now to join RapidAI's team of high-energy employees who are passionate about leveraging cutting-edge technology to impact millions of lives.
Position Duties And Responsibilities
- Design complex, scalable software systems and architectures. Evaluate existing architectures and propose improvements. Ensure technical decisions align with product roadmap.
- Plan technical projects and milestone deliverables in alignment with product managers. Coordinate engineers and their tasks and monitor overall progress.
- Design and build impactful technical solutions and own them through the entire development lifecycle.
- Develop complex features and components. Review code and designs developed by other engineers. Debug difficult issues across the codebase.
- Research the latest technologies and propose ways to integrate them to improve the product. Come up with solutions for technical challenges and improvements.
- Provide technical guidance and mentorship to other engineers. Establish engineering best practices and standards.
- Clearly communicate complex technical concepts and designs to both technical and non-technical audiences. Collaborate cross functionally across product, program management and other teams.
- Establish quality standards, design review checklists, code review processes etc. Monitor system performance and ensure quality goals are met. Drive continuous improvement.
Education, Experience, And Qualification
- Bachelors’ Degree or equivalent
- 15+ years of experience in software development and demonstrated engineering leadership
- 8+ years of experience in backend development
- 3+ years in using Typescript and Amazon AWS
- High level of skill in at least one general-purpose backend language and one frontend language, but willingness to work with other languages if required
- High level of distributed system design skill
- Creating platforms, reusable libraries, and utilities wherever applicable
- Writing high-quality code that is modular, functional, and testable
- Troubleshoot issues effectively in a distributed architecture
- Communicate, collaborate and work effectively in a global environment
- Solid analytical and reasoning skills for design, troubleshooting and root cause analysis
- Great communication skills with technical and non-technical teams
Bonus Skill
- iOS or Android development experience; Swift, Kotlin and good understanding of Native mobile
- Experience in a regulated software environment e.g. medical device, aerospace, defense, automotive
- Experience with DICOM, HL7 or other medical data formats/protocols
