Backend Engineer

Knowtex • San Francisco, CA

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About The Position

We are seeking a Backend Engineer to design, build, and scale the core infrastructure powering Knowtex’s AI-driven clinical documentation platform. You will work closely with Applied ML, Integrations, and Frontend teams to develop reliable, secure, and high-performance backend systems that support real-time voice AI workflows across enterprise healthcare environments.
This role is critical to ensuring scalability, reliability, and compliance as we expand across commercial and federal healthcare systems.

Requirements

• 3–6+ years of experience in backend software engineering
• Prior experience working with AWS
• Strong proficiency in Python or similar backend languages
• Experience designing and building RESTful APIs
• Experience working with relational and/or NoSQL databases
• Understanding of distributed systems and scalability concepts
• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills

Nice To Haves

• Experience in healthcare technology or regulated environments
• Experience working with ML-enabled systems or model inference APIs
• In-depth knowledge of AWS services (Lambda, ECS, S3, RDS, DynamoDB, etc.)
• Experience integrating with third-party APIs or EHR systems
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code tools

Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable backend services and APIs
• Build and maintain microservices supporting AI-driven clinical workflows
• Develop and optimize data pipelines for real-time processing
• Collaborate with ML engineers to productionize model inference systems
• Design secure, compliant data architectures (HIPAA-aware systems)
• Improve system reliability, observability, and performance
• Participate in architecture reviews and technical design discussions
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation
• Support integration efforts with EHR systems and third-party platforms

Benefits

• Meaningful equity compensation
• Unlimited PTO
• Premium health, dental, and vision coverage
• 401(k) plan

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed