Senior Software Engineer

Humata Health is a company focused on creating frictionless prior authorization for healthcare providers and payers using AI and automation technology. They are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design, build, and scale systems for their healthcare platform, collaborating with various stakeholders to enhance operational efficiency and patient care.

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable, reliable, and secure software systems that support Humata's healthcare platform
• Build and enhance backend services, APIs, workflows, and distributed systems that process healthcare data at scale
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, clinicians, and other engineers to deliver impactful features and improvements
• Drive architectural decisions and contribute to long-term technical strategy
• Improve system performance, reliability, observability, and maintainability
• Participate in code reviews and promote engineering best practices across the organization
• Troubleshoot complex technical issues and lead root cause analysis efforts
• Contribute to cloud infrastructure, deployment automation, and CI/CD processes
• Partner with cross-functional teams to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions
• Mentor and support other engineers through technical leadership and knowledge sharing
• Help establish and maintain high standards for software quality, security, and compliance

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience building and operating production systems
• Strong experience designing and developing scalable applications and services
• Proficiency in one or more modern programming languages (such as Go, Python, Java, TypeScript, C#, or similar)
• Experience building and consuming APIs and distributed systems
• Strong understanding of software architecture, design patterns, and engineering best practices
• Experience working with cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure
• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes
• Experience with relational and/or NoSQL databases
• Proficiency with version control systems (Git) and CI/CD pipelines
• Strong debugging, problem-solving, and analytical skills
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced startup environment and take ownership of outcomes
• Experience building highly available, distributed, and event-driven systems
• Familiarity with microservices architecture and service-oriented design
• Experience working with healthcare technology, healthcare operations, or regulated industries
• Knowledge of healthcare interoperability standards such as FHIR or HL7
• Experience with AI, machine learning, or data-intensive applications
• Experience building observability solutions including logging, monitoring, and tracing
• Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform
• Experience with messaging and streaming technologies such as Kafka, RabbitMQ, or Pub/Sub
• Understanding of security best practices and compliance requirements in healthcare environments
• Experience working in Agile development environments
• Previous experience mentoring engineers and leading technical initiatives