Job Description
Staff Software Engineer - SaaS Healthcare Solutions Location : Santa Clara, US
Job Summary
Exo is seeking an experienced Staff Software Engineer to lead the design and development of scalable, cloud-based SaaS healthcare applications. This hands-on role combines deep technical involvement (80% coding and code review) with strategic architecture responsibilities (20% requirements analysis, system design, production support, and team mentorship). The ideal candidate will have extensive experience building distributed systems and SaaS platforms, with a strong background in healthcare technology.
Key Responsibilities
- Write high-quality, maintainable code and conduct thorough code reviews, providing technical guidance to engineering teams
- Design scalable, fault-tolerant distributed systems for SaaS healthcare applications and lead development of critical system components
- Collaborate with Product Managers and stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical specifications and architectural designs
- Lead incident response, troubleshoot complex production issues, and optimize system performance across distributed environments
- Ensure solutions meet HIPAA, cybersecurity, and medical device regulations while supporting QMS requirements
- Design and implement integrations with EMR systems, medical imaging platforms, and healthcare protocols (DICOM, HL7, FHIR)
- Evaluate and recommend technologies, frameworks, and architectural patterns to support business objectives
- Work closely with cross-functional global teams including Product Managers, Project Managers, and Support Engineering teams
Required Qualifications and Skills
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field10+ years of software development experience with proven track record in senior technicalroles5+ years of experience architecting and building SaaS applications at scale3+ years of hands-on experience with distributed systems design and implementationExpert-level proficiency in Python and JavaScript / TypeScriptExtensive experience with AWS services (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, EKS, etc.)Proficiency with Terraform and Ansible for CI / CD automationDeep understanding of microservices, event-driven architectures, and distributed datamanagement
Experience with both relational (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL (MongoDB, Redis) databasesExperience with message brokers (Apache Kafka, RabbitMQ, AWS SQS / SNS) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)Knowledge of RESTful APIs, GraphQL, and API gateway patternsExperience with DICOM standards, HL7, FHIR, and EMR system integrations (preferred)Experience with Active Directory, SSO, LDAP, OAuth, and OpenID Connect (preferred)