Staff Software Engineer

Headquarters: Washington, DC URL: https://engaged-md.com You’re an experienced engineer with exceptional skill and leadership ability, capable of making an impact across our product ecosystem. We’re EngagedMD and we have a patient journey application used by more than 3 million users nationwide and internationally since its launch. We continue to see enormous growth and adoption from medical clinics across multiple markets. This is an exciting opportunity to join us in our mission to help carers carry on caring.  You will have the opportunity to architect backend infrastructure and develop new features for our customers while also closely collaborating with our Platform, Product and Customer Success teams. This fully remote role reports to our Director of Engineering and candidates are required to reside in the United States. This role requires legal authorization to work in the United States. EngagedMD is unable to sponsor current H1B visa holders for this role.    What You’ll Do Design, build and maintain backend services and APIs using TypeScript and modern Node.js frameworks Lead system design efforts for new and existing platforms, including service decomposition, data modeling, scalability and reliability considerations Own complex backend domains end-to-end, from initial architecture through implementation, deployment and long-term maintenance Drive technical direction and standards across the backend stack, including coding practices, service boundaries, observability, error handling and performance Make pragmatic architectural tradeoffs that balance delivery speed with system quality and long-term maintainability Collaborate closely with product, frontend, and infrastructure teams to deliver scalable, reliable product capabilities Identify and proactively address technical debt, scalability bottlenecks, security concerns and operational risks Mentor and support engineers through code reviews, design discussions and hands-on technical guidance