Staff Backend Engineer, Medical Device & Cloud Platform

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About The Position

Join AQMed to revolutionize heart health using AI and advanced sensing for next-gen medical diagnostics. Our mission is to revolutionize diagnostic accuracy and speed, ultimately improving patient care. We develop next-generation imaging devices that are portable and easy to use, that will enable healthcare providers to deliver superior care in diverse settings worldwide.
In this role, you will be a technical pillar for the backends of our devices, providing deep expertise for our most important software assets. You will support the development and enhancement of the on-device backend (running locally on our medical kiosks) as well as the cloud-based platform responsible for large-scale data processing and diagnostic report generation. You will ensure our processing algorithms and software run smoothly across both environments, providing a scalable foundation for our SaMD (Software as a Medical Device) initiatives.

Requirements

• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience (medical device experience is a strong plus), with a focus on mission-critical, high-performance production backend systems.
• Demonstrated experience debugging complex systems.
• Expert-level proficiency in Python
• Deep experience building and managing cloud infrastructure (preferably AWS) using Terraform.
• Demonstrated experience writing software for real-world physical devices, kiosks, or IoT edge environments, with an understanding of resource constraints and hardware-software interaction
• Professional experience with Linux-based systems and the command line, specifically in environments where software interacts with real-world hardware.

Nice To Haves

• Direct experience developing medical device software following IEC 62304, preferably for complex Class II medical capital equipment (e.g., medical imaging devices, surgical robotics, or complex diagnostic consoles)
• Familiarity with React, TypeScript, and Storybook to facilitate seamless collaboration with frontend engineers.
• Experience implementing identity solutions, specifically OAuth (IAM and Auth0) , for both cloud platforms and edge devices
• Proficiency in bash scripting for infrastructure and deployment automation.
• Experience writing and debugging C/C++ code for embedded systems firmware

Responsibilities

• Own the successful execution and deployment of the device backend, acting as the primary driver of code quality.
• Optimize and scale core processing algorithms and denoising software on-device and in the cloud.
• Design, build out and scale our AWS-hosted, HIPAA-compliant data platform using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with Terraform.
• Maintain and enhance robust backend services that facilitate seamless communication and data transfer between field devices, the cloud, clinicians, and hospital systems.
• Help establish and build the mechanisms to enforce best practices for handling sensitive patient data to maintain security and HIPAA compliance across the entire stack.
• Develop clearly-written, tested, and documented software solutions compliant with standards for the medical device software lifecycle (e.g., IEC 62304)
• Partner with regulatory, product, hardware, and data science stakeholders to translate complex device and signal-processing models into production-ready backend services.
• Actively support documentation efforts and internal knowledge transfer to ensure the long-term health of our software ecosystem.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary, performance-based incentives or bonuses (where applicable), and equity participation.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents with generous employer premium contributions, retirement savings with company matching, paid parental leave, and inclusive family-building benefits.
• Flexible paid time off, company-wide seasonal breaks, and support for flexible work arrangements that enable sustainable performance.
• Opportunities for continuous learning and growth through on-the-job development, cross-functional collaboration, and access to internal learning and development programs.

What This Job Offers

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