Role OverviewAs a Senior Backend Engineer, you will work on high-throughput systems that transform complex, unstructured clinical text into scalable oncology data models. You will have end-to-end ownership of the systems and work cross-functionally within Verana Health's Oncology Platform.
What You Will Do
You will build and optimize resilient data ingestion pipelines, own the indexing and querying of OpenSearch, implement and refine OCR processing workflows, and expand the core oncology data model.
Why It Might Be a Fit
This role requires 4+ years of experience building scalable APIs, microservices, and high-volume ETL/ingestion processes. You should have strong experience with Functional Programming languages, OpenSearch, and data modeling techniques.
Requirements
- 4+ years of professional experience building scalable, robust APIs, microservices, and high-volume ETL/ingestion processes
- Strong professional experience with Functional Programming languages (we primarily use Scala and Elixir) and/or experience in mainstream typed languages (such as Java, C#, or C++)
- Demonstrated experience working with OpenSearch (or Elasticsearch) for complex indexing, alongside exposure to OCR pipelines, document parsing, or natural language text processing
- 4+ years of experience with data modeling techniques for structured/unstructured datasets, strong SQL coding, and query optimization skills
- Comfort using coding assistants, automated scripts, or agentic tools to streamline your daily development workflow and cut down on repetitive tasks
- Deep understanding of distributed server-side architectures, reactive principles, and cloud integrations (AWS and/or GCP), including messaging/streaming infrastructure (e.g., Amazon SQS, Kafka, and Google PubSub)
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with a proven ability to collaborate cross-functionally across multiple engineering and product teams
Benefits
- 100% health, vision, and dental coverage for employees
- 401K Match
- Flexible vacation plans
- $700 learning and wellness annual stipend
- Headspace meditation app access
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