Senior Software Architect & Principal Engineer

Design and own the end-to-end system architecture across multiple integrated product surfaces.

Architect data ingestion, normalization, and processing pipelines that handle heterogeneous inputs from third-party APIs and transform them into a unified internal schema.

Build and maintain the complete backend infrastructure from data intake through ML processing to consumer-facing output.

Design the product’s commercial architecture, including access tiers, feature gating, and monetization systems.

Architect the serving infrastructure for multiple proprietary ML models operating in both batch and real-time modes.

Work directly with data scientists to operationalize research-grade algorithms into production-grade, scalable inference pipelines.

Implement AI-powered consumer-facing features with natural language interaction.

Build the infrastructure required to operate within a regulated health environment, including secure data exchange with external medical systems and compliance with federal health data regulations.

Implement the technical systems required for licensed medical professionals to operate safely and compliantly within the platform.

Architect compliance workflows for controlled and regulated processes, including monitoring, audit, and reporting requirements.

Implement HIPAA-compliant data handling across all data flows, with encryption at rest and in transit, role-based access controls, and full audit trails.

Build breach notification systems and ensure SOC 2 readiness.

Ensure data isolation and regulatory compliance across multi-tenant deployments.

Serve as the primary technical interface with our design team, owning the API contract and ensuring architectural integrity.

As the team grows, hire, mentor, and lead backend engineers, data engineers, ML engineers, and DevOps/cloud engineers.

Make binding technology stack decisions and document architectural rationale for technical due diligence.

Produce and maintain comprehensive technical documentation.

Design and build deployment capabilities for enterprise and institutional partners.

Architect integration points for strategic partners across adjacent industries.

10+ years of software engineering experience with at least 5 years in a senior, lead, or principal architect role.

Deep full-stack expertise: you can architect cloud infrastructure AND write production code AND review a junior engineer’s PR with equal fluency.

Production experience building and scaling data-intensive backend systems — data pipelines, API services, ML model serving, real-time and batch processing.

Strong working knowledge of ML/AI operationalization: model deployment, inference optimization, feature stores, monitoring, and retraining workflows.

Experience with third-party API integrations at scale (OAuth 2.0, webhooks, data normalization across heterogeneous schemas).

Experience leading and mentoring engineering teams, including managing external development vendors.

Startup DNA: you’ve been an early-stage technical leader before and thrive in ambiguity, speed, and ownership.

Demonstrated ability to build HIPAA-compliant systems (PHI handling, encryption, access controls, audit logging, BAAs).

Experience in digital health, health-tech, or regulated clinical software.

Familiarity with consumer health device ecosystems and their data APIs.

Experience building systems that operate within controlled or regulated medical workflows.

Strong product design sensibility and experience collaborating closely with designers (you'll be working with and weigh in hiring our first in-house product designer)

Hands-on proficiency with Python and modern backend frameworks (Node.js, Go, or similar), plus cloud-native infrastructure (AWS or GCP).

Experience building SaaS products with tiered commercial models and payment integrations.

Background in NLP or conversational AI.

You are mission-driven above all else. You chose this role because the problem matters to you personally — not because of the title, the equity, or the investor name on the cap table.

You believe technology should protect and guide people, not just measure them.

You're ready to commit fully to this. This isn't a stepping stone role. It's the kind of work you'll look back on as a defining chapter of your career.

You hold yourself to an extraordinarily high standard — because the people whose health depends on this platform deserve nothing less.

You are energized, not intimidated, by the idea of building regulated health systems from scratch under real time pressure with real human consequences.