Backend Software Engineer

Virta Health is pioneering a new standard of care for people to reclaim their lives. We are in the midst of a public health crisis: obesity rates are at an all-time high and over half of US adults have type 2 diabetes or prediabetes, and despite billions spent on new treatments, outcomes are largely worse. Virta reverses these diseases and  delivers life-changing results by pairing individualized nutrition with ongoing care from a clinical support team. We have raised over $350 million from top-tier investors, and partner with the largest health plans, employers, and government organizations to help their employees and members restore their health and take back their lives. 

Join our dynamic team tasked with building Virta Health’s groundbreaking data exchange platform from the ground up. Virta Health, a key player in the U.S. healthcare system, collaborates with various data partners, including employers, health plans, and third-party administrators. Our mission involves seamless data exchanges through files and APIs across these entities. Leveraging advancements in Generative AI, we aim to create a unique product that will drive significant growth within the healthcare sector.

Responsibilities

• Code, test and ship new product features of the data exchange platform product maintaining high quality coding standards.

• Troubleshoot, debug and fix issues in production and non-production environments.

• Monitor systems and perform on-call rotation support duties.

• Work, cross-functionally, with Product managers and Technical Program managers to deliver on quarterly OKRs.

• Communicate openly and provide effective feedback to managers and peers.

90 Day Plan

Within your first 90 days at Virta, we expect you will do the following:

• Get acquainted with Virta Health’s technology ecosystem and different environments

• Learn about the complex nature of the United States healthcare system.

• Learn about Virta Health’s different product offerings and our enrollment requirements across them.

• Ship your first feature.

• Propose (and, maybe, implement) a process or product change.

• Create and iterate on your OKRs

Must-Haves

• 5-7 years of experience implementing backend systems

• Experience in Golang

• Experience using Postgres or any Relational datastore

• Strong communication skills and an openness to collaborate in a remote work setup

• Solid understanding of distributed systems

• Willingness to learn and adapt as business needs change

• Experience working in an Agile environment

Bonus Points

• Interest and/or experience in GenAI application development.

• Experience in Google Cloud Platform.

• Experience in the Healthcare space and the United States healthcare system.

• Experience in Event Driven Architectures along with technologies like Apache Kafka, Google Pub/Sub and/or AWS Kinesis.

Values-driven culture

Virta’s company values drive our culture, so you’ll do well if:

• You put people first and take care of yourself, your peers, and our patients equally

• You have a strong sense of ownership and take initiative while empowering others to do the same

• You prioritize positive impact over busy work

• You have no ego and understand that everyone has something to bring to the table regardless of experience

• You appreciate transparency and promote trust and empowerment through open access of information

• You are evidence-based and prioritize data and science over seniority or dogma

• You take risks and rapidly iterate

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As part of your duties at Virta, you may come in contact with sensitive patient information that is governed by HIPAA. Throughout your career at Virta, you will be expected to follow Virta's security and privacy procedures to ensure our patients' information remains strictly confidential. Security and privacy training will be provided.

Virta has a location based compensation structure. Starting pay will be based on a number of factors and commensurate with qualifications & experience. For this role, the compensation range is $138,938 - $179,437.  Information about Virta’s benefits is on our Careers page at: https://www.virtahealth.com/careers. 

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