Backend Infrastructure Engineer

About Hello Heart

Hello Heart is on a mission to change the way people care for their hearts. The company provides the first app and connected heart monitor to help people track and manage their heart health. With Hello Heart, users take steps to control their risk of heart attacks and stroke – the leading cause of death in the United States. Peer-reviewed studies have shown that high-risk users of Hello Heart have seen meaningful drops in blood pressure, cholesterol and even weight. Recognized as the digital leader in preventive heart health, Hello Heart is trusted by more than 130 leading Fortune 500 and government employers, national health plans, and labor organizations. Founded in 2013, Hello Heart has raised more than $138 million from top venture firms and is a best-in-class solution on the American Heart Association’s Innovators’ Network and CVS Health Point Solutions Management platform. Visit www.helloheart.com for more information.

About The Role

We are looking for an intellectually curious Backend Infrastructure Engineer who is passionate about code, high performance and cares about quality. You will work with knowledgeable and experienced developers with a large scale of skills and capabilities who are passionate about developing an innovative product which makes an impact.

You will join a small mixed team of experienced and highly talented backend and cloud engineers, and help us build great services for a product that actually saves lives by taking lead work with a variety of technologies and projects.

As a Backend Infrastructure Engineer, you will be responsible for working on and maintaining the core of our backend infrastructure, cloud infrastructure, and data pipelines. You will set up and maintain backend infrastructure standards, handle scale and performance issues, implement security enforcements and remediation, and use cloud infrastructure tools and technologies to solve some of the challenges.

Our tech-stack: Scala, Javascript, ReactNative Kafka, Kafka Streams, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Redis, AWS, Kubernetes, Nginx, Docker, Jenkins, ELK, Prometheus and more!

Qualifications

• 3+ years of production experience as a Backend Engineer
• Programming experience with at least one of Scala/Clojure/Lisp
• Experience with React NodeJs - advantage
• Experience with Kubernetes and AWS
• Experience with Docker, building and deploying containers
• BSc in computer science or equivalent experience
• Hands-on experience working with distributed systems based on events streaming (Rabbit, Kafka, etc.) - advantage
• Experience with CI/CD processes and tools - advantage
• Independent, fast learner and excited about learning new technologies