Backend Developer (Sr. Engineer / Lead)

AliveCor , the pioneer of the smartphone EKG, with millions of EKGs from a large and growing user base, seeks a Senior Software Engineer (Backend). You will be an integral member of our engineering team. Responsibilities Software Engineer on the backend team working in the following environment: Go , Ruby on Rails, TDD/BDD with RSpec, PostgreSQL, Heroku, AWS. Responsible for developing industry-leading applications transforming the healthcare industry and consumers use. Work with our mobile and front-end teams to build new functionality in our consumer and clinician-facing applications. Work with our Data Science and AI team to improve functionality of our cloud algorithms and services. Create and maintain tools used by internal teams for customer service, monitoring, and R&D. Maintain and continuously improve our backend infrastructure to remedy technical limitations before they become an issue. Qualifications and Skills Senior Software Engineer ready to build highly visible apps Engineers who can raise the skill level of their teammates Experience working with Go and Rails Experience implementing Service Oriented Architecture or Microservices Good intuition for weighing trade-offs Product instincts, work with our product and design teams to understand customer pain points, come up with solutions, and then prototype, iterate, and launch frequently Eagerness and willingness to learn new technologies Experience with build process automation and CI/CD Ability to work independently on projects and communicate with cross functional teams to deliver products on time About Us AliveCor is on a mission to define modern healthcare through data, design and disruption. We’ve pioneered the creation of FDA-cleared machine-learning techniques, transformed wearable medtech to put proactive heart care at everyone’s fingertips. Kardia is the most clinically validated mobile EKG technology. AliveCor was named as one of the Top 10 Most Innovative Companies in Health for 2017 by Fast Company as part of the publication’s annual ranking of the world’s Most Innovative Companies. AliveCor was awarded the 2015 Tech Pioneer by the World Economic Forum and one of the 50 Smartest Companies in 2015 by the MIT Technology Review. AliveCor recently announced a collaboration with Mayo Clinic that will result in new machine learning capabilities to unlock previously hidden health indicators in EKG data, potentially improving heart health as well as overall health care for a variety of conditions. AliveCor is a privately held company headquartered in Mountain View, CA. AliveCor is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of age, colour, disability, gender, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law. Watch the following video demonstrating our product. KardiaMobile: How's your heart? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8I9xosgA-Ig