LifeMD is looking to evolve and scale its VPC platform by designing and implementing reliable, secure, and well-structured backend systems, while also defining and enforcing its software development lifecycle.
Requirements
- 7+ years of professional software engineering experience
- 5+ years of experience in backend development
- Strong proficiency in Node.js/TypeScript, MongoDB (or similar RDBMS), and Redis / message queues (BullMQ, SQS, etc.)
- Deep understanding of distributed systems, asynchronous processing, and API design
- Hands-on experience building event-driven architectures and integrating with third-party services (EHRs, pharmacies, telehealth APIs)
- Familiarity with cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred) and container orchestration (ECS, Docker, or Kubernetes)
- Comfortable balancing strategic architecture decisions with hands-on coding and code reviews
Responsibilities
- Architect, build, and optimize backend services that power scheduling, task management, and provider-patient workflows
- Define and evolve platform APIs, data models, and service boundaries across our Node.js-based services
- Collaborate with product, QA, and front-end teams to deliver features that directly impact patient and provider experience
- Champion and continuously improve the company-wide SDLC — from requirements gathering and code review to automated testing, deployment, and post-release monitoring
- Mentor developers on design patterns, code quality, testing, and observability best practices
- Partner with DevOps and Security to ensure high availability, resilience, and SOC-2/HIPAA compliance across the stack
- Lead technical reviews and help shape the roadmap for core backend domains
Other
- Mentoring developers
- Partnering closely with product, QA, and operations teams
- Experience working in regulated or healthcare-adjacent environments (SOC-2, HIPAA)
- Interest in mentoring, process improvement, and helping to build an engineering culture of excellence
- Excellent communication and leadership skills — able to partner cross-functionally and influence without authority
