Cleerly · 3 weeks ago
Staff Software Engineer (Platform Backend Lead)
Denver, CO
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
$212K/yr - $258K/yr
8+ years expCleerly is a healthcare company focused on revolutionizing heart disease diagnostics and treatment. They are looking for an experienced Platform Backend Lead Engineer to join their technical team, responsible for driving the delivery of the Hub orchestration layer and integrating with third-party AI engines and reporting vendors.
AppsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Health CareMedicalWellness
Responsibilities
Own Core Services: Be the technical owner for the platform's core orchestration and integration services, including case/job lifecycle management, routing policies, third-party integration endpoints, and results ingestion/normalization
Define Architectural Standards: Set architecture standards, define service contracts and error semantics, and ensure the platform is observable, resilient, and prepared to meet production SLAs
Design & Document Solutions: Design, document, and demonstrate technical solutions by creating necessary flowcharts, layouts, diagrams, and clear code comments
Full Cycle Participation: Participate actively in the full software development life cycle (SDLC) from requirements analysis through testing, release, and maintenance
Drive Code Quality: Perform rigorous code reviews, ensure excellent unit test coverage, and actively drive bug triage and resolution
Development Contribution: Participate in developing and maintaining the necessary APIs, integrations, and libraries that support the platform
Implement Observability: Integrate logging, metrics, and tracing tools to effectively meet and maintain the platform's observability goals
Qualification
Required
8–12+ years building complex backend platforms, including microservices, APIs, and distributed systems
Strong proficiency in API design (REST/gRPC), including critical concepts like versioning and backward compatibility
Expertise in event-driven architectures (queues/streams) and implementing robust workflow orchestration patterns
Extensive data modeling experience (relational and document stores) with a focus on audit-friendly design and data integrity
Hands-on coding mastery in a production language (e.g., Java/Kotlin, Go, Python, C#)
Proven ownership of critical reliability features (e.g., idempotency, retries, Dead Letter Queues (DLQ), and circuit breakers)
Strong knowledge of security fundamentals, including authN/authZ (authentication/authorization), service-to-service mTLS, and the principle of least privilege
Experience with performance engineering techniques, including setting latency budgets, p95/p99 tuning, and extensive load testing
Deep experience building and operating backend services in a cloud environment (AWS preferred)
Comfortable working with key AWS services (VPC, IAM, KMS, CloudWatch)
Familiarity with container orchestration (EKS/ECS) and AWS Machine Learning services (e.g., SageMaker)
Experience designing and implementing multi-tenant systems (including tenant isolation, quotas, and entitlements)
Able to lead small teams, set technical standards, and deliver incrementally with tight production timelines
Preferred
Previous experience as a Principal Software Engineer or equivalent in the Medical Imaging or Medical Device industry
Deep exposure to the Healthcare Imaging domain, including DICOM/DICOMweb standards and PACS workflows
Experience with modern healthcare data standards like FHIR/HL7 and systems requiring structured clinical reporting
Practical experience with SaMD/regulated software requirements, including robust traceability, strict change control processes, and a strong validation mindset
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or other advanced technical degree preferred
Prior experience of setting up DICOM services like Store, Storage commitment, Query/Retrieve, and Modality Worklist
Prior experience in designing cloud solutions and supporting production projects on AWS
Knowledge of API standards including REST or GraphQL
Company
Cleerly
Cleerly is a digital healthcare company that offers heart disease diagnosis solutions.
201-500 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$386.48MKey Investors
Insight PartnersVensana Capital
2024-12-03Series C· $106M
2022-07-25Series C· $223M
2021-06-21Series B· $43M
Leadership Team
James Min
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Jim Hartman
Chief Commercial Officer (CCO)
Recent News
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2025-11-27
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