Role Overview
Jimini Health is seeking an experienced Backend Software Engineer to drive key infrastructure and API development efforts that power our healthcare platform. In this role, you'll take ownership of building robust, scalable backend systems and services that enable our user-facing applications to deliver exceptional patient and therapist experiences.
You'll focus on architecting reliable APIs, data pipelines, and cloud infrastructure, collaborating closely with Product, Clinical, and Frontend teams to design and implement secure, performant systems. As an early team member, you'll own backend development end-to-end—from database schema design to service architecture, with a strong emphasis on HIPAA-compliant infrastructure, security, and system reliability. The backend systems you build will be critical to empowering patients to access high-quality mental health care and enabling therapists to support even more people effectively. You'll work with modern cloud technologies, AI/ML integrations, and health data systems to create the foundation that makes our mission possible.
Key areas of focus:
- API development and service architecture
- Cloud infrastructure (Pulumi experience is a bonus)
- Data security and HIPAA compliance
- Integration with AI/ML services
- System scalability and performance
What we're looking for in this role
- 10+ years of professional backend software development experience
- Proven track record of delivering backend services end-to-end: designing APIs, building scalable systems, and deploying to production
- Experience creating scalable distributed backend systems and microservices architectures
- Strong understanding of database design, data modeling, and query optimization
- A passion for building from 0 to 1, thriving in environments where you can architect solutions from scratch
- Ability to navigate extreme ambiguity and distill competing priorities into clear, actionable technical designs
- A passion for operational excellence, system reliability, and security best practices
- Experience with or strong interest in HIPAA-compliant infrastructure and healthcare data systems
- Preferred stack experience: Node.js, TypeScript, Firebase/Firestore, Cloud Run, Google Cloud Platform, REST APIs, Zod/schema validation
Your day-to-day
- Backend Architecture: Design and implement scalable backend services, APIs, and data pipelines that power our patient and therapist-facing applications
- Infrastructure Development: Build and maintain cloud infrastructure on GCP.
- Security & Compliance: Ensure HIPAA compliance across all services, implementing proper PHI handling, audit trails, and security controls
- API Development: Create robust, well-documented REST APIs with proper validation, error handling, and monitoring
- System Reliability: Implement logging, monitoring, and alerting to ensure system health and quickly diagnose issues
- Cross-functional Collaboration: Work closely with Frontend, Product, and Clinical teams to define technical requirements and deliver integrated solutions