About UpDoc
At UpDoc, we are building the world's first clinically validated, physician-supervised conversational agent that manages chronic diseases; the first step towards a true "AI doctor". With partners including Stanford, Mayo Clinic, Eli Lilly, UCSF Health, and Microsoft, UpDoc is working to build a future where all patients can access high-quality, high-touch care. Learn more about us here.
We are seeking a talented and motivated senior engineer to join our team. You will primarily work on our backend services. This is a fully remote position.
Who You Are
You're an experienced senior engineer with strong backend expertise. You're a pragmatic, thoughtful engineer with experience owning projects end-to-end. You're excited to build the technical foundation for AI-powered healthcare and apply solid engineering principles to deliver reliability when it matters most.
What You'll Do
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Develop and maintain high-quality backend systems in Python.
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Work with frontend, product and other engineering team members to scope and define backend functionality for the product.
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Design internal and external APIs that power the UpDoc platform.
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Develop and maintain integrations with third-party healthcare services.
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Help with aspects of the end-to-end engineering stack such as DevOps, CI/CD and observability.
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Participate in day-to-day engineering tasks such as code review and troubleshooting production issues.
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Collaborate with clinical experts to ensure our services are accurate, reliable and trustworthy.
What You’ll Need
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5+ years of professional backend development experience.
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Comfortable working with type-hinted, modern Python.
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Ability to deliver reliable, maintainable systems in a fast-paced environment where safety matters.
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Knowledge of backend-relevant software engineering fundamentals, e.g. networking basics, HTTP, caching, database design, RPC, etc.
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Experience with cloud platforms (especially Azure), DevOps/IaC practices and containerization.
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Experience in designing and implementing RESTful APIs.
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Extensive experience with software testing methodologies and practices.
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Experience troubleshooting complex technical issues in production environments.
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Demonstrated ability to learn continuously, work independently and communicate effectively.
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Experience owning projects end-to-end.
Highly Desired
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Extensive experience with Python and knowledge of the Python ecosystem.
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Experience with FastAPI and Pydantic.
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Experience with healthcare industry standards, such as FHIR, and regulations, including HIPAA and SOC 2.
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Experience in an early stage (< 20 employees) startup environment.
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Experience building applications with LLMs.
Why you should join us
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Join a small, high-impact team building the future of healthcare.
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Work with cutting-edge LLM tools that support world-class medical institutions.
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Shape core technical architecture in an emerging field.
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Competitive compensation and equity in an early-stage startup.
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