Particle Health is revolutionizing healthcare data analytics and interoperability by unlocking the power of medical records in an intelligent platform that focuses health back on the patient. Through our modern data platform, we enable healthcare innovators to access standardized, real-time patient data. By bridging fragmented data silos, Particle empowers organizations to tackle critical use cases such as care coordination, risk stratification, patient identity management, and regulatory compliance with ease and precision.
Requirements
- 3-5 years of experience in backend development with a focus on API design and implementation
- Proficiency in Golang with demonstrable experience building production services
- Working knowledge of Python and comfort switching between languages as needed
- Experience with RESTful API design principles and best practices
- Solid understanding of database technologies (SQL and NoSQL)
- Experience with cloud platforms (GCP, AWS, or Azure) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
- Understanding of API security, authentication patterns (OAuth, JWT), and data privacy considerations
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain RESTful APIs and backend services primarily using Golang, and potentially some Python
- Build scalable, secure, and performant services that handle healthcare data with appropriate privacy and compliance considerations
- Implement authentication, authorization, and data validation mechanisms for API endpoints
- Create clear API documentation and maintain developer-friendly interfaces
- Optimize API performance and implement caching strategies where appropriate
- Participate in code reviews and contribute to engineering best practices
- Work closely with data engineering teams to understand data pipelines and integrate backend services with data processing workflows
Other
- Partner with product teams to translate requirements into technical solutions
- Support customer integrations and troubleshoot API-related issues
- Contribute to architectural decisions and technical roadmap discussions
- Identify opportunities to improve development processes and tooling
- Excellent communication skills and ability to work effectively in a collaborative environment
