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System Inc. · 3 weeks ago

Senior Software Engineer - Public Benefit

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level

$175K/yr - $210K/yr

5+ years exp

System is a Public Benefit Corporation focused on software solutions for healthcare. They are seeking a highly motivated Senior Software Engineer to design and deploy scalable, data-intensive pipelines and backend services that advance public benefit goals and support open data initiatives.

InternetSoftware

No H1B

Responsibilities

Design, build, and maintain backend services that advance the company’s public benefit mission and support open data and open knowledge initiatives, ensuring reliability, scalability, and measurable societal impact

Collaborate with cross-functional partners to translate public benefit objectives and open science principles into technical requirements and system designs

Architect and maintain backend systems that reliably serve large user bases and high-volume data workloads, while prioritizing data transparency, accessibility, and ethical use

Collaborate with engineering and product teams to design robust APIs and open data interfaces that empower external researchers, partners, and the public

Prototype and research new tools for improving existing data infrastructure (e.g., vector databases, distributed data systems, high-performance storage layers), with an emphasis on sharing and enabling open science

Be involved in code reviews, unit testing and development strategies in an agile environment

Influence culture, recruit new engineers, and shape a rapidly growing startup

Help shape our engineering culture, contributing to best practices and lessons you’ve learned throughout your career

Qualification

REST API developmentDistributed systemsCloud infrastructureModern programming languagesSystems designData structuresAlgorithmsAgile developmentCollaborationFlexibility

Required

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field

5+ years of experience in software engineering

Strong experience with REST API development

Expertise in writing distributed, highly available, enterprise grade services

A deep understanding of systems design, data structures, and algorithms

Knowledge in using, maintaining, and documenting infrastructure as code in cloud infrastructure (AWS, Google Cloud, Azure)

Strong experience with at least one modern programming language, such as Python, Typescript, or Go

Ability to be flexible, rational and open-minded

Preferred

Design, build, and maintain intuitive, high-performance data visualization tools that make complex information accessible and actionable, supporting transparency and open knowledge sharing

Collaborate with design, product, and subject-matter experts to translate user needs and public benefit goals into clear visual interfaces and interactive dashboards

Develop intuitive, performant UIs using modern frameworks (e.g., React, Svelte, Vue)