Staff Software Engineer - Data Infrastructure at Praia Health Inc.. Location Information: Anywhere in the World. . . Headquarters:. Chicago, IL . URL:. . https://praiahealth.com. . . . Praia is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to serve as a technical anchor and architect for our core consumer experience platform. In this role, you will establish deep, end-to-end architectural ownership of our platform, spanning high-performance Java services, Databricks ETL pipelines, and enterprise grade healthcare integrations.. . This is a staff level scope where you will partner closely with engineering leadership to advocate for industry best practices, mentor engineering teams, and ensure the delivery of secure, well-documented APIs used by internal teams and external health system partners. If you thrive on bridging complex data engineering workloads with secure, scalable interoperability, in a dynamic environment, we want to hear from you.. . Key Responsibilities. . . Architecture & System Design:. Build and scale foundational platform services powering Praia’s consumer experience products. Lead code and design reviews, establishing technical direction and mentoring other engineers.. . Healthcare Interoperability:. Build and operate enterprise integration services for EMRs (Epic/MyChart and others) using HL7 FHIR APIs and related modern integration patterns.. . Data Engineering Workloads:. Utilize Databricks and Apache Spark for complex data engineering workloads (pipelines, workflows, notebooks) to support product and integration use cases.. . Security & API Excellence:. Develop and own secure APIs with strong authentication/authorization, auditing, and least privilege principles. Produce and maintain high quality developer documentation (integration guides, runbooks).. . DevOps & Operational Readiness:. Build with a modern DevOps mindset, owning CI/CD pipelines, automated testing (unit/integration), infrastructure-as-code, monitoring/logging, and data-driven incident response.. . Cross-Functional Collaboration:. Partner directly with Product, Design, and Customer-facing teams to translate complex business requirements into highly reliable technical solutions.. . . Qualifications. . . Experience:. 8+ years of experience building and operating production software, with demonstrated staff- or senior-level scope and clear ownership of complex, distributed systems.. . Core Tech Stack:. Strong programming skills in . Java. , . Python. , and . Spark. . Hands-on experience with . Databricks. (jobs, Delta Lake) and comfort partnering closely with data teams.. . Healthcare Domain:. Direct experience integrating with EMR/EHR systems and healthcare interoperability standards; . practical experience with FHIR APIs is required. .. . Cloud & Infrastructure:. Experience designing and delivering cloud-native services (AWS/Azure/GCP), including . Kubernetes. and . Terraform. -based deployments. Comfortable owning release and operational processes via CI/CD.. . Security First:. Deep knowledge of OAuth2/OIDC and API security patterns (mTLS, JWT, secrets management, least privilege) alongside secure SDLC practices.. . Observability:. Experience with modern observability tools (logging, metrics, tracing, APM) and a disciplined approach to incident response.. . Communication:. Exceptional written and verbal communication skills; proven ability to write clear technical design documents and present architecture to senior stakeholders.. . Education:. Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.. . . . Location & Work Authorization Requirements. . . Geographic Restriction:. Candidates must permanently reside in either the United States or Canada; no other locations will be considered at this time.. . Work Authorization:. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. The company does not sponsor applicants for work visas (e.g., H-1B, TN, etc.) at this time.. . . Benefits. . . Competitive salary and performance-based bonuses.. . Full medical, dental, and vision benefits.. . Company paid life insurance, company paid short-term & long-term disability.. . 401K savings plans with company matching.. . A supportive and inclusive work environment.. . Employee wellness programs and resources.. . Flexible PTO. . . . . . . . . To apply:. . https://weworkremotely.com/remote-jobs/praia-health-inc-staff-software-engineer-data-infrastructure.
Staff Software Engineer - Data Infrastructure at Praia Health Inc.