Senior Software Development Engineer
- Role
- Backend
- Experience
- Senior
- Employment
- Full-time
Open to US only. Set where you work from to check your eligibility.
No BS summary
Senior backend engineer with 5+ years building backend services or service integrations. Needs deep Python or Go experience, distributed systems integration experience, and comfort with cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes, and LLM-related systems. Remote role for candidates able to travel occasionally for company-sponsored events.
Core skills
At MCG, we lead the healthcare community to deliver patient-focused care. We have a mission-driven team of talented physicians and technical experts developing our evidence-based content and innovating our products to accelerate improvements in healthcare. If you are driven to enhance the US healthcare system, MCG is eager to have you join our team. We cultivate a work environment that nurtures personal and professional growth, and this is a thrilling time to become a part of our organization. With dynamic roles that offer meaningful impact, you'll be able to fully realize your potential. Plus, you'll enjoy world-class benefits and the security, stability, and resources of our parent company, Hearst, with over 100 years of experience. The Data Science teams at MCG are producing innovated and industry-changing solutions based on our exceptional medical content and deep clinical experience. We are hiring a senior engineer to build and operate the internal APIs that will expose these exciting new solutions within MCG’s technology ecosystem. As a Senior Software Development Engineer, you will focus on all the delivery aspects, not just the API surface. You will be part of the team that determines & monitors the load capacity, implements the deep observability required for continuous improvement, and supports internal teams as they integrate. New solutions are emerging and evolving rapidly, and you’ll be on the team that owns the experiment-to-production path. AI-assisted & human-owned development is the standard on this team. We expect engineers to be excellent at discerning when and how to use AI tools. Team cohesion is critical for the pace of development, so you’ll be joining a high respect high and high personal accountability team. You will: Implement and maintain network delivery solutions for MCG Data Science SDKs (deployment, security, auth, observability, processes, etc). Work closely with teammates to understand integration contracts, implement to spec, and surface early blockers Write and maintain documentation and runbooks for the systems you own. Participate in on-call rotation for the internal platform services; respond to incidents, own post-incident reviews, and drive reliability improvements from what is learned. Provide expert code reviews and technical mentorship within the team. Design solutions on modern infrastructure (cloud solutions, k8s, LLMs) with expert level understanding of what and why, not just being able to call infrastructure or run pipelines. What We’re Looking For: 5+ years of professional software development experience, with meaningful time spent building backend services or service integrations Deep experience with back-end languages such as Python and Golang. You’re comfortable paired programming and design solutions considering the team ability to maintain it. The ideal candidate should be comfortable balancing the independence of remote work with the collaborative opportunities offered by periodic in-person engagements. We embrace diversity and equal opportunity and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. Only with diverse thoughts and ideas will we be able to create the change we want in healthcare. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be for it. All roles at MCG are expected to engage in occasional travel to participate in team or company-sponsored events for the purposes of connection and collaboration. It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability. Note on interviews : We may use AI tools to audio-record and transcribe interviews for note-taking purposes. These are used only by our hiring team and do not make decisions on their own. Let us know if you prefer an alternative. MCG is a leading healthcare organization dedicated to patient-focused care. We value our employees' unique differences and are an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. Our diverse workforce helps us achieve our goal of providing the right care to everyone. We welcome all qualified applicants without regard to race, religion, nationality, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, parental status, genetic information, or political affiliation. We are committed to improving equity in healthcare and believe that a diverse workplace fosters curiosity, innovation, and business success. We are happy to provide accommodations for individuals. Please let us know if you require any support.
What you'll do
- Implement and maintain network delivery solutions for MCG Data Science SDKs, including deployment, security, authentication, observability, and processes.
- Work closely with teammates to understand integration contracts, implement to specification, and surface early blockers.
- Write and maintain documentation and runbooks for owned systems.
- Participate in on-call rotation for internal platform services.
- Respond to incidents, own post-incident reviews, and drive reliability improvements from what is learned.
- Provide expert code reviews and technical mentorship within the team.
- Design solutions on modern infrastructure, including cloud solutions, Kubernetes, and LLMs.
- Determine and monitor load capacity.
- Implement deep observability for continuous improvement.
- Support internal teams as they integrate.
- Own the experiment-to-production path for new Data Science solutions.
What they require
- 5+ years of professional software development experience, with meaningful time spent building backend services or service integrations.
- Deep experience with back-end languages such as Python and Golang.
- Comfortable pair programming and designing solutions considering the team's ability to maintain them.
- Strong written communication; documents what they build and documentation holds up over time.
- Experience building integrations in a distributed systems environment.
- Understands async patterns, idempotency, and failure handling in practice.
- Excellent at discerning when and how to use AI tools.
- Comfortable balancing the independence of remote work with periodic in-person engagements.
- Occasional travel for team or company-sponsored events is expected.
Benefits
- Bonus eligible.
- Remote work / hybrid work.
- Travel for company-sponsored events.
- Medical insurance.
- Dental insurance.
- Vision insurance.
- Life insurance.
- Disability insurance.
- 401K retirement plan.
- Flexible spending account.
- Health savings account.
- 15 days of paid time off.
- Additional front-loaded personal days.
- 14 company-recognized holidays.
- Paid volunteer days.
- Up to 8 weeks of paid parental leave.
- 10 weeks of paid bonding leave.
- LGBTQ+ health services.
- Pet insurance.
- Security, stability, and resources of parent company Hearst.
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