Senior Software Engineer (Back End)

What we're looking for

Aviary is looking for a builder — someone who thrives on autonomy, takes ownership, and wants to lead at the intersection of health, technology, and purpose. You’ll work alongside the Heads of Engineering, Product, and others to design and the platform that's redefining how work gets done. This is a chance to shape the future of virtual cardiac care, not just contribute to it.

Responsibilities

Architect robust, stable software to deliver essential healthcare to thousands of patients

Deliver consistently on sprints and projects across our backend infrastructure

Own specifications and tickets with self-sufficiency and independence

Balance speed and quality, with a focus on tangible results

Partner closely with clinicians, operations experts, and care providers to find new solutions for our product and processes, close gaps in specifications/business logic and ensure that our code delivers on the underlying use case

Report directly to the Head of Engineering and extend their capacity across projects

Have a humble, growth-oriented mindset with a desire to consistently improve and outperform

Your Past Experience

Note: we consider applicants of all backgrounds. The below is simply a list of useful experiences. If you are excited about what we’re building but don't meet some of the criteria below, please don’t let that discourage you from applying!

5+ years of experience building complex backend services for mobile, web and data services

2+ years of technical leadership experience

Ability to collaborate with the rest of the team and organize your own work

Previous success building and shipping large scale web services with a mindset of empathy for the user

Understanding of computer science and fundamental concepts of software engineering

Proficient in at least one of: Ruby on Rails, PHP, Javascript or other server side language

Good to have: experience working in health tech or at an early stage startup, GraphQL and REST web services, real time data streaming, and AWS

Tech We Use

This is some of the tech we use to power better cardiac care for our members. There's no requirement to be familiar with all of these, but being familiar with some is helpful.

Ruby on Rails

Python

Typescript

React

Flutter

PHP

GraphQL

AWS

PostgreSQL

Elasticsearch

Apache Kafka

Benefits

Equity compensation

Unlimited PTO / sick leave / health benefits

FSA & Commuter Benefits

401(k) plan

Free lunch and snacks in NY Office

Health & wellness stipend

NYC-based candidates excited to work in real life 2+ days per week strongly preferred