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Hippocratic AI · 3 hours ago

Senior Software Engineer - Backend

positionPalo Alto, CA
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
senioritySenior Level
date5+ years exp

Hippocratic AI is the leading generative AI company in healthcare, focused on transforming patient outcomes with a safety-first approach. As a Senior Backend Engineer, you will be responsible for building and maintaining the core infrastructure for AI-driven healthcare products, collaborating with various teams to ensure high-performance backend systems.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Foundational AIGenerative AIHealth CareInformation Technology
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Responsibilities

Develop and maintain scalable backend systems for high-performance AI applications in healthcare
Collaborate with ML engineers and data scientists to design and build efficient pipelines for large-scale healthcare datasets
Build and manage APIs and microservices that enable data retrieval, processing, and interaction with AI models
Implement strong data security, privacy, and compliance practices for sensitive patient data
Monitor, debug, and optimize backend systems for performance, reliability, and uptime
Translate healthcare and product requirements into architectures and technical solutions

Qualification

Backend developmentPythonCloud infrastructureRESTful APIsRelational databasesProblem-solvingCommunicationCollaboration

Required

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience
5+ years of backend development experience using Python, Go, or similar languages
Familiarity with SaaS control planes, relational databases, and RESTful APIs
Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, Kubernetes, S3)
Proven ability to architect scalable systems and deliver high-quality, production-grade code
Excellent problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills in fast-moving environments

Preferred

Experience Building agentic frameworks or orchestration platforms for LLM-based agents
Designing/deploying conversational AI backends
Developing production-grade LLM applications or autonomous agents

Company

Hippocratic AI

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Hippocratic AI is a healthcare technology company that develops safety-focused large-language models for medical applications.
dateFounded in 2023
location
Palo Alto, California, USA
people-size51-200 employees
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https://www.hippocraticai.com

H1B Sponsorship

Hippocratic AI has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (9)
2024 (1)

Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage
Total Funding
$402M
Key Investors
AvenirKleiner PerkinsNVentures
2025-11-03Series C· $126M
2025-01-09Series B· $141M
2024-09-19Series A· $17M

Leadership Team

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Alex Miller
Co-Founder
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Amy McCarthy
Chief Nursing Officer
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Recent News

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BCG and Hippocratic AI Announce Strategic Collaboration to Deploy Agentic AI Across Biopharma and Medtech
2026-01-11
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2026-01-11
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Hippocratic AI and Huron Consulting Group Announce Strategic Collaboration to Transform Healthcare Delivery and Innovation
2026-01-09
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