Apella
Technology for better surgery
Senior Software Engineer, Backend
Location
United States
Posted
1 day ago
Salary
$175K - $200K / year
Bachelor Degree4 yrs expEnglishAWSCloudGoogle Cloud PlatformGraph QLG RPCJavaNo SQLPythonSQLGo
Job Description
• Design and implement backend services and infrastructure that power our platform's core functionality.
• Build and maintain reliable APIs, service interfaces, and platform tooling to support application needs.
• Collaborate with product and engineering partners to understand system requirements and translate them into robust technical solutions.
• Build systems for media capture, storage, and serving that support high-quality video and imaging workflows.
• Implement observability, error handling, and monitoring to ensure system reliability in production.
• Contribute to the design and evolution of secure, scalable infrastructure that supports high-throughput backend workloads.
• Develop shared GitOps workflows and CI/CD pipelines with progressive delivery patterns (canary rollouts, automated testing).
Job Requirements
- 4+ years of experience in backend software engineering, with a focus on service-oriented architectures, high-throughput systems, and platform infrastructure.
- Strong proficiency in at least one backend programming language (Python, Java, Go, etc.).
- Experience designing and consuming APIs (REST, GraphQL, gRPC, etc.) and working with asynchronous or message-based systems.
- Hands-on experience with SQL and/or NoSQL databases.
- Working knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or similar) and how applications run in production environments.
- Experience building resilient systems with proper testing, validation, and error handling.
- Experience with infrastructure-as-code or platform tooling that supports backend services.
Benefits
- Competitive salary and stock options
- Flexible vacation policy and a culture that values time for rest and recharging
- Remote-first work environment with unique virtual and in-person events to foster team connection
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance—we're a healthcare company that prioritizes your health
- 16 weeks of parental leave for all parents