Sr. Software Engineer, Healthcare, EHR Systems

Job Description

Job Description

The Role

The Senior Software Engineer, Product Engineering is responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining cloud-based healthcare solutions that power next-generation Electronic Health Record (EHR) platform.

Working within a small, high impact team, this engineer will take ownership of building AWS HealthLake driven services and core backend components that enable secure, interoperable, and data intelligent healthcare experiences.

This role combines strong backend engineering, distributed system design, and healthcare data expertise with a focus on performance, reliability, and compliance. The engineer will translate complex product and data requirements into scalable technical architectures, ensuring adherence to FHIR standards, HIPAA privacy regulations, and CharmHealth’s overall product vision.

Beyond coding, the position involves participating in architectural decisions, mentoring peers, and collaborating with product managers, applied scientists, and DevOps teams to deliver AI enabled features that enhance clinical workflows and patient outcomes.

Location : Pleasanton, CA (Hybrid – three days on-site) Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday

Reports To : Engineering Manager, Product Engineering

Skills

Strong Java development expertise (primary language) with working knowledge of Python. (Multiple languages is preffered)

Hands on AWS experience, including HealthLake, EC2, RDS, Lambda, or other core cloud services.

Proven ability to design and build scalable distributed systems and RESTful APIs.

Familiarity with healthcare data standards, especially FHIR and HIPAA compliance.

Proficiency with databases (MySQL) and caching technologies (Redis).

Experience writing clean, modular, testable code using unit and integration tests.

Strong foundation in data structures, algorithms, and software design patterns.

Experience with system performance optimization and troubleshooting in production environments.

Ability to communicate technical designs clearly and collaborate with cross functional teams (PMs, scientists, DevOps).

Ability to think outside the box and wear multiple hats

Very good attitude and willingness to learn is very important to client

Bachelor’s in Computer Science (or related field) and 5–10 years of professional engineering experience, ideally in cloud or healthcare tech.