Abridge · 2 months ago
Senior Backend Engineer
San Francisco-Onsite
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$185K/yr - $265K/yr
7+ years expAbridge is a healthcare technology company focused on enhancing medical conversations through AI-powered solutions. They are seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to design and support cloud-native applications and services, helping to build the data and processing foundations necessary for the company's growth.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Health CareIntelligent SystemsMachine LearningMedical
Responsibilities
Design, build, and support the robust cloud-native applications, services, and APIs we need for our rapidly-growing business. Sample projects might include building a new processing pipeline or overhauling our data storage services to support increasing scale
Research commercial and open-source solutions, and make build vs buy recommendations to bring new capabilities into the technology organization
Enhance existing systems to add new functionality, and to improve performance, stability, quality, and security. Make quality-of-life improvements to the codebase, and help limit the growth of technical debt
Build deep user empathy and maintain a user-centric mindset
Communicate regularly and effectively within and on behalf of our cross-functional product delivery teams. You’ll work with other disciplines including product, machine learning, and platform engineering, and will have opportunities to learn from and contribute to projects across the company
Qualification
Required
7+ years of software engineering experience with either: (1) Proven track record of rapidly mastering new technologies and languages - you're the engineer who can pick up TypeScript/Node and be productive quickly, or (2) Deep specialization in Node.js backend development - you've built complex, scalable Node-based systems and know the ecosystem inside and out
Experience building and deploying a complex backend system utilizing Temporal
Passion for engineering excellence, and a love for data and architecture
Several years of experience building software for a regulated environment, and understand the tradeoffs that can be required to ensure compliance with regulations and frameworks such as HIPAA, SOC 2, and HITRUST
Knowledge of industry best-practices and trends, and an enjoyment of learning new things
Willing to pitch in wherever needed - as a fast-moving startup we need to do good work, quickly
Must be willing to work from our SF office at least 3x per week
This position requires a commitment to a hybrid work model, with the expectation of coming into the office a minimum of (3) three times per week
Preferred
Strong plus for ability and desire to work in San Francisco or New York on a hybrid working basis
Benefits
Generous Time Off: 13 paid holidays, flexible PTO for salaried employees, and accrued time off for hourly employees.
Comprehensive Health Plans: Medical, Dental, and Vision plans for all full-time employees. Abridge covers 100% of the premium for you and 75% for dependents. If you choose a HSA-eligible plan, Abridge also makes monthly contributions to your HSA.
Paid Parental Leave: 16 weeks paid parental leave for all full-time employees.
401k and Matching: Contribution matching to help invest in your future.
Pre-tax Benefits: Access to Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and Commuter Benefits.
Learning and Development Budget: Yearly contributions for coaching, courses, workshops, conferences, and more.
Sabbatical Leave: 30 days of paid Sabbatical Leave after 5 years of employment.
Compensation and Equity: Competitive compensation and equity grants for full time employees.
Company
Abridge
Abridge is an AI-driven platform that transforms patient-clinician conversations into structured clinical notes for healthcare industries.
201-500 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$757.5MKey Investors
Spark CapitalIKS HealthWittington Ventures
2025-06-24Series E· $300M
2025-02-17Series D· $250M
2024-02-23Series C· $150M
Leadership Team
Jonathan Lydon
VP People
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