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Senior Software Engineer, Applications

SmithRx is a venture-backed health-tech company building a next-generation pharmacy benefit management platform to lower healthcare costs. We are seeking a Senior Backend Software Engineer to design, build, and maintain scalable backend systems, own APIs and data schemas, improve reliability and performance, and mentor junior engineers while working closely with product and frontend teams.

Skills

  • Proficiency in a compiled language (Go strongly preferred)
  • Experience with GraphQL API design and implementation
  • Strong SQL skills and PostgreSQL schema design and tuning
  • Familiarity with AWS services (Lambda, DynamoDB, SQS, RDS)
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Docker, and Kubernetes
  • API design, testing, and software architecture best practices
  • Production incident triage and root-cause analysis
  • Experience leveraging GenAI tools in delivery (preferred)

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and maintain backend features using Go, GraphQL, Node, and SQL.
  • Collaborate with product, frontend, and technical leads to translate requirements into reliable, scalable implementations.
  • Create technical designs, provide scope and risk estimates, and produce documentation for system and feature builds.
  • Apply best practices for testing, automation, design patterns, and code quality.
  • Build and operate systems on AWS (Lambda, DynamoDB, SQS, RDS) and support batch processing and job handling.
  • Triage and resolve production incidents, perform root-cause analysis, and implement long-term mitigations.
  • Mentor and provide actionable feedback to junior engineers during design and code reviews.
  • Contribute to technical strategy and quarterly roadmap planning with senior leadership.
  • Explore and integrate AI/GenAI tools to improve development speed and software quality.

Education

  • BS in Computer Science or related field or equivalent professional experience

Benefits

  • Medical, Pharmacy, Dental, and Vision insurance
  • Life Insurance and AD&D
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • 401(k) retirement program
  • Short-term and long-term disability
  • Discretionary paid time off and paid company holidays
  • Paid parental leave
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Commuter benefits and wellness benefits
  • Professional development and training opportunities
  • Well-stocked office kitchen (for office locations)
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Our mission at SmithRx is to reduce pharmacy costs for America’s employers and patients. Dysfunctional PBMs are the prime source of inflated pharmacy costs, and we seek to achieve our mission by reimagining the PBM as a Drug Acquisition Platform ...

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