Staff Backend Engineer

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🇺🇸 United States – Remote

⏰ Full Time

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🔙 Backend Engineer

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Rythm

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51 - 200 employees

🏥 Healthcare

👥 B2C

Healthcare • B2C

Rythm is a consumer-focused at-home blood testing company. It provides painless finger-prick collection kits that users can mail or schedule pickup for, and Rythm operates its own CLIA-certified and CAP-accredited laboratory to deliver clinical-grade blood test results in under 72 hours. The service is HIPAA compliant, FDA-cleared, HSA/FSA-eligible and sold as a flexible monthly subscription with an AI-powered dashboard and personalized insights/coaching that track biomarkers and trends over time.

📋 Description

• Design, build, and own reliable backend services and APIs supporting Rythm products and internal operations • Own complex projects from technical discovery and architecture through implementation, launch, and iteration • Build systems connecting member experiences with laboratory, logistics, billing, analytics, and other operational workflows • Make architectural decisions balancing delivery speed, maintainability, performance, security, and scale • Improve service reliability through testing, observability, incident response, and operational practices • Partner with mobile and product engineers to define contracts, scalable data flows, and dependable integrations • Identify technical risks and reduce unnecessary platform complexity • Establish and evolve development standards and tools • Use modern development tools, including AI-assisted workflows, to improve engineering quality and speed

🎯 Requirements

• Extensive experience designing, building and owning backend systems at scale • A proven track record of owning complex, cross-functional initiatives • Experience integrating internal systems and third-party platforms across complex business workflows • Strong understanding of testing, observability, performance, security, and production operations • Ability to move between long-term architecture and immediate delivery needs • Strong communication skills and ability to work effectively with technical and nontechnical partners • Hands-on mindset and willingness to remain close to technical work • High ownership, low ego, and comfort operating in a fast-moving environment with evolving priorities • Previous experience in healthcare, consumer health, or direct-to-consumer businesses preferred • Strong understanding of regulated products and navigating sensitive data preferred

🏖️ Benefits

• Meaningful equity aligned with the scope and impact of your role • A monthly Rythm membership with full access to at-home blood testing and personalized health insights • Flexible, remote-first work environment • A generous paid time off policy • 401(k) • Multiple healthcare plan options, with select plans fully covered by Rythm • High ownership and visibility from day one, with the ability to make a meaningful impact • The chance to help shape the future of personalized health and preventative care