Lead Full-Stack Engineer – Backend Focus

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🏛️ District of Columbia, Florida, +8 more states – Remote

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💵 $129.3k - $177.8k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🔙 Backend Engineer

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Humana is a healthcare company dedicated to making a positive impact on the health of individuals, communities, and the healthcare system as a whole. With a focus on putting health first, Humana serves a diverse range of populations, including seniors and the military, providing Medicare Advantage HMO, PPO, and PFFS plans. Humana is committed to fostering a culture of belonging and mutual respect, offering competitive and flexible benefits to ensure the financial security of its employees and their families. The company prides itself on creating an inclusive workplace where everyone has the opportunity to succeed.

📋 Description

• Design and lead development of core backend services, REST and GraphQL APIs, and service-to-service integrations for CenterWell's AI product stack • Establish authentication, authorization, rate limiting, PHI access control, and audit logging patterns • Ensure HIPAA compliance is embedded in platform design • Define and implement reusable AI integration patterns for LLM routing, streaming responses, tool orchestration, and model output handling • Build logging, monitoring, and alerting infrastructure for platform observability and reliability • Contribute to end-to-end product feature development using TypeScript and Next.js, from server-side APIs to rendered UI • Drive architecture reviews and define backend engineering standards • Build platform services supporting care teams and patients across CenterWell clinics

🎯 Requirements

• B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience) • 8+ years of software engineering experience with deep expertise in backend and platform engineering • Strong proficiency in TypeScript and/or Python for API and service development • Proven track record building scalable, production-grade REST or GraphQL APIs • Solid understanding of authentication (OAuth2, OIDC), API security patterns, and authorization model design • Working knowledge of HIPAA requirements, particularly secure transmission, storage, and access control for PHI • Experience with Next.js and React sufficient for full-stack feature contribution • Demonstrated ownership of complex backend systems end-to-end, from architecture through production operation • Hands-on experience with AI-assisted development tools and LLM coding harnesses (Claude Code, Pi Agent, Cursor, Codex, or similar) • Experience in healthcare, financial services, or other highly regulated industries • Exposure to event-driven architecture, microservices, or API gateway patterns at scale • Familiarity with AI/LLM integration patterns, including streaming APIs and tool-use orchestration • Experience in a greenfield or team-founding engineering environment • Must live close to one of the designated IT locations: NYC, NY; Louisville, KY; Tampa, FL; Fort Lauderdale, FL; Dallas/Frisco, TX; Boston, MA; Washington, D.C.; Atlanta, GA; Nashville, TN; Chicago, IL; or Charlotte, NC • Home internet service must provide at least 25 Mbps download and 10 Mbps upload • Must work from a dedicated space without ongoing interruptions to protect member PHI/HIPAA information

🏖️ Benefits

• Bonus incentive plan based on company and/or individual performance • Medical benefits • Dental benefits • Vision benefits • 401(k) retirement savings plan • Paid time off • Company holidays • Personal holidays • Paid parental leave • Paid caregiver leave • Short-term disability • Long-term disability • Life insurance • Occasional travel to Humana offices for training or meetings

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