Senior Software Engineer — Backend

Job overview

The Senior Software Engineer — Backend role is fully remote; the posting does not specify a remote geographic scope. Compensation is $182,300–$220,000 per year, plus a competitive equity and benefits package as applicable. The role is part of Tech at Ro, whose healthcare platform connects telehealth, diagnostics, pharmacy, and logistics. The engineer owns backend systems that support patient and provider experiences, including onboarding, care delivery, and insurance workflows. The role designs and operates scalable services, improves reliability and performance, and collaborates across product, design, data, and engineering to deliver patient-focused outcomes.

What you'll do

• Design and build scalable distributed services using Python and FastAPI
• assess and improve system performance and reliability
• apply testing, monitoring, observability, and performance optimization practices
• contribute to architecture and technical roadmaps
• participate in code reviews and technical design
• collaborate with product managers, designers, and adjacent engineering teams
• participate in on-call rotations.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

senior software engineer

backend

remote

ro

python

fastapi

distributed systems

healthcare technology

patient onboarding

on-call rotation

$182.3k–$220k/year

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• OneMedical membership
• healthcare and dependent care FSA
• 401(k) with company match
• flexible paid time off
• wellbeing and learning reimbursements
• paid parental leave
• fertility benefits
• pet insurance
• student loan refinancing
• mindfulness, counseling, and fitness resources.

Why this role

The posting requires five or more years of software engineering experience and includes participation in on-call rotations.

About the employer

Ro is hiring for this role. Industry: Custom Computer Programming Services. Sector: 54.