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Lighten · 1 month ago

Senior/Staff Full-Stack Engineer

San Mateo, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

Lighten envisions a future where clinical data can drive the next generation of human health breakthroughs. The Senior/Staff Full-Stack Engineer will own the architecture, design, development, and operations of server-side logic, databases, and APIs, while collaborating closely with product, clinical, and design teams to deliver scalable solutions.

Computer Software

Responsibilities

Own the architecture, design, development and operations of server-side logic, databases, APIs, and other backend processes to handle heterogeneous sources of healthcare data at scale

Collaborate closely with product, clinical and design teams to translate product and design requirements into production

Prototype, optimize, and maintain scalable back-end services that will power new ML and LLM model powered development workflows

Develop responsive and user-friendly web interfaces that integrate with server-side logic and APIs

Optimize web applications for performance, speed, and scalability, ensuring fast load times and smooth user interactions. Write clean, well-structured, and maintainable code following best practices and coding standards. Conduct code reviews, provide constructive feedback, and collaborate with team members to improve code quality and maintainability

Design extensible and testable interfaces between internal services including the underlying storage and data models

Be an engaged team player in a customer-focused cross-functional environment where you will feel excited to take on whatever is most impactful for the company and product

Have the ability to work in San Mateo 3-4 days a week

Qualification

PythonAPI designDevelopmentDatabase technologiesFrontend developmentCloud servicesContainerization technologiesCode versioning toolsDistributed ML systemsResponsive web designTeam player

Required

Proficiency in Python, and extensive experience in API design and development (FastAPI), database technologies (e.g., Postgres, MySQL, noSQL) and CI/CD

Experience in frontend development, with proficiency in React.js/Typescript

Solid understanding of responsive web design principles and best practices

Knowledge of cloud services (AWS, Azure, GCP) and containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)

Strong understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git

Experience in delivering distributed and ML systems and services in a production setting for cloud-native applications

Experience with distributed compute frameworks and data processing pipelines

Ability to design and build efficient scalable data storage, compute, and retrieval systems for AI/ML tasks

Have the ability to work in San Mateo 3-4 days a week

Preferred

Preferably having experience working with ML systems and foundation models (e.g. large language models) and enterprise software products for machine learning and/or data science applications

Located in the San Francisco Bay Area or willing to relocate