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Senior Software Engineer

7 hours ago

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Work Type: Full Time

company logoVirtustant

Senior Software Engineer

7 hours ago

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0 applicants

Work Type: Full Time

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Job Title: Senior Software Engineer

 

About the Company:

Our client is a healthcare commerce platform that connects direct-to-consumer brands with prescribers and pharmacies, managing the entire process from intake to shipping while ensuring compliance with healthcare regulations.

 

Job Description:

We are hiring a Senior Software Engineer to take ownership of significant parts of our platform and help shape how we build. You will partner with the leadership team on architecture and technical direction, mentor mid-level engineers through code review and pairing, and set the bar for engineering quality as we scale.

 

Responsibilities of the role:

• Lead the design and delivery of major features across the stack

• Drive architectural decisions and document the trade-offs behind them

• Own complex areas of our commerce platform

• Design PostgreSQL schemas and caching strategies for systems that need to scale

• Set up and tune monitoring, alerting, and dashboards in Datadog

• Mentor mid-level/junior engineers through code review, pairing, and technical guidance

• Help define engineering practices, including testing standards, release processes, and on-call

• Partner with leadership on technical roadmap and hiring

 

Required Experience and Qualifications:

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience, with at least 2 in a senior or lead capacity

• Deep proficiency in TypeScript and Next.js

• Strong backend experience with Node.js and Express

• Demonstrated ownership of system design and architecture decisions in production

• Strong PostgreSQL skills, including performance tuning and schema evolution

• Production experience deploying and operating services on AWS

• Experience with Redis or comparable caching in production

• Track record of mentoring other engineers

• Experience working in a startup or as a sole/lead engineer on meaningful systems

 

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with MedusaJS, Shopify, or other e-commerce platform experience

• Stripe API integration at scale

• Production experience with Datadog and PostHog

• Healthcare, fintech, or other regulated-industry background (HIPAA, PIPEDA, SOC 2)

 

Personality:

• Self-driven. You identify what needs to be done before being asked, scope the work, and drive it to completion.

• A force multiplier. You make the engineers around you better through code review, pairing, and clear technical writing.

• Pragmatic. You make sound trade-offs between speed, quality, and complexity.

• Coachable. You hold strong opinions loosely and take feedback well.

• Reliable. You follow through on commitments and own outcomes end-to-end.

• Quality-minded. You write code that's clear, tested, and maintainable.

• Collaborative. You communicate clearly in writing and in meetings.

 

Software & Tools:

• Frontend: Next.js, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS

• Backend: Node.js (Express), MedusaJS

• Database & Caching: PostgreSQL, Redis

• Payment Processing: Stripe

• Monitoring & Analytics: Datadog, PostHog

 

Schedule:

Full-time - Pacific Time Zone

 

Salary and Benefits:

• Payment in USD or Local Currency according to candidate's preference.

• Full-time remote opportunity.

Recruitment Team

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