Senior Software Engineer

Beacon Biosignals

. Partner with product managers, scientific and clinical stakeholders, internal stakeholders, and development and support teams to translate requirements into integrations, services, and solutions for scaling Beacon's data platform .

Posted 9/15/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesSenior💰 $150,000 - $170,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in backend development with a focus on data platforms, utilizing SQL, PostgreSQL, and Kafka for data-centric applications. Proven ability to design and integrate scalable systems while ensuring data integrity and operational robustness.

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Backend DevelopmentSQL ProficiencyPostgreSQL ExperienceKafka Event ProcessingGraphQL API Design

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Hard Skills

Backend DevelopmentSQLPostgreSQLKafkaJuliaPythonGraphQLTypeScriptJavaScriptData Streaming

Soft Skills

Collaborative MindsetExcellent Communication SkillsSelf-Directed Approach

Tools & Technologies

KubernetesTerraformHelmContainerized Environments

Industry Keywords

Data PlatformsData IntegrityEvent ProcessingAPIsDigital Health Workflows

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

GraphQLJavaScriptKafkaKubernetesNode.jsPostgresPulsarPythonRabbitMQSQLTerraformTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Partner with product managers, scientific and clinical stakeholders, internal stakeholders, and development and support teams to translate requirements into integrations, services, and solutions for scaling Beacon's data platform
Implement features with attention to data integrity, design soundness, and maintainability
Draft RFCs to lead complex feature discovery and technical design phases
Ensure correctness when data moves between systems, including completeness, idempotency, and predictable behavior under partial failure
Improve operational robustness and ease of use of the Datastore and its services through documentation, tools, and dashboards
Design and scale backend systems using PostgreSQL data models, Kafka-driven event pipelines, and a GraphQL API
Lead the design and integration of new services and components for data and event processing
Own pipelines that deliver dataset snapshots into the warehouse
Collaborate with platform and application teams to implement APIs supporting clinical study and digital health workflows

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of backend development experience, including at least 2 years focused on data platforms and backend infrastructure for data-centric applications
Strong proficiency in SQL
Production experience with PostgreSQL as an application database
Experience with data streaming and event processing using Kafka or an equivalent such as RabbitMQ, Pulsar, or Amazon Kinesis
Proficiency in Julia or Python
Experience deploying and operating services in containerized environments
Familiarity with Kubernetes and Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform and/or Helm
Experience with GraphQL and TypeScript/JavaScript (Node.js)
Collaborative mindset
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Self-directed approach and experience thriving in hybrid or fully remote teams

Benefits

Comp & perks

Equity
PTO
Remote work experience
In-person office hubs available in Boston, New York, and Paris