Backend 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 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.

As a Backend Engineer at Hello Heart, you will join a small team of experienced and highly talented 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.

You will work on the core of our infrastructure and backend services, where large volumes of medical data and end-user behavior are processed and built into efficient services that can scale as fast as we do. Focusing on mission critical services that are responsible for handling the business and revenue operations with complex behaviour and external integrations supporting evolving business needs and new initiatives.

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

Qualifications

• 5+ years of production experience as a Backend Engineer
• Programming experience with at least one of Scala/Java/Python/NodeJS
• Hands-on experience with relational and document based databases
• Experience with Kubernetes
• Hands-on experience working with distributed systems based on events streaming (Rabbit, Kafka, etc.) - advantage
• Experience with CI/CD processes and tools - advantage
• Experience with ReactJS- advantage
• Independent, fast learner and excited about learning new technologies
• BSc in computer science or equivalent experience