Backend Engineer - Platform

At Coral AI ( trycoral.ai ) , we’re engineering the intelligent operating system for a more efficient healthcare industry. As recently featured in Forbes , we are tackling a massive administrative bottleneck, a $450 billion crisis that consumes 25% of U.S. healthcare spending and forces patients to wait weeks for life-saving treatment.

Our agentic automation platform is uniquely designed for healthcare’s "messy" reality, utilising sophisticated AI to digest handwritten faxes, complex medical records, and blurry scans with an unprecedented 98.7% accuracy. Backed by Lightspeed and founded by a team with deep roots in AI and robotics, we’ve scaled to late 7 figures in ARR in less than six months by delivering immediate, Day-1 value to medical equipment providers, clinics and specialty pharmacies.

By slashing patient wait times from five days to under three hours, we’re doing more than just automating paperwork; we’re returning time to clinicians and ensuring that care is never delayed by a document. If you’re a high-ownership builder who wants to solve mission-critical problems in OCR and NLP while making a tangible impact on human lives, come help us build the infrastructure that lets healthcare scale

Job Title: Backend Engineer – Platform

Role Overview

As a Backend Engineer – Platform at Coral AI, you will be instrumental in designing and building scalable systems, frameworks, and core infrastructure. You will collaborate closely with engineering teams to establish and uphold best practices across the platform and ensure our systems are robust, reliable, and performant as we grow.

Key Responsibilities

Architect, design, and develop highly scalable and reliable backend systems and frameworks

Build and maintain core platform infrastructure to support products and engineering efforts company-wide

Drive engineering and coding best practices; set standards for quality and code reviews

Collaborate with product managers, frontend engineers, DevOps, and other stakeholders to deliver top-notch solutions

Proactively identify technical debt, architectural bottlenecks, and opportunities for system improvements

Mentor and guide fellow engineers on platform and backend topics

Requirements

3–7 years of experience in backend engineering or similar roles

Proven experience building scalable and distributed backend systems and services

Strong programming skills in languages such as Go, Java, or Python

In-depth understanding of system architecture, frameworks, and core infrastructure components

Experience with cloud services (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)

Familiarity with databases (SQL and NoSQL), messaging systems, and caching strategies

Solid grasp of engineering best practices: code reviews, testing, CI/CD pipelines, and documentation

Excellent troubleshooting, problem-solving, and analytical skills

Strong communication and teamwork skills

Willingness and ability to work on-site in Bengaluru

What We Offer

Opportunity to work on cutting-edge platform engineering challenges

Collaborative and growth-oriented work environment

Competitive salary and benefits

Modern office in the heart of Bengaluru