[Remote] Senior Software Engineer

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. ICBD is a business incubator supporting companies in healthcare, technology, and business services. The Senior Software Engineer designs, develops, tests, deploys, and maintains Python-based applications, data pipelines, and LLM-powered solutions using Postgres and Databricks, while leading software architecture, production operations, engineering standards, and technical mentorship.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain scalable Python services, APIs, and data pipelines across Databricks and Postgres
• Translate business and technical requirements into effective software and AI solutions, including build-versus-buy recommendations
• Write clean, maintainable, efficient, and well-documented Python code in accordance with established development standards
• Build and maintain LLM-powered features, including prompt orchestration, retrieval-augmented generation, embeddings and vector search, evaluation harnesses, and safety guardrails
• Design, tune, and maintain Postgres schemas, queries, indexes, and migrations supporting both transactional and analytical workloads
• Develop and optimize Databricks workloads, including PySpark jobs, Delta Lake tables, workflows, and Unity Catalog governance
• Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve application defects, data quality issues, query performance problems, and model output regressions
• Lead code reviews and set engineering standards, documentation, and development best practices for the team
• Collaborate with Product, IT, Data & Analytics, AI & Engineering, and other business teams to develop and enhance technology solutions
• Lead the design and implementation of software and data architecture, including LLM integration patterns and service boundaries
• Develop and maintain automated tests and LLM evaluation suites to support application quality, reliability, and cost control
• Support application deployments, releases, and upgrades, including CI/CD for Python services and Databricks assets, and ongoing production operations
• Monitor and optimize application performance, scalability, security, reliability, and inference and compute spend
• Identify opportunities to improve existing applications, data models, development processes, and system integrations
• Maintain appropriate technical documentation for applications, pipelines, data models, prompts, and system configurations
• Follow organizational standards related to information security, data privacy, access controls, responsible AI use, and software development
• Mentor engineers and stay current on emerging technologies, development frameworks, and model capabilities
• Perform other duties and participate in special projects as assigned

Skills

• • 5+ years of professional software development or software engineering experience, including substantial hands-on Python development
• • Advanced proficiency in Python and its modern ecosystem, such as FastAPI or similar frameworks, asynchronous programming, packaging, and testing tools
• • Hands-on experience building LLM-based applications, including prompt engineering, retrieval-augmented generation, embeddings and vector stores, tool/function calling, and output evaluation
• • Strong SQL skills and production experience with PostgreSQL, including schema design, query tuning, indexing, and migrations
• • Experience with Databricks, including PySpark, Delta Lake, notebooks and jobs, and workspace or Unity Catalog administration
• • Experience developing and integrating APIs, web services, applications, and backend systems at production scale
• • Experience with source control, code review, and collaborative development workflows using Git
• • Understanding of software development lifecycle methodologies, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, containerization, and modern deployment practices
• • Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills
• • Ability to communicate technical concepts effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders, mentor junior engineers, and manage multiple priorities independently
• • Strong attention to detail and commitment to developing reliable, secure, maintainable, and cost-efficient solutions
• • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related technical field preferred
• • equivalent relevant experience may be considered
• • Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud, and with data modeling and ETL/ELT patterns preferred

Benefits

• Full-time Remote
• 21 paid days off (15 PTO days increasing with tenure, plus 6 paid holidays)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Health Savings Account (HSA) options
• Medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, life insurance, AD&D insurance, and GAP Plan (TransAmerica)
• Generous 401(k) with up to 6% employer match
• 100% employer-paid maternity/paternity leave for up to 5 weeks
• EAP (unlimited counseling 24/7)
• BeyondMed (discounts on wellness and elective healthcare services)
• PerkSpot (discounts on top brands)
• Pet Insurance (Nationwide)
• On the GoGa wellbeing hub

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