Praia Health Inc.: Staff Software Engineer - Data Infrastructure

<img src="https://we-work-remotely.imgix.net/logos/0171/5082/logo.gif?ixlib=rails-4.0.0&w=50&h=50&dpr=2&fit=fill&auto=compress" /> <p> <strong>Headquarters:</strong> Chicago, IL <br /><strong>URL:</strong> <a href="https://praiahealth.com">https://praiahealth.com</a> </p> <div class="ATS_htmlPreview"> <p>Praia is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to serve as a technical anchor and architect for our core consumer experience platform. In this role, you will establish deep, end-to-end architectural ownership of our platform, spanning high-performance Java services, Databricks ETL pipelines, and enterprise grade healthcare integrations.</p> <p>This is a staff level scope where you will partner closely with engineering leadership to advocate for industry best practices, mentor engineering teams, and ensure the delivery of secure, well-documented APIs used by internal teams and external health system partners. If you thrive on bridging complex data engineering workloads with secure, scalable interoperability, in a dynamic environment, we want to hear from you.</p> <h2>Key Responsibilities</h2> <ul> <li><strong>Architecture &amp; System Design:</strong> Build and scale foundational platform services powering Praia’s consumer experience products. Lead code and design reviews, establishing technical direction and mentoring other engineers.</li> <li><strong>Healthcare Interoperability:</strong> Build and operate enterprise integration services for EMRs (Epic/MyChart and others) using HL7 FHIR APIs and related modern integration patterns.</li> <li><strong>Data Engineering Workloads:</strong> Utilize Databricks and Apache Spark for complex data engineering workloads (pipelines, workflows, notebooks) to support product and integration use cases.</li> <li><strong>Security &amp; API Excellence:</strong> Develop and own secure APIs with strong authentication/authorization, auditing, and least privilege principles. Produce and maintain high quality developer documentation (integration guides, runbooks).</li> <li><strong>DevOps &amp; Operational Readiness:</strong> Build with a modern DevOps mindset, owning CI/CD pipelines, automated testing (unit/integration), infrastructure-as-code, monitoring/logging, and data-driven incident response.</li> <li><strong>Cross-Functional Collaboration:</strong> Partner directly with Product, Design, and Customer-facing teams to translate complex business requirements into highly reliable technical solutions.</li> </ul> <h3>Qualifications</h3> <ul> <li><strong>Experience:</strong> 8+ years of experience building and operating production software, with demonstrated staff- or senior-level scope and clear ownership of complex, distributed systems.</li> <li><strong>Core Tech Stack:</strong> Strong programming skills in <strong>Java</strong>, <strong>Python</strong>, and <strong>Spark</strong>. Hands-on experience with <strong>Databricks</strong> (jobs, Delta Lake) and comfort partnering closely with data teams.</li> <li><strong>Healthcare Domain:</strong> Direct experience integrating with EMR/EHR systems and healthcare interoperability standards; <strong>practical experience with FHIR APIs is required</strong>.</li> <li><strong>Cloud &amp; Infrastructure:</strong> Experience designing and delivering cloud-native services (AWS/Azure/GCP), including <strong>Kubernetes</strong> and <strong>Terraform</strong>-based deployments. Comfortable owning release and operational processes via CI/CD.</li> <li><strong>Security First:</strong> Deep knowledge of OAuth2/OIDC and API security patterns (mTLS, JWT, secrets management, least privilege) alongside secure SDLC practices.</li> <li><strong>Observability:</strong> Experience with modern observability tools (logging, metrics, tracing, APM) and a disciplined approach to incident response.</li> <li><strong>Communication:</strong> Exceptional written and verbal communication skills; proven ability to write clear technical design documents and present architecture to senior stakeholders.</li> <li><strong>Education:</strong> Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.</li> </ul> <hr> <h2>Location &amp; Work Authorization Requirements</h2> <ul> <li><strong>Geographic Restriction:</strong> Candidates must permanently reside in either the United States or Canada; no other locations will be considered at this time.</li> <li><strong>Work Authorization:</strong> Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. The company does not sponsor applicants for work visas (e.g., H-1B, TN, etc.) at this time.</li> </ul> <h2>Benefits</h2> <ul> <li>Competitive salary and performance-based bonuses.</li> <li>Full medical, dental, and vision benefits.</li> <li>Company paid life insurance, company paid short-term &amp; long-term disability.</li> <li>401K savings plans with company matching.</li> <li>A supportive and inclusive work environment.</li> <li>Employee wellness programs and resources.</li> <li>Flexible PTO.&nbsp;</li> </ul> </div> <div class="css-enzntz"> <p>&nbsp;</p> </div> <p><strong>To apply:</strong> <a href="https://weworkremotely.com/remote-jobs/praia-health-inc-staff-software-engineer-data-infrastructure">https://weworkremotely.com/remote-jobs/praia-health-inc-staff-software-engineer-data-infrastructure</a></p>