Senior API Integration Engineer

Prolaio • Chicago, IL

1d • $153,000 • Remote

About The Position

We are seeking an experienced Sr. Integrations Engineer (Backend) to join our Integrations team. In this role, you will own the design, development, and maintenance of backend services that connect our platform to external healthcare systems, partner APIs, ERP systems, and analytics tools. You will be a key technical contributor on a small, high-impact team responsible for ensuring that clinical and operational data flows securely and reliably across our ecosystem. This is a senior individual contributor role with real architectural influence. You will work closely with the Integrations Lead to shape technical direction, mentor teammates, and make decisions that directly affect how our platform connects to the broader healthcare landscape. You will also collaborate cross-functionally with our Cloud, Data, Mobile, and Web teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 5-7+ years of experience as a Backend Engineer, Software Integration Engineer, Cloud Software Engineer or similar role, with at least 2 years focused on system integrations or API-heavy environments.
• Strong proficiency in Kotlin and/or Python for building production-grade services and integrations.
• Deep experience with integration architecture, RESTful APIs, webhooks, message queues, ETL/ELT patterns, and data transformation.
• Experience designing, versioning, and securing APIs. Comfortable writing and maintaining API documentation. Familiar with authentication patterns.
• Hands-on experience deploying and managing services on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) or similar, using Docker/Kubernetes (k8s).
• Comfortable working with both relational and NoSQL databases. Understands data modeling trade-offs in integration contexts.
• Hands-on experience implementing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, along with unit, integration, and regression tests
• Proficient with observability tools (Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana or similar). Able to diagnose issues in distributed systems across service boundaries.
• Working knowledge of security best practices and compliance frameworks (SOC2, HIPAA). Experience handling PHI or PII is a strong plus.
• Clear communicator who can explain technical decisions to non-technical stakeholders. Comfortable working directly with external partners.
• Proven ability to work effectively in a remote, distributed team across time zones.
• Fluent in English.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with healthcare data standards (HL7, FHIR, DICOM).
• Familiarity with ERP integrations (NetSuite, SAP, or similar).
• Experience with data orchestration tools (Dagster, Airflow, Prefect).
• Prior experience in a healthcare or regulated industry (FDA, GxP).
• Familiarity with reporting and analytics platforms (Superset, Looker, or similar).

Responsibilities

• Design and implement integration patterns for connecting external healthcare systems, ERP platforms, and analytics tools to our internal services. You will own the technical approach for new partner integrations end-to-end
• Build and maintain scalable backend services using Kotlin and/or Python, with a focus on reliability, security, and clean API contracts.
• Design, document, and maintain RESTful APIs. Work directly with external partners and internal teams to negotiate data contracts, troubleshoot integration issues, and ensure interoperability.
• Deploy and manage containerized services on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) or similar, using Docker/Kubernetes (k8s).
• Collaborate with the Data Engineering team to ensure integrations feed cleanly into and from data pipelines, the data warehouse (BigQuery), and orchestration systems (Dagster).
• Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting for cloud services using tools like Datadog, or similar. Own the reliability of the integration layer, when data stops flowing, you are the first responder
• Ensure all integrations meet security best practices and regulatory requirements, particularly around sensitive healthcare data (SOC2, HIPAA, 21 CFR Part 11).
• Support the growth of more junior engineers on the team through code review, pairing, and architectural guidance.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• performance bonus
• equity
• Medical, dental, and vision plans with multiple options and strong company contributions.
• HSA, FSA, commuter benefits, and a $1,200 annual Lifestyle Spending Account to support wellness, commuting, family needs, and more.
• Generous paid time off, sick leave, and company holidays.
• Paid parental leave, caregiver leave, and support for growing families.
• Company-paid life insurance and short- and long-term disability coverage.
• 401(k) plan
• Easy access to telehealth and optional supplemental coverage for life’s unexpected moments.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior