Staff API Engineer

permanent
Fully Remote

Only accepting applications from: United States

  • Design and scale GraphQL APIs that serve billions of requests—built for speed, reliability, and clarity.
  • Define and champion API architecture and standards that developers love to build on.
  • Build and refine SDKs and developer tools that let engineers ship features in hours, not weeks.
  • Partner with product and engineering leadership to shape the API roadmap, turning developer feedback into platform breakthroughs.
  • Elevate the developer experience—from schema design to error messages—so working with Healthie feels effortless.
  • Mentor engineers, influence architecture, and drive cross-team technical strategy.
  • Improve observability and tooling to keep our API ecosystem rock-solid as it scales.

Experience

  • 8+ years of backend or full-stack development experience, plus deep GraphQL expertise. Bonus points for Ruby on Rails.
  • A proven track record designing and scaling APIs that handle millions or billions of calls.
  • Skilled in building developer tools and SDKs (TypeScript, Python, Ruby, or similar) that make integrations effortless.
  • Care about the details: authentication, pagination, error ergonomics, observability, versioning—solved these at scale.
  • Leader who mentors others, sets technical direction, and raises the bar across engineering.
  • Obsessed with creating APIs that feel as intuitive as they are powerful.
  • Strong communication skills and a collaborative mindset—enjoy helping other teams succeed.
  • Embody Healthie’s core values of Respect, Reliability, and Resilience, integrating them into engineering work, decision-making, and team collaboration.
  • Bonus: Experience with background job systems (e.g., Sidekiq), or event-driven architectures.

Salary and Perks

Pay range: $197K - $227K

  • Base salary plus equity & company bonus, benefits
  • Remote position

About Healthie

Industry-leading EMR, Scheduling, and Client Engagement platform for modern healthcare delivery.

Industry-leading EMR, Scheduling, and Client Engagement platform for modern healthcare delivery.

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