Frontera is reimagining how children with autism and other behavioral health needs get the care they deserve. We bring together world-class clinicians, technologists, and autism specialists to build cutting-edge AI tools that help care teams work smarter and spend more time with the children and families who need them most.
Our platform is HIPAA-compliant and designed for the real-world needs of behavioral health teams - from psychologists to ABA therapists. By combining evidence-based care with powerful technology, we’re expanding access to high-quality services for families everywhere.
Our Mission
Frontera exists to close the care gap: every child, no matter where they live, should be able to access effective behavioral healthcare.
The Role
We’re looking for a Software Engineer to help build and scale the systems powering our Integrations Platform. This role is backend-focused, with the majority of your time spent designing and implementing APIs, data pipelines, and services that enable seamless integration with external partners, healthcare systems, and internal products.
You’ll work closely with the Engineering Lead and cross-functional partners to build reliable, secure, and scalable integrations that are critical to how data flows across our platform. This is a highly impactful role where you’ll contribute to foundational systems in a fast-moving, zero-to-one environment.
What You'll Do
- Build, maintain, and improve backend services, APIs, and data pipelines that power integrations with external partners and internal systems
- Design and implement scalable, reliable integration patterns for third-party APIs and data exchange
- Ensure the performance, reliability, and accuracy of data flowing across systems
- Debug and troubleshoot issues across distributed systems, integrations, and data pipelines
- Partner with product, operations, and engineering to translate integration requirements into technical solutions
- Participate in system design discussions, code reviews, and team knowledge sharing
- Contribute to improving developer experience through better tooling, documentation, and integration workflows
- Support monitoring, logging, and alerting to proactively identify and resolve issues
Qualifications
- 3+ years of professional software engineering experience.
- Strong skills in Python, Node.js, or similar backend technologies.
- Experience building APIs, working with external integrations, or developing data pipelines
- Solid understanding of databases (relational and/or NoSQL), data modeling, and service architecture
- Proven ability to own features end-to-end, from backend logic to API integrations and data flow
- Experience building and operating production-grade systems, with a focus on reliability and scalability
- Strong debugging and problem-solving skills, particularly in distributed or integration-heavy environments
- High standards for code quality, maintainability, and documentation
- Thrives in fast-moving, early-stage environments with greenfield projects
- Experience with B2B SaaS or internal tools is a plus
- Healthcare or regulated environment experience is a bonus, but not required
Why Frontera?
- Opportunity to be at the forefront of innovation in pediatric healthcare.
- Work on challenging and impactful projects that leverage cutting-edge technologies.
- Collaborate with a talented and passionate team in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
- Make a real difference in the lives of children and families in rural communities.
- Competitive salary and benefits package.
- Dog-friendly office.
- Catered lunch from local Denver restaurants five days a week, plus occasional breakfasts and dinners.
- Robust snack program and great coffee options (including cappuccino machine and cold brew cans).
- Regular team events and low-key socials.
- Up to $150/month commuter stipend, discounted nearby parking, and a discounted Colorado Athletic Club membership.
- Thoughtfully designed space for focus, collaboration, and connection.
- Competitive health benefits, stock options, 401(k), and generous PTO.
Join us in building the future of behavioral healthcare!
Skills Required
- 3+ years of professional software engineering experience
- Strong skills in Python, Node.js, or similar backend technologies
- Experience building APIs, working with external integrations, or developing data pipelines
- Solid understanding of databases (relational and/or NoSQL), data modeling, and service architecture
- Proven ability to own features end-to-end, from backend logic to API integrations and data flow
- Experience building and operating production-grade systems with focus on reliability and scalability
- Strong debugging and problem-solving skills in distributed or integration-heavy environments
- High standards for code quality, maintainability, and documentation
- Thrives in fast-moving, early-stage environments with greenfield projects
- Experience with B2B SaaS or internal tools
- Healthcare or regulated environment experience (HIPAA)
What We Do
Frontera Health is an AI-native platform and care delivery organization dedicated to scaling access to autism care. The company leverages AI/ML and digital phenotyping to provide clinical automation tools, such as diagnostic and assessment report builders, while also operating full-service ABA clinics in rural New Mexico. Its mission is to close the care gap and improve health equity for children with autism and related disorders.
