Back-End Engineer (Healthcare Consulting)

Sellers Dorsey

About The Position

Sellers Dorsey is seeking a Back-End Engineer for the Data & Engineering team. As a Back-End Engineer, you’ll architect and build the core services that power our healthcare applications. You’ll work closely with front-end developers, product managers, and data scientists to ensure scalable, secure, and high-performing systems that adhere to healthcare regulations.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Health Informatics, Information Systems, or related field.
Three (3)+ years of back-end development experience, APIs, services, and an understanding of frontend operations in that context.
Solid understanding of API design, system architecture, and relational/noSQL databases.
Well versed in Python, and familiar with JavaScript/Typescript; proficient in one or more server-side languages.
Strong knowledge of SQL/NoSQL databases.
Familiarity with cloud platforms and CI/CD workflows.
Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.
Strong analytical mindset and attention to detail.
Passion for learning, software, security, and new things.
Taking ownership of products and a desire to collaborate.
Respect for patient privacy, data ethics, and security best practices.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience in healthcare or life sciences tech preferred.
Knowledge of DevOps tools (Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform) preferred.
Experience working in an Agile/Scrum environment preferred.
Passion for improving healthcare outcomes through technology preferred.
Ability to thrive in a collaborative, agile environment preferred.
Understanding of LLM harnesses and how they use agents, skills, to operate and improve efficiency preferred.
Interest in LLMs and how harnesses such as Claude Code / Codex / open source tools make use of workflows, agents, and skills is a significant plus.
Understanding of healthcare data formats (FHIR, HL7) is a plus.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, document, and maintain RESTful APIs and microservices.
Build or extend APIs to integrate with third-party services, EHR systems (e.g., Epic, Meditech), sftp/blob storage, internal services, and secure health data exchanges.
Implement security and compliance protocols aligned with healthcare standards.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams (front-end developers, DevOps, QA engineers) to support front-end integrations (payloads, data structures, validation), and interop with data pipelines.
Ensure system reliability, test coverage, generate documentation, and maintainable code standards.
Must be able to work with various databases, be forward thinking as best practices change, and ensure compliance with HIPAA, HITECH, and healthcare data privacy standards.
Actively participate in code reviews, dependency audits, and agile methodologies (planning, refinement, retrospectives).
Monitor logs, troubleshoot and debug issues, refine infrastructure, use Infrastructure as Code with CI/CD to ensure smooth deployments, and work closely with DevOps to assist and diagnose issues together.