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Staff Software Engineer

Location: Remote
Compensation: Salary
Reviewed: Wed, Oct 07, 2026
This job expires in: 30 days

Job Summary

Seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join the Datastore team in a fully remote capacity, responsible for designing and scaling backend systems for data infrastructure, including PostgreSQL data models, Kafka-driven event pipelines, and GraphQL APIs to enhance clinical studies and digital health products.

Key responsibilities
  • Lead design and architecture for complex projects within the Datastore, making data-driven implementation trade-offs
  • Collaborate with product managers and scientific stakeholders to translate requirements into new integrations and solutions for scaling the data platform
  • Debug and profile cross-system issues, ensuring improvements in structure, test coverage, and tooling
Required qualifications
  • 7+ years of backend development experience, with at least 3 years focused on data platforms and backend infrastructure
  • Strong proficiency in SQL and production experience with PostgreSQL, including schema design and query optimization
  • Hands-on experience with data streaming and event processing using Kafka or equivalent technologies
  • Proficiency in Julia or Python, with a willingness to learn Julia
  • Experience deploying services in containerized environments, with knowledge of Kubernetes and Infrastructure as Code tools

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