Senior Backend Software Engineer

At Athelas and Commure, we're bringing simple, life-changing health care products and medical billing services to people around the globe.

In addition to our established Remote Patient Monitoring business, we introduced a rapidly expanding SaaS Revenue Cycle Management solution in 2022 that provides revenue intelligence for hundreds of healthcare businesses from small clinics to large health systems. Our state-of-the-art dashboard, Athelas Insights, provides practices with an unparalleled understanding into their financial health to help them with all aspects of RCM, including eligibility, rejections, denials, as well as coding optimization and more.

To keep pace with our remarkable momentum - having seen a 5x increase in revenue over the past 6 months with more exponential growth on the horizon - we're actively seeking new, high-impact team members looking for a challenge!

Commure and Athelas have recently joined forces to form healthcare's next-generation operating system. Through its pioneering AI-powered platform, the newly combined Commure gives time back to clinicians and staff at hospitals and health systems across the U.S. with easy-to-use clinical, financial, and operational solutions.

Together, we're on a mission to connect, protect, and empower healthcare by developing groundbreaking and hyper-connected technologies. We believe deeply that by joining our many datasets and digital solutions together in harmony, we can solve our industry's biggest challenges: improving the experiences of our care providers, bringing down the cost of care, and ensuring the health and wellbeing of our communities.

Combined, Commure and Athelas is backed by General Catalyst, Sequoia, Y Combinator, Lux, Human Capital, 8VC, Greenoaks Capital and Elad Gil.

If you want to improve healthcare innovation through close partnerships between developers and doctors, come work with us!

Role Summary:

Athelas is on the lookout for a Senior Back-End Engineer to join our Infrastructure Engineering team, playing a pivotal role in enhancing our revenue cycle management product. This position is perfect for someone who is deeply passionate about making meaningful contributions in healthcare through advanced technology solutions. As a Senior Back-End Engineer, you will not only be involved in coding but also in leading and architecting solutions that have a significant impact in the healthcare industry. Your expertise will drive the simplification and enhancement of healthcare processes, benefiting countless individuals.

Regular office attendance is expected, approximately 4-5 days a week.

At least 3 years of industry experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development, enhancement, and maintenance of the back-end for our innovative revenue cycle management product.
• Act as a key player in our dynamic Infrastructure Engineering team, architecting and building robust, scalable back-end services.
• Oversee and participate in collaborative efforts, setting a standard for swift execution and strategic decision-making.
• Manage complex server-side development tasks, including sophisticated database interactions and seamless integration with front-end components.
• Master and utilize a tech stack comprising Python, Flask, advanced database management, cloud services, and more.
• Design, implement, and oversee APIs, data storage solutions, and comprehensive server-side application logic.
• Mentor junior engineers and lead cross-functional teams in various projects.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent extensive experience.
• [Preferred] Advanced Back-End Programming Skills with a high level of proficiency in Python.
• Deep expertise in developing and managing complex data pipelines and extensive experience with PostgreSQL or similar relational database management systems.
• Advanced knowledge in Containerization and Cloud Services (Docker, Kubernetes).
• 3+ years of professional back-end development experience
• A strategic thinker with a builder's mindset, passionate about high-impact projects.
• Demonstrated expertise in building, scaling, and maintaining sophisticated production environments.
• Advanced skills in system monitoring, alerting, reporting, metrics tracking, and software reliability engineering.
• An exceptional sense of product development with a keen focus on user experience and customer needs.
• A commitment to ongoing personal and professional development.
• Strong leadership qualities with the ability to mentor and guide team members effectively.

Why You'll Like Working with Athelas

• Execution focused, driven team: Join a team with an incredible record - we are the smallest, fastest company in history to receive FDA hematology clearance. We are also the largest Remote Patient Monitoring company in the US, with a fast-growing SaaS Revenue Cycle Management business as well
• Technology Focus: Revolutionizing how technology can be used in the healthcare industry
• Strong Backing: $132M Series B raised from the likes of Sequoia, General Catalyst, Tribe, Y Combinator
• Mission Driven: We are changing the way healthcare is provided, bringing it directly to the people who need it with technology-enabled solutions
• Incredible Growth: Revenue growth of 5x over the past 6 months and we're just getting started!
• Competitive Benefits: Hybrid work environment, unlimited PTO, medical, dental, vision, excellent maternity and paternity paid time off.

Athelas is committed to creating and fostering a diverse team. We are open to all backgrounds and levels of experience, and believe that great people can always find a place. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to all applicants throughout the application process.

Employees will act in accordance with the organization's information security policies, to include but not limited to protecting assets from unauthorized access, disclosure, modification, destruction or interference nor execute particular security processes or activities. Employees will report to the information security office any confirmed or potential events or other risks to the organization.

Employees will be required to attest to these requirements upon hire and on an annual basis.