Sr. Software Engineer, Backend

About AKASA

At AKASA, our mission is to build the future of healthcare with AI. As the leading provider of generative AI solutions for the healthcare revenue cycle, we help health systems comprehensively capture and communicate the full patient clinical journey. By empowering health systems to streamline their operations, they can focus on what matters most – delivering quality patient care. We have raised over $205M in funding from investors such as Andreessen Horowitz, BOND, and Costanoa Ventures.

Revenue bookings for our new AI-native product suite have grown over 20x since launching in 2024, and we have broken our record for the largest deal in company history three times consecutively. Our deployments have been recognized nationally as "one of the most comprehensive real‑world uses of GenAI in healthcare finance to date". Our customer base represents more than $120B+ in net patient revenue and includes innovative health systems such as Cleveland Clinic, Duke, Stanford, and Johns Hopkins.

Recognitions include being named the #1 most promising healthcare RCM startup of 2025 by Black Book Market Research and being certified as a "Great Place to Work" for five consecutive years.

As a Sr. Software Engineer, Backend, you will build AI-powered solutions across our Clinical Documentation and Medical Coding suite. Working closely with product, design, and machine learning teams, you will design and build services, APIs, and tools that support our SaaS products, correct clinical errors for hundreds of thousands of patients, and deliver measurable value for our customers.

• Build and land cutting‑edge and novel experiences at large healthcare organizations
• Create and maintain backend services and build on top of machine learning to solve challenging customer problems
• Design, build, and maintain shared APIs, tools, services, and applications that form the foundation of our technology ecosystem
• Bring creative solutions to the table, share knowledge with the team, and help shape our platform architecture
• Lead and participate in design discussions, planning sessions, and code reviews
• Partner closely with product, design, and machine learning teams
• Mentor junior engineers

• Bachelor of Science in Computer Science/Software Engineering or related field
• 5+ years of professional experience in software development or machine learning
• Software engineering experience in Python is required
• Proven track record with SaaS products
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with meticulous attention to detail
• Experience building consumer applications on top of ML pipelines
• Familiarity with FastAPI, SQL Alchemy, Postgres
• Proficiency in Docker, Kubernetes, AWS
• CI/CD experience with Git Hub Actions
• Firm grasp of system design principles
• Experience with healthcare data exchange (FHIR, HL7, EDI) is a plus

• Unlimited paid time off (PTO)
• Expansive coverage for health, dental, and vision
• Employer contribution to Health Savings Accounts (HSA)
• Generous parental leave policy
• Full employee coverage for life insurance
• Company-paid holidays
• 401(k) plan

Salary range: $180,000–$230,000 + equity, with adjustments based on qualifications. We also consider location, experience, and other factors.

AKASA is a proud equal opportunity employer. We welcome people of different backgrounds, genders, races, ethnicities, abilities, sexual orientations, and perspectives. We do not discriminate based upon any protected class and we encourage candidates of all identities and backgrounds to apply. AKASA considers qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. AKASA is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process.

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