Senior Software Engineer, Backend

Apella

38d • Remote

About The Position

Apella is applying computer vision and machine learning to improve the standard of care in the most critical aspect of healthcare: surgery. We build applications to enable surgeons, nurses, and hospital administrators to deliver the highest quality care.
Who you are:
You are a skilled backend software engineer with a strong foundation in service design and distributed systems. You enjoy architecting reliable, scalable services and infrastructure that power complex applications, and you're comfortable working across service boundaries, platform tooling, and the infrastructure that supports them.

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience in backend software engineering, with a focus on service-oriented architectures, high-throughput systems, and platform infrastructure.
• Strong proficiency in at least one backend programming language (Python, Java, Go, etc.).
• Experience designing and consuming APIs (REST, GraphQL, gRPC, etc.) and working with asynchronous or message-based systems.
• Hands-on experience with SQL and/or NoSQL databases.
• Working knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or similar) and how applications run in production environments.
• Experience building resilient systems with proper testing, validation, and error handling.
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code or platform tooling that supports backend services.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working in regulated or high-compliance environments.
• Familiarity with streaming or event-driven platforms (Kafka, Pub/Sub, etc.).
• Experience with containerized workloads and modern delivery and deployment patterns.
• Background in data modeling, schema evolution, or data quality management.
• Experience with media capture, storage, and delivery systems.
• Familiarity with GitOps tools (ArgoCD, Flux) or progressive delivery patterns (canary deployments, feature flags).

Responsibilities

• Design and implement backend services and infrastructure that power our platform's core functionality.
• Build and maintain reliable APIs, service interfaces, and platform tooling to support application needs.
• Collaborate with product and engineering partners to understand system requirements and translate them into robust technical solutions.
• Build systems for media capture, storage, and serving that support high-quality video and imaging workflows.
• Implement observability, error handling, and monitoring to ensure system reliability in production.
• Contribute to the design and evolution of secure, scalable infrastructure that supports high-throughput backend workloads.
• Develop shared GitOps workflows and CI/CD pipelines with progressive delivery patterns (canary rollouts, automated testing).

Benefits

• Competitive salary and stock options
• Flexible vacation policy and a culture that values time for rest and recharging
• Remote-first work environment with unique virtual and in-person events to foster team connection
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance—we're a healthcare company that prioritizes your health
• 16 weeks of parental leave for all parents

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed