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Senior Backend Engineer

Senior Backend Engineer

HarnhamWest Palm Beach, FL, US
1 day ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Senior Backend Engineer

AI Healthtech

West Palm Beach

$140,000-$180,000

We're partnering with an AI-powered wellness and mental health startup redefining how people connect with themselves through emotionally intelligent conversation.

Built on proprietary conversational AI technology, it functions as a virtual therapist capable of real-time, multilingual voice interaction, helping users improve their emotional well-being.

The Role

We're hiring a Senior Backend Engineer to design, build, and optimize the systems powering myHoma's real-time AI-driven experiences. You'll work closely with the CTO and product team to develop backend services that support live conversational AI, audio streaming, transcription, and response generation.

What You'll Do

  • Build and maintain backend services for real-time audio streaming, transcription, and AI orchestration
  • Design scalable, secure backend architecture and APIs (REST / WebSocket)
  • Develop and optimize microservices for low-latency, high-reliability interactions
  • Collaborate with AI, product, and frontend teams to deliver seamless user experiences
  • Implement monitoring, logging, and observability to ensure system stability
  • Write clean, well-tested code and participate in code reviews

You Have

  • Strong backend development experience with Python and modern frameworks
  • Experience building real-time systems using WebSockets or similar streaming technologies
  • Strong understanding of REST API design, microservices, and distributed architectures
  • Familiarity with cloud infrastructure (Azure preferred) and containerized deployments
  • Knowledge of data storage patterns, message queues, and event-driven architectures
  • Interest in AI systems, real-time interaction, or conversational technologies

    • Bonus

  • Experience with audio streaming, speech-to-text systems, or LLM integrations
  • Experience contributing to systems for consumer-facing apps with high engagement
  • Familiarity with Azure Functions, Azure Kubernetes Service, or similar tools

    • The Benefits

    As a Senior Backend Engineer you can expect a base of $140,000 to $180,000 as well as health, dental, vision, 401k and more

    Keywords

    Python, Backend Engineer, REST API, WebSocket, Microservices, Distributed Architecture, Azure, Real-Time Systems, AI, Docker

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