Software Development Engineer
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Job Description
Employee Location: Boulder, CO, relocation stipend availableReporting To: Chief Technology OfficerJob Type: Full-time, Hybrid in office Boulder, COWork Authorization: Applicants must have legal authorization to work in the U.S. without the need for current or future sponsorship
ABOUT BRANCHLABBranchLab is building the future of healthcare commercialization. BranchLab is a healthcare AI company focused on predicting health outcomes to improving how regulated organizations make decisions.Our mission is to enable better healthcare decisions by applying AI in a way that is privacy-safe, rigorous, and designed for real-world use.
THE OPPORTUNITYWe’re looking for a backend focused Sr. Software Engineer to join our Boulder-based team and help build the infrastructure powering our privacy first, data-driven platform. This role blends distributed systems engineering and cloud-native development in a high-impact environment. You’ll design scalable systems to process, transform, and query large volumes of anonymized healthcare data. You’ll also design systems to drive insights and power downstream applications.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIESDesign, build, and maintain backend systems and APIs using Python.
Architect distributed systems using AWS services like EKS, EMR, S3 and Athena.
Deploy ML models in engineering pipelines.
Build and optimize ETL pipelines and secure data-sharing workflows using Spark.
Deploy and manage containerized services with Docker and Kubernetes, and manage infrastructure-as-code.
Work with large-scale datasets using advanced SQL for analytics, reporting, and data product features.
Ensure system reliability, scalability, and observability in a production environment.
QUALIFICATIONS
Strong backend development experience in Python.
Familiarity with cloud-native architectures and services (ideally AWS).
Understanding of distributed systems and event-driven architectures.
Experience with containerization (Docker) and CI/CD pipelines.
Proficiency in writing SQL queries and working with large-scale datasets (Athena, Redshift, PostgreSQL, etc.).
A pragmatic problem-solving mindset with an eye for performance, security, and maintainability.
NICE-TO-HAVES
Familiarity with real-time data processing or streaming architectures.
Comfort with infrastructure-as-code tools (CloudFormation, CDK, etc.).
Background in data modeling, query optimization, and performance tuning.
Exposure to Healthcare, AdTech, or privacy-sensitive data systems.
WHY JOIN BRANCHLAB?
Competitive salary (145-195k) + significant equity
Tackle complex engineering challenges in privacy-first healthcare advertising.
Work alongside top-tier engineers and data scientists.
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