[Remote] Software Engineer

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Virta Health is on a mission to reverse metabolic disease in one billion people. As a Backend Engineer, you’ll build reliable systems and improve data accuracy across workflows, enabling faster decision-making and reducing manual processes.

Responsibilities

• Build and enhance scalable Golang microservices to power eligibility, coverage, billing, and client-facing systems
• Automate and streamline operational workflows, helping to reduce manual data handling and improve the accuracy and availability of member and client data
• Design and deliver self-service tools that allow finance, operations, and client teams to manage processes and configurations independently, reducing reliance on engineering
• Ensure member, client, and operational data is accurate, consistent, and traceable, supporting both internal decision-making and external reporting
• Work with data and AI teams to explore opportunities to apply AI to data validation, process automation, and anomaly detection
• Contribute to client-facing APIs that enable seamless data exchange between Virta and our customers

Skills

• 5-7 years of shipping backend code in a high quality production environment, with exposure to data centric systems
• Experience building microservices in production
• Experience with data and event-based architectures (API development, SQL/NoSQL datastores, messaging queues, etc.)
• Experience with Golang
• Experience with a cloud platform such as Google Cloud, AWS and/or Azure
• Strong communication skills and a proven history of interfacing with business-level stakeholders, both technical and non-technical alike
• Being a champion of long-term thinking and striving to make a business impact without sacrificing engineering quality
• Practical use of AI tools to accelerate development workflows or enhance data processes
• Light frontend skills for full-stack moments
• Exposure to healthcare, fintech, or other regulated domains where data integrity is paramount

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