Software Engineer

Latent

$120K — $150K *
Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of backend software engineering experience
  • Strong proficiency in building systems using TypeScript
  • Familiarity with distributed systems and data infrastructure (PostgreSQL, Redis, Kafka, Temporal)
  • Proven track record of designing complex systems in production environments
  • Ability to manage complexity while delivering simple solutions

Responsibilities

  • Design and build high-performance backend systems for processing large-scale clinical data
  • Operate data pipelines and distributed systems that handle asynchronous workloads
  • Develop and maintain integrations with Electronic Health Records and other systems
  • Implement complex product workflows related to healthcare processes
  • Integrate AI models into production systems for improved clinical applications
  • Collaborate across APIs and frontend layers to deliver complete features

Benefits

  • High-ownership culture focused on impactful projects in healthcare
  • Collaborative, high-energy work environment
  • Opportunity for personal growth in a fast-paced team
  • In-office work environment fosters team cohesion
  • Potential for involvement in building a category-defining company in healthcare
Full Job Description
Software Engineer

Location: San Francisco, CA

You'll be working on the core systems that make this possible.

What We Look for in a Great Engineer

You're a builder who holds yourself and others to high standards. You speak command line fluently, live and die by keyboard shortcuts, and are constantly looking for ways to increase your leverage through automation.

This is a high-energy environment for people who want to build real systems that matter.

  • Ownership: You don't hand off problems. You own them end to end, from understanding the problem to shipping production systems.
  • Bias for Action: You won't wait for someone else to solve a problem you're in a position to solve.
  • Automation Mindset: You're always looking for ways to move faster by automating repetitive or manual work.
  • Complexity Management: You're good at building simple, durable abstractions over messy, real-world systems.
  • Product Focus: You're comfortable working close to the product, talking to users, shaping requirements, and iterating quickly.


What You'll Work On

You'll primarily focus on backend systems, while contributing across the stack when needed to ship complete features.

  • Backend Systems & Infrastructure
    Design and build high-performance, reliable systems that process and serve large-scale clinical data.
  • Data Pipelines & Distributed Systems
    Build and operate systems that handle high-volume, asynchronous workloads using tools like Kafka and Temporal.
  • Healthcare Integrations
    Build and maintain robust integrations with Electronic Health Records and other external systems.
  • Core Product Logic
    Implement complex workflows across areas like Prior Authorizations and Patient Interactions.
  • AI Integration
    Integrate and operationalize both in-house clinical AI models and external models in production systems.
  • End-to-End Delivery
    When needed, work across APIs and frontend layers to ship complete, user-facing features.


Technical Qualifications

You've built and shipped real systems and can make an immediate impact.

  • Strong experience building backend systems in TypeScript
  • Experience working with distributed systems and data infrastructure such as PostgreSQL, Redis, Kafka, Temporal, or similar technologies
  • Proven ability to design systems and manage complexity in production environments


Bonus
  • Experience with Kubernetes and infrastructure tooling such as Helm
Environment
  • High-ownership team building a category-defining company in healthcare
  • In-person, five days per week in our San Francisco office

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