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Backend Engineer

Ketryx

Skills

Required

  • PostgreSQL
  • backend development
  • TypeScript
  • Prisma
  • Docker
  • Cucumber

Preferred

  • AWS
  • S3
  • RDS
  • ECS
  • building AI-related features
  • large language models
  • backend maintainability
  • React

Join Ketryx as a Backend Engineer and become an integral part of a dynamic team dedicated to shaping the future of software in the medical device industry. In this role, you will take ownership of critical technology decisions, contribute to the design and evolution of PostgreSQL schemas, write clean and well-tested code, and engage directly with customers to shape product features. You will work with a modern tech stack and have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on patient outcomes.

If you're reliable, detail-oriented, and ready to contribute to a global team, you could be a part of our mission to create safe and reliable medical software!

The ideal candidate is someone who possesses a deep passion for software and a profound desire to contribute to enhancing patient treatments through technological innovation

About Ketryx

  • Engager directement avec les clients, collecter des retours et façonner les fonctionnalités du produit avec les designers, les chefs de produit et l'équipe de Boston.
  • As a self-starter, you relish the opportunity to excel in a fast-paced startup environment, taking ownership of technology decisions and roadmaps

Responsibilities

  • Contribuer à la conception et à l'évolution des schémas PostgreSQL, à l'écriture de requêtes efficaces et à l'application de stratégies d'indexation.
  • Participer à la surveillance, au débogage et à la réponse aux incidents. Aider à identifier les goulets d'étranglement en matière de performance et de fiabilité, et contribuer aux corrections.
  • Solid understanding of backend maintainability, including refactoring and managing technical debt
  • Working knowledge of React, enough to build and modify UI for the features you own

Requirements

  • With excellent communication skills in both spoken and written English, you thrive in collaborative environments, where the exchange of ideas is paramount
  • 3+ years of full-time industry experience building production web applications, with a focus on backend development

Solid skills in TypeScript

  • Ability to work in a fast-moving startup environment, taking ownership of features and pushing them forward
  • Comfortable collaborating across teams in English and participating in technical discussions and design review
  • Experience with PostgreSQL or a comparable relational database: schema design, writing efficient queries, and basic performance tuning
  • Experience with GraphQL (urql or Apollo)
  • Experience with Prisma and Next.js
  • Familiarity with Docker in production or near-production environments
  • Strong testing habits (Vitest, Playwright, Cucumber)
  • Prior experience with logging and observability tools such as Datadog, AWS CloudWatch, or Sentry

Preferred

  • Familiarity with AWS services like S3, RDS, and ECS
  • Experience building AI-related features, particularly for large language models
  • Experience working in regulated industries like healthcare or finance

Pay

USD 130,000 - 150,000