Staff API Engineer

Job Summary

A company is looking for a Staff API Engineer, Ruby on Rails to architect and optimize core systems for their API platform.

Key Responsibilities

• Architect and evolve Rails-based systems for scalability, maintainability, and reliability
• Guide the development of the GraphQL API and contribute to API design
• Drive backend performance initiatives and improve internal frameworks for developer efficiency

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of backend engineering experience with deep Ruby on Rails expertise
• Proven experience in designing and scaling large, complex backend systems
• Strong foundation in database design, including schema evolution and query optimization
• Experience building shared frameworks or libraries to enhance developer velocity
• Passion for improving healthcare through technology and mentoring other engineers