Staff Software Engineer
Location: Remote
Compensation: Salary
Reviewed: Tue, Jun 23, 2026
This job expires in: 30 days
Job Summary
Owning the design and implementation of event-driven distributed systems, the full-time Staff Software Engineer will work remotely to develop scalable API architecture and partner on AI integration while mentoring other engineers in a collaborative environment.
Key responsibilities:
- Design and build event-driven distributed systems on Kafka, including orchestrator and worker services
- Own API architecture at scale across REST and a federated GraphQL gateway, ensuring schema composition and contract evolution
- Collaborate on AI architecture to integrate LLMs and agents into the platform while maintaining data protection standards
Required qualifications:
- Deep expertise in large-scale distributed systems and scalable design
- Strong experience with event-driven architecture and hands-on knowledge of Kafka
- Proficient in API design across REST and GraphQL
- Experience with cloud-native technologies, particularly Kubernetes and AWS
- Familiarity with healthcare data standards, particularly FHIR, is a strong plus
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