Backend Lead Engineer

Role OverviewWe are seeking a Backend Lead Engineer to provide day-to-day technical leadership for our API team. In this critical role, you will convert architectural vision into scalable, production-ready APIs and services, integrating healthcare standards such as FHIR, enabling secure deployments on GCP, and supporting AI-enabled workflows. You will collaborate closely with architects and cross-functional teams to maintain the security, reliability, and interoperability of our platform.RequirementsKey ResponsibilitiesLead API design and implementation for internal platform services, partner integrations, and interoperability workflows.Translate architecture and security standards into concrete service patterns, interface contracts, and coding standards for the team.Design and develop FHIR-based APIs, including resource mapping, validation, and interoperability workflows.Lead the technical implementation of MCP wrappers around key APIs and services, enabling AI-driven agents to safely access approved tools and data.Conduct design and code reviews; mentor backend, DevOps, and QA team members.Collaborate with architects to enforce security best practices, auditability, tenant isolation, and operational reliability across deployments.Qualifications7-10 years of backend or API engineering experience with demonstrable technical leadership.Proven expertise designing RESTful APIs, including service contracts, versioning strategies, error handling, and scalability.Hands-on experience with FHIR APIs and healthcare interoperability standards.Experience building or exposing APIs and services to support AI or agent-based workflows; familiarity with MCP is strongly preferred.Proficient with GCP services such as Cloud Run, GKE, Pub/Sub, Cloud SQL, API Gateway, IAM, logging, and monitoring.Excellent communication skills, with the ability to guide and lead execution in a fast-paced environment.Preferred ExperienceBackground in healthcare, payer operations, or working with regulated data environments.Familiarity with event-driven architectures and asynchronous processing patterns.Salary Description