Solace · 1 week ago
Senior Backend Engineer
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
$150K/yr - $200K/yr
5+ years expSolace is a healthcare advocacy marketplace that connects patients and families to experts who help them understand and take charge of their personal health. As a Senior Backend Engineer, you will independently own your product workflow from initial design requirements through deployment, while collaborating with a talented team to build a revolutionary product from scratch.
Health CareMedicalOnline PortalsWellness
Responsibilities
Design and build scalable services and APIs to drive existing and new features for web applications
Architect and maintain robust backend systems, database models, and infrastructure that power our platform
Analyze product requirements and produce high-quality, production-ready code with a focus on system reliability and performance
Maintain the health of our systems and codebase, refactor and make improvements, and keep our systems robust and resilient
Jump into frontend code when needed to support the team and ship features end-to-end
Be autonomous. You'll take full ownership of your work, and you take responsibility and accountability for every last detail, every step of the way
Be a collaborator. You'll work with other engineers and cross-functional partners in product and design to build a world-class product and lead new initiatives to improve our user experience
Write clear specs to ensure product/code quality for stress-free deployment
Drive large releases to production on a continuous deployment cadence
Qualification
Required
Experience working in a start-up environment
5+ years of relevant experience in backend development with some frontend exposure
Strong fundamentals in API design, database architecture, and distributed systems
Expertise in Typescript/Node and backend frameworks
Comfort with React and frontend technologies—you can jump in and contribute when needed, even if it's not your primary focus
An intuitive understanding of what it takes to create performant, scalable systems that power delightful user experiences
Strong communication skills that help you influence product direction and help collaborative visions come to life
Extreme bias toward action and execution. You get antsy if you're not writing code, improving the codebase, and vigilantly enhancing the systems that represent the big-thinking work
Company
Solace
Solace connects patients with professional healthcare advocates that fight for the treatments, approvals, and care you deserve.
51-200 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$74MKey Investors
Menlo VenturesInspired Capital Partners
2025-04-03Series B· $60M
2024-08-22Series A· $14M
2023-06-01Seed
Leadership Team
Jeremy Gurewitz
CEO & Co-founder
Sara Sargent
Chief Product Officer & Co-Founder
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