Praia Health is a trailblazer in the health platform sector, committed to transforming the consumer health experience. Backed by SignalFire.
About the role
Praia is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to take on a high-impact role with significant autonomy. In this role, you will establish deep, end-to-end architectural ownership of our platform, primarily driving high-performance Java backend services (80–90% of the focus) while supporting client-side integrations and platform needs in JavaScript (10–20%). Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- Experience: 6+ years of experience building and operating production software, with demonstrated senior-level scope and clear ownership of distributed, high-throughput systems
- Backend Expertise: Expert-level software development skills in Java and the modern Java ecosystem (Quarkus or Spring Boot, concurrency, microservices)
- Client-Side Capabilities: Strong working knowledge of JavaScript/TypeScript and modern client-side architectures, comfortable owning light frontend integrations and UI-facing platform touchpoints
- Data Engineering (Plus): Prior exposure to or hands-on experience with Databricks , Apache Spark , or distributed data processing is a plus, but not required
- Cloud & Infrastructure: Experience delivering cloud-native services (AWS, Azure, or GCP), container orchestration (Kubernetes/Docker), and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)
- Security Focus: Deep understanding of OAuth2, OIDC, mTLS, JWT, secrets management, and secure SDLC practices
More about this role
Praia is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to take on a high-impact role with significant autonomy. In this role, you will establish deep, end-to-end architectural ownership of our platform, primarily driving high-performance Java backend services (80–90% of the focus) while supporting client-side integrations and platform needs in JavaScript (10–20%).
This senior-level scope pairs you closely with engineering leadership to deliver resilient software at a steady, well-defined pace. You will ensure the delivery of secure, well-documented APIs used by internal teams and external health system partners. If you thrive on building scalable distributed services, collaborating on light front-end touchpoints, and tackling complex enterprise integrations, we want to hear from you.
- Backend & System Design: Architect, build, and scale core Java backend services powering Praia's consumer experience and platform ecosystem.
- Client-Side Platform Support: Collaborate on the frontend by developing and maintaining JavaScript components, UI workflows, and client-side integration hooks (10–20% of scope).
- Healthcare Interoperability: Build and operate enterprise integration services for EMRs...
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