Backend Developer (Remote)

About Linea:

Linea is revolutionizing healthcare by empowering organizations to deliver superior care through innovative technology and streamlined operations. Our mission is to improve patient outcomes and create a more efficient healthcare system. Our platform helps healthcare providers manage complex processes, enhance communication, and optimize workflows. We're committed to building user-friendly solutions that positively impact the lives of patients and healthcare professionals.

About the Role:

We are seeking a talented and passionate Backend Developer to join our fully remote engineering team. This role offers the opportunity to have a significant impact on our platform, owning the full backend development lifecycle and contributing to the growth of our engineering team. We're looking for a driven individual who thrives in a fast-paced environment and enjoys taking ownership of their work. You will be a key contributor in designing, developing, and deploying the backend systems that power our healthcare platform. This role demands a deep understanding of backend technologies, cloud infrastructure (specifically Google Cloud Platform), and a focus on building robust and scalable APIs. You should be comfortable working independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, distributed environment.

In this role, you will work closely with the product manager to understand requirements and collaborate with other engineers to ensure seamless integration and functionality.

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain robust and scalable backend systems and APIs using TypeScript and Node.js with a microservices architecture.
• Build and deploy applications on Google Cloud Platform leveraging services like Compute Engine, Cloud Functions, Cloud Run, Pub/Sub, Kubernetes, and Cloud SQL.
• Ensure the scalability, performance, security, and reliability of our backend applications.
• Work with FHIR standards for seamless healthcare data interoperability.
• Implement and maintain messaging queues (e.g., Google Pub/Sub) for asynchronous communication.
• Work with PostgreSQL databases and optimize database performance.
• Take ownership of the entire backend development lifecycle, from initial design and architecture to implementation, testing, deployment, and maintenance.
• Lead the design and implementation of new features and APIs, collaborating with the team to ensure seamless integration.
• Drive improvements in our development processes and tooling, contributing to a more efficient and effective engineering environment.
• Participate actively in the full software development lifecycle, including design, development, testing, and deployment.
• Collaborate effectively with the product manager to translate product requirements into technical specifications.

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• Collaborate effectively with other engineers, product managers, and designers in a remote environment.
• Contribute to our CI/CD pipelines for automated testing and deployment.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest technologies and trends in backend development.
• Be adaptable and able to collaborate effectively with team members in different time zones (US and India).
• Utilize Jira for project management and issue tracking.
• Manage code and collaborate with the team using GitHub.

Qualifications:

• 7+ years of experience in backend software development.
• Proven expertise in Node.js and building RESTful APIs.
• Strong proficiency in TypeScript.
• Hands-on experience with microservices architecture and design patterns.
• Strong understanding of cloud technologies, specifically Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and its services (Compute Engine, Cloud Functions, Cloud Run, Pub/Sub, Kubernetes, Cloud SQL).
• Experience with containerization technologies like Docker and orchestration with Kubernetes.
• Familiarity with FHIR standards and healthcare data interoperability.

Bonus Points:

• Experience with infrastructure as code (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation).

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• Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack, Cloud Monitoring).
• Experience with performance testing and optimization.
• Contributions to open-source projects.
• Understanding of DevOps principles.

Technical Skills:

• Languages: TypeScript, JavaScript, Python
• Backend: Node.js, Koa.js (or similar)
• Databases: PostgreSQL
• Cloud: Google Cloud Platform (GCP) - Deep expertise in multiple GCP services (Compute Engine, Cloud Functions, Cloud Run, Pub/Sub, Kubernetes, Cloud SQL). Mention specific configuration and management experience.
• Microservices: Experience with microservices architecture and design patterns
• Messaging Queues: Google Pub/Sub (or similar)
• API Standards: FHIR, XML, JSON
• DevOps: Experience with CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, CircleCI, Cloud Build), containerization (Docker), orchestration (Kubernetes), and infrastructure as code (e.g., Terraform).
• Monitoring & Logging: Experience with setting up and using monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack, Cloud Monitoring).
• Tools: Jira, GitHub

Other: Strong understanding of RESTful APIs, API design principles, security best practices.