Sr. Software Engineer (Backend)

Job Description

Job Description

Allara is a telemedicine platform delivering expert, multidisciplinary healthcare for women with hormonal conditions, covered by many insurance plans. Allara's comprehensive telehealth platform pairs patients with a dedicated care team to provide expert medical guidance, nutrition and lifestyle coaching, and personalized treatment plans that go beyond the basics. As one of the fastest-growing women's health platforms in the US, Allara provides innovative, high-quality care while addressing long-overlooked gaps in the healthcare system for women with hormonal health needs.

The Opportunity

We're an Engineering and Product team of ten - and growing! Reporting to our head of engineering, we are looking for backend engineers to join us. This is a great opportunity to be a foundational member of our technical team with significant opportunities for professional growth.

Our tech stack is React, React Native, NodeJS, NestJS TypeScript, SQL, AWS, Docker, and AWS cdk. We are a Google Suite, Jira, Slack, and Notion shop for internal collaboration.

As a core member of our collaborative and product-focused technical team, you'll architect and build the backend infrastructure that powers Allara's patient and provider experiences. Our ideal new teammate is someone who balances deep technical expertise in backend systems with being mission-driven. We look for "helpers" across all functions as we scale, people with an affinity for helping patients solve complex health challenges through technology. We are also looking for folks with experience building scalable, secure systems, designing robust APIs, and who excel at data architecture and infrastructure optimization.

Location : Hybrid SoHo office in NYC at least three days a week (Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday) with flexibility as needed.

Your Impact

• Design and implement scalable, secure APIs and microservices that power our care delivery platform
• Architect and optimize database schemas, query performance, and data pipelines
• Contribute to the design and deployment of backend services in AWS, collaborating with DevOps on containerization and IaC
• Lead backend system design decisions and establish architectural patterns and best practices
• Develop integration solutions with third-party healthcare systems and services
• Ensure platform security, HIPAA compliance, and data privacy across all backend systems
• Support code quality through code reviews, automated testing, and comprehensive documentation
• Drive continuous improvement in our engineering practices, including deployment processes, monitoring, and incident response
• Collaborate with frontend engineers to design effective API contracts and data models
• Investigate and resolve complex platform performance issues and incidents

Required Qualifications

Bonus Points

What Allara Offers

At Allara, we offer competitive compensation tailored to geographic locations.

Actual compensation will be determined based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to : candidate experience, education, certifications, and skill set. In addition to base salary, our total compensation package includes equity, comprehensive health benefits (medical, dental, vision), generous paid time off, and additional wellness and professional development perks.

Work Environment & Flexibility

Health & Wellness

Family & Future Planning

Additional Perks

At Allara , we believe in celebrating everything that makes us human and are proud to be an equal-opportunity workplace. We embrace diversity and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better we can serve our members. We're an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against candidates or patients based on race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, religion, disability, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.