Staff Engineer -Digital Workflow Automation

Artera • Boston, MA

19h • $139,000 - $200,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Artera’s Engineering Digital Workflow Automation and Resource Fellows ( D.W.A.R.Fs ) is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to help define, evolve, and scale the platform that powers next-generation patient communication—especially as we accelerate our work in agentic AI, Anthropic Claude & MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers , and high-throughput distributed systems . This role reports directly to the Senior Engineering Manager, and is responsible for driving technical excellence across teams, and leading execution on high-risk or high-impact initiatives critical to Artera’s long-term success. You will be a multiplier: architecting large-scale systems, mentoring engineers, and ensuring our platform remains resilient, performant, and ready for the next wave of AI-driven patient engagement.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent professional experience
• Cross team function experience working with multiple orgs creating influence and delivery
• 7+ years building and scaling cloud-native applications
• Deep experience with event-sourced , microservice , and distributed architectures
• Expert at integrating LLMs and agentic tools like Claude Code to automate and enhance development workflows.
• Advanced TypeScript skills, focusing on building scalable, type-safe, and high-performance backend services.
• Expert in Node.js and NEST , with a focus on modular system design and enterprise-level API structures.
• Fullstack proficiency primary language Javascript & TypeScript
• Advanced proficiency in SQL , especially PostgreSQL schema design and optimization
• Experience with asynchronous, high-volume messaging or event-driven systems
• Strong commitment to testing, observability, and operational excellence
• Excellent communicator—able to influence stakeholders and product
• Proven ability to lead technical initiatives and mentor engineers
• Strong customer empathy and an understanding of how technical decisions influence user experience
• Familiarity with Docker & containerized environments, AWS (or similar cloud providers), Python (for platform tools, services, or ML integrations)
• Security Requirements for Engineering Roles This engineering role contributes to a secure, federally compliant platform. Candidates must be eligible for a government background check and operate within strict code management, access, and documentation standards. Security-conscious development and participation in compliance practices are core to the role.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with large-scale remote/hybrid teams
• Contributions to open source
• Collaboration/contributions with the open source community
• Experience working with Government contracts and delivery

Responsibilities

• Technical Leadership - Serve as a domain expert in backend architecture, distributed systems, and high-throughput IO.
• Drive company-wide architectural patterns, platform strategy, and engineering standards.
• Lead execution on complex, open-ended projects spanning multiple quarters—including 2026 initiatives in agentic AI and MCP server infrastructure.
• Own cross-team architectural buy-in and guide teams through refactors and modernization efforts.
• Execution & Delivery - Independently design and deliver large-scale features that impact multiple products or services.
• Systematically reason through system-wide implications, edge cases, and performance trade-offs
• Agent and Government work collaboration and delivery
• Identify and eliminate sources of instability, latency, and operational risk.
• Build from scratch when needed—especially for distributed IO-intensive systems.
• Mentorship & Culture - Model engineering maturity through thoughtful code reviews, documentation, and technical communication.
• Mentor engineers across teams; elevate their understanding of architecture, debugging, reliability, and AI-era best practices.
• Foster a blameless culture that encourages learning, experimentation, and continuous improvement.
• Champion transparency, clear communication, and strong cross-functional collaboration.
• Collaboration - Partner closely with product, design, and data/ML teams to translate complex technical ideas into practical, user-centered solutions. Strong Communication and technical interpretation is key
• Provide architectural guidance on story-level decisions within your domain.
• Advocate for engineering-focused improvements in process, tooling, reliability, and developer experience.

Benefits

• Full health benefits (medical, dental, and vision), flexible spending accounts, company paid life insurance, company paid short-term & long-term disability, company equity, voluntary benefits, 401(k) and more!
• Career development - Manager development cohorts, employee development funds
• Generous time off - Company holidays, Winter & Summer break, and flexible time off
• Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) - We believe that everyone should belong at their workplace. Our ERGs are available for identifying employees or allies to join.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees