Senior Software Engineer

Why This Role Matters:

Verana Health is looking for a Senior Software Engineer who combines strong technical expertise, architectural thinking, ownership, and collaboration. In this role, you will design, develop, and maintain scalable APIs, user interfaces, and backend services that power critical business applications.

The ideal candidate has experience building secure, reliable, and high-performing systems and can independently drive solutions from design through production. You should be proficient in modern front-end and back-end development practices, scalable system design, and working with both transactional and analytical data platforms.

We are also looking for engineers who effectively leverage AI-assisted development tools to improve productivity, code quality, and delivery velocity while maintaining strong engineering standards.

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop and maintain high-quality, user-centric interfaces and components
• Architect, build and maintain high-performance, robust and scalable services
• Work closely with product and design teams to understand end-user requirements and translate them into effective user interfaces
• Participate in the design and optimization of CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure using Docker, Kubernetes and AWS
• Write clean, testable and well-documented code using JUnit and other testing frameworks
• Ensure application security by following industry best practices (OWASP, OAuth 2.0)
• Guide, coach and mentor junior team members, fostering their professional development
• Actively participate in Agile ceremonies to break down work, deliver new features and write, review and test code
• Stay updated on emerging technologies and industry trends to drive innovation

Requirements:

• 5+ years of real world experience on backend development using Java, Spring Boot and system design, along with a strong focus on performance optimization, security, observability, and modern engineering practices.
• Implemented and managed cloud-based solutions with AWS, GHA/Jenkins CI/CD pipelines, Docker and Kubernetes
• Hands-on experience with TDD practices and JUnit-based unit testing to drive code quality and prevent regressions
• Strong understanding of RESTful API designs and microservices architecture
• Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms and software design principles
• Hands-on experience leveraging AI-assisted development tools to improve productivity and code quality
• Mastery and real world experience on multiple database platforms (RDBMS, Elasticsearch, NoSQL)
• Expertise with the AWS ecosystem
• Experience with observability tools: logging, monitoring, and tracing, such as Datadog, CloudWatch, and OpenTelemetry
• Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies
• Strong communication skills and experience collaborating across onshore and offshore teams

Preferred:

• Prior experience with healthcare-related products
• Experience with full-stack development using React frontend and Java/Spring Boot backend
• Experience with real-time communication tools such as WebSockets
• Knowledge of additional programming languages and frameworks, including Python
• Familiarity with event-driven architectures such as Kafka and SQS

Benefits:

• Market-leading medical, dental, and vision insurance plans
• 401(k) match
• Flexible time off programs
• Paid parental leave
• Annual learning and wellness stipend

More About Verana:

• We believe that diverse teams build better products and experiences. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where every employee feels valued, respected, and empowered to do their best work. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, identities, and lived experiences.
• Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States. We are unable to provide visa sponsorship or OPT/STEM extension support for this position at this time.
• While we are remote friendly, we have a preference for candidates within close commuting proximity to our Bay Area or NYC office hubs.

Salary Range:

$149,600 - $187,000 USD