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Senior Backend Software Engineer

at Headway

📍 New York, New York, United States; San Francisco, California, United States; Seattle, Washington, United States Unknown Posted March 19, 2026
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Position Details

Type Not Specified
Experience senior
Exp. Years 6+ years
Education Not specified
Category Software Engineering

About this role

Headway is hiring a senior backend software engineer to develop scalable data pipelines and backend systems supporting their healthcare platform, utilizing modern frameworks and cloud infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop scalable data pipelines
  • Build backend services
  • Optimize data architecture
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams
  • Support internal data needs

Technical Overview

The role involves building backend services with Python 3, FastAPI, SQLAlchemy, and deploying on AWS using Fargate, ECS, and S3, with data processing via Spark and Kafka, in a healthcare SaaS environment.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a senior backend software engineer with at least 6 years of experience in Python, FastAPI, and AWS, capable of building scalable data pipelines and backend systems in a healthcare SaaS environment.

Must-Have Skills

Python 3FastAPISQLAlchemyReactAWS

Nice-to-Have Skills

RemixNext.jsSparkKafkaDatadogPagerDutySentrySnykSemgrep

Tools & Platforms

AWSFargateECSS3SparkKafkaDatadogPagerDutySentryGitHubSnykSemgrep

Required Skills

Python 3FastAPISQLAlchemyReactRemixNext.jsPostgresRedisAWSFargateECSS3SparkKafkaDatadogPagerDutySentryGitHubSnykSemgrep

Hard Skills

Python 3TypeScriptFastAPISQLAlchemyReactRemixNext.jsPostgresRedisAWSFargateECSS3SparkKafkaDatadogPagerDutySentryGitHubSnykSemgrep

Soft Skills

CollaborationFast learningProblem-solvingTeamworkCommunication

Industry & Role

Industry Healthcare IT, SaaS
Job Function Design and implement backend infrastructure to support healthcare data and platform scalability
Role Subtype Software Engineer
Tech Domains Python, JavaScript, AWS, PostgreSQL, Kafka, Spark, APIs

Keywords for Your Resume

python 3fastapisqlalchemyreactnext.jspostgresredisawsfargateecss3sparkkafkadatadogpagerdutysentrygitsnyksemgrep

Deal Breakers

Less than 6 years experience, Lack of experience with Python 3 or FastAPI, No AWS experience, Unwilling to work in healthcare SaaS environment

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