Staff Backend Engineer

Rythm Health

1d•Remote

About The Position

Rythm is hiring a Staff Backend Engineer to build and strengthen the systems connecting its product, laboratory, logistics, and operations. The engineer will own complex projects from technical discovery and architecture through implementation, launch, and ongoing iteration, working directly with people across the business and seeing how their work affects members and internal teams. This is a hands-on role focused primarily on designing systems, writing code, and improving the platform. The engineer will help shape backend architecture and engineering practices while solving current problems in ways that avoid unnecessary future complexity.

Requirements

Extensive experience designing, building, and owning backend systems at scale.
A proven track record of owning complex, cross-functional initiatives.
Experience integrating internal systems and third-party platforms across complex business workflows.
Strong understanding of testing, observability, performance, security, and production operations.
Ability to balance long-term architecture with immediate delivery needs.
Strong communication skills and ability to work effectively with technical and nontechnical partners.
A hands-on mindset and interest in remaining close to the technical work.
High ownership, low ego, and comfort working in a fast-moving environment with evolving priorities.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience in healthcare, consumer health, or direct-to-consumer businesses.
Strong understanding of regulated products and handling sensitive data.

Responsibilities

Design, build, and own reliable backend services and APIs supporting Rythm's products and internal operations.
Own complex projects from technical discovery and architecture through implementation, launch, and iteration.
Build systems connecting member experiences with laboratory, logistics, billing, analytics, and other operational workflows.
Make architectural decisions that balance delivery speed, maintainability, performance, security, and scale.
Improve service reliability through testing, observability, incident response, and operational practices.
Partner with mobile and product engineers to define clear contracts, scalable data flows, and dependable integrations.
Identify technical risks and reduce unnecessary platform complexity.
Help establish and evolve development standards and tools as the engineering team grows.
Use modern development tools, including AI-assisted workflows, to increase engineering quality and speed.

Benefits

Highly competitive base salary.
Meaningful equity aligned with the scope and impact of the role.
Monthly Rythm membership with full access to at-home blood testing and personalized health insights.
High ownership and visibility from day one, with the ability to make a meaningful impact.
Opportunity to help shape personalized health and preventative care.
Flexible, remote-first work environment.
Generous paid time off policy.
401(k).
Multiple healthcare plan options, with select plans fully covered by Rythm.
Small, collaborative, mission-driven team that moves quickly and values ideas regardless of title.