Software Engineer II, Backend

PathAI•Boston, MA

1d•$108,750 - $166,750

About The Position

PathAI's mission is to improve patient outcomes with AI-powered pathology. Our platform promises substantial improvements to the accuracy of diagnosis and the efficacy of treatment of diseases like cancer, leveraging modern approaches in machine learning. Rigorous science and careful analysis is critical to the success of everything we aspire to do. Our team, composed of diverse employees with a wide range of backgrounds and experiences, is passionate about solving challenging problems and making a huge impact. We're looking for skilled and experienced engineers to join our team and help lay the groundwork for our growing software platform. We believe in using the best tool for the job. While we’re always looking to improve, in this role, those tools currently include: Python FastAPI & Django + DRF Docker AWS: EKS, S3, RDS/PostgreSQL, SQS, MSK/Kafka, MQ/RabbitMQ

Requirements

Bachelor of Science (or higher) in Computer Science or equivalent.
2+ years of full life cycle development experience in python.
An insatiable intellectual curiosity and the ability to learn quickly in a complex space.
Experience and skills in designing and building python-based (FastAPI or Django) applications.
Solid foundation in data structures, algorithms, and OO design.
Ability to collaborate with a distributed team and to work autonomously on projects.
Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced, agile environment.
Cloud Platform experience (AWS) (knowledge of some IaC framework is a plus).

Nice To Haves

Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools like GitLab CI is a plus.
Knowledge of containerization technologies like Docker and container orchestration tools like Kubernetes is a plus.

Responsibilities

Solve interesting problems with code.
Build new features for internal and external users, and refactor existing ones to make them better.
Work with a wide range of systems, processes, and technologies to solve problems in sustainable ways. Sometimes you'll be neck-deep in low-level systems, and other times you'll be pairing up with the front-end team on the user interface.
Develop and enhance backend features to support internal and external users.
Contribute to the evolution of our application platform by participating in technical discussions and architecture planning.
Collaborate with product managers, designers, front-end engineers, machine learning engineers, and infrastructure teams to develop and refine software solutions.
Follow established engineering standards, participate in code reviews, and ensure software is adequately tested and integrated.
Take responsibility for writing well-documented, reliable, and efficient code.
Support the development of software as a medical device, contributing to improving patient outcomes.
Assist in implementing backend services for system integrations, including working with HL7 standards.
Help develop data pipelines and interfaces using Kafka.