Passionate about precision medicine and advancing the healthcare industry?
Recent advancements in underlying technology have finally made it possible for AI to impact clinical care in a meaningful way. Tempus' proprietary platform connects an entire ecosystem of real-world evidence to deliver real-time, actionable insights to physicians, providing critical information about the right treatments for the right patients, at the right time.
As a Software Engineer II specializing in Edge Data Platform at Tempus, you will contribute to the design, development, and maintenance of our cloud-native Edge Data Platform. In this role you will build a portfolio of data platform systems that enable data integration teams that securely connect Tempus’s cloud with healthcare organizations and data networks, enabling efficient and reliable data exchange for clinical, molecular, and imaging datasets.
Why we’re looking for you (required skills):
You value the importance of defining data contracts, and have experience writing specifications including REST APIs, preferably in Python.
You have experience in frontend (React Javascript) development or a strong interest in picking up that skill.
You have experience in cloud-native applications and supporting technologies, patterns, and practices including: AWS/GCP cloud services, container orchestration systems, CI/CD systems, event-based integration patterns, and microservices.
You know what it takes to build and run scalable resilient cloud-native data pipelines and microservices in production.
You've worked in agile environments and are comfortable iterating quickly.
You enjoy collaborating and communicating with team members of varying skill sets and from different fields.
You embrace GenAI tools in your day-to-day work to boost productivity, accelerate learning, and focus your energy on solving the most impactful problems.
Bonus points for:
Healthcare domain knowledge and experience with healthcare transmission formats (e.g. FHIR, HL7, ANSI X12) and data models (e.g OMOP).
Experience in integrating with Electronic Medical Record (EMR) systems.
Experience building and operating high-throughput data processing systems with spiky workloads.
Experience with infrastructure concepts such as networking, linux system administration, and cloud identity federation (e.g. OIDC).
The expected salary range above is applicable if the role is performed from Illinois and may vary for other locations (California, Colorado, New York). Actual salary may vary based on qualifications and experience. Tempus offers a full range of benefits, which may include incentive compensation, restricted stock units, medical and other benefits depending on the position.
We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
Skills Required
- 8+ years of experience in software or data engineering (platform engineering, distributed data systems, or backend web services)
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience
- Proven experience designing and implementing production backend web services in TypeScript/JavaScript and Python
- Willingness to work primarily in a Node.js and Python environment
- Deep experience designing and running production systems on public cloud platforms (experience with cloud infrastructure and operations)
- Working knowledge of cloud object storage (GCS, S3), ETL services (Dataflow), and data warehousing (BigQuery)
- Familiarity with distributed relational database design and data modeling (Cloud Spanner, JSON Schema, Avro), including schema migrations and data contracts
- Experience driving technical architecture and translating business requirements into scalable distributed system designs
- Operational responsibility for production systems, including on-call troubleshooting and monitoring
- Strong stakeholder management and ability to work with Product Managers to define technical roadmaps
- Mentorship and promotion of engineering best practices (testing, documentation, code reviews)
- Experience with GCP services such as GKE, Cloud Spanner, BigQuery, and Dataflow
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, immutable data patterns, and DevOps practices
- Domain knowledge in data cataloging, data lineage, ML/GenAI platforms, or bioinformatics workflows
What the Team is Saying
Tempus AI Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — The package includes medical, dental, vision, life and disability coverage, FSA/HSA options, mental health/EAP, and pet insurance. Wellness programs, gym discounts, and commuter benefits complement the core coverage.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave and an onsite mother’s room are explicitly highlighted, alongside family medical leave. These offerings extend support for new parents beyond standard medical benefits.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — On‑site cafeteria meals, stocked snacks, and an on‑site barista in some offices enhance daily convenience. Hybrid/remote options and flexible schedules add meaningful lifestyle flexibility.
Tempus AI Insights
What We Do
We bring together one of the world’s largest libraries of multimodal clinical and molecular data with a robust suite of AI tools to help physicians personalize care in real time, connect patients with therapies and clinical trials, and enable partners to accelerate discovery and development of new treatments. With ~8 million de-identified research records and 350+ petabytes of data, Tempus partners with more than half of U.S. oncologists and the majority of the top 20 global pharma companies. Our teams are pioneering work across oncology, neurology, psychiatry, cardiology, and beyond—transforming how care is delivered and therapies are developed. At Tempus, every role contributes to our mission: to help each patient benefit from the experiences of those who came before. For more information, visit tempus.com.
Why Work With Us
We’re looking for people who can change the world. People who question the status quo and refuse to shy away from tough problems. For builders who are never done building, and the learners who are never done learning. Passionate individuals with undying curiosity who want to take on one of the greatest challenges humanity has ever faced—head on.
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Hybrid Workspace
Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.
Most of the team follows a hybrid policy, with some roles allowing for a fully remote arrangement and some roles being onsite only.
