Senior Backend Engineer

**About Neon Health:** Neon Health is revolutionizing patient access to life-saving drugs by leveraging AI. We are building a $200B+ company at the intersection of agentic AI and healthcare transformation. Our technology automates critical workflows like benefit verification, prior authorization, and patient onboarding, making healthcare more accessible and efficient.

**About The Role:** As a Senior Backend Engineer at Neon Health, you will be responsible for designing and implementing the backend systems that power our AI-driven patient access platform. You will work on high-throughput systems that handle millions of patient interactions, ensuring reliability and scalability. This role involves building and maintaining the infrastructure that enables our AI systems to operate at scale.

**Key Responsibilities:**
- Design and develop scalable backend systems
- Optimize database performance and data storage
- Implement APIs and microservices for patient access workflows
- Ensure system reliability and uptime
- Collaborate with AI engineers to integrate backend systems with machine learning models

**Required Skills:**
- Proficiency in backend technologies like Python, Java, or Go
- Experience with distributed systems and cloud infrastructure
- Strong knowledge of database design and optimization
- Familiarity with healthcare API standards and regulations
- Experience with containerization and orchestration tools

**Ideal Candidate:**
You are a seasoned backend engineer with a proven track record of building high-performance systems. You have a deep understanding of distributed systems and cloud architectures, and you thrive in collaborative environments. Join us to build the infrastructure that makes healthcare more accessible and efficient.