Senior Backend Engineer

📋 Description

• • Join NimbleRx Inc., a rapidly growing healthtech company revolutionizing pharmacy and healthcare access, as a Senior Backend Engineer. We are on a mission to simplify how people access, understand, and manage their healthcare, starting with building the world's largest and most beloved pharmacy business. As a technology-first startup, we are driven by a passion for perfecting the patient and pharmacist experience. Our culture is built on collaboration, open communication, and deliberate action, enabling us to tackle exciting challenges and achieve rapid growth.
• • In this pivotal role, you will be instrumental in architecting the technology and customer experience that underpins multiple web products. These products serve a diverse user base, including patients, pharmacies, and other valued customers of NimbleRx. You will become part of a team comprised of world-class, highly motivated software engineers dedicated to building systems that are performant, reliable, and scalable. Your work will directly impact the core infrastructure that powers our innovative healthcare solutions.
• • You will collaborate closely with fellow developers, as well as cross-functional teams such as product management and design. This collaboration is essential for deeply understanding feature requirements and translating them into robust functional and technical use cases. Your ability to work effectively within this team will be key to delivering high-quality code on time and exceeding expectations.
• • Our engineering culture at Nimble is founded on shared trust, mutual respect, and a complete absence of egos. We foster a true sense of 'in this together,' where collective effort is celebrated in tackling the complex challenges of a rapidly scaling business. We embody our company values daily: empathy, simplicity, autonomy, leadership, ownership, burning curiosity, and a bias for action. We are committed to mentorship and operate with context, not control, ensuring a highly collaborative and empowering environment.
• • As a Senior Backend Engineer, your responsibilities will include:
• • Building and scaling a robust platform, APIs, and microservices that users love to interact with, ensuring a seamless and intuitive experience.
• • Taking full ownership of backend features throughout their entire lifecycle, from initial design and architectural planning through meticulous implementation, rigorous testing, and successful release.
• • Actively mentoring junior engineers and interns, sharing your expertise, and fostering their professional growth within the team.
• • Championing and promoting best practices in software development, code quality, and testing methodologies to elevate the team's overall technical capabilities.
• • Tackling complex and challenging design and technical problems, devising innovative and effective solutions that push the boundaries of our technology.
• • Continuously enhancing the usability and performance of our existing systems, ensuring a consistent, reliable, and exceptional user experience across all platforms.
• • Contributing to architectural decisions and technical strategy, helping to shape the future of NimbleRx's technology stack.
• • Participating in code reviews, providing constructive feedback, and ensuring the highest standards of code quality and maintainability.
• • Collaborating with product managers to translate business needs into technical requirements and actionable development plans.
• • Identifying and mitigating technical debt, ensuring the long-term health and scalability of our systems.
• • Staying abreast of emerging technologies and industry trends, evaluating their potential application to improve our products and processes.
• • Contributing to a culture of continuous learning and improvement within the engineering team.
• • We are looking for individuals who are mission-driven and passionate about writing code that makes a tangible difference in people's lives. You should take immense pride in your work, consistently delivering high-quality code on schedule. An innovative mindset, coupled with strong problem-solving abilities and a results-oriented attitude, is essential. You must value and take responsibility for the quality of your features, proactively testing your own code and providing insightful reviews for your teammates. Excellent judgment regarding project priorities and the ability to deliver high-value features through simple, fast solutions are critical. You should be comfortable owning complex projects end-to-end with minimal guidance, often taking a leadership or driver role in the engineering process from planning and design through delivery and ongoing maintenance. This role offers a unique opportunity to significantly impact the healthcare industry and the lives of millions.