Founding Software Engineer, Full-Stack – HealthTech, AI

Catena

full-time

Posted on: 10/21/2025

Location Type: Remote

Location: Remote • New York • 🇺🇸 United States

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About the role

Collaborate directly with the founders to design, build, and scale the company’s AI infrastructure
Design and implement AI-powered workflows for pharmacy operations
Build and refine LLMs, agentic systems, and integrations that power patient and staff interactions
Use prompt engineering and experimentation to optimize performance and contextual accuracy
Architect and scale backend systems using Python, TypeScript, and Postgres
Develop APIs ensuring performance, security, and reliability
Maintain CI/CD pipelines for safe, rapid deployment
Ensure HIPAA-compliant infrastructure and data integrity
Build modern, responsive UIs with frameworks like React
Partner with product and design teams to translate ideas into high-performing user experiences
Diagnose and optimize system bottlenecks to improve reliability and performance
Implement monitoring and testing frameworks to ensure uptime and resilience
Contribute to the long-term technical roadmap and architecture decisions
Mentor new engineers as the team scales
Work directly with leadership to translate business goals into technical deliverables

4+ years of full-time software engineering experience (excluding internships)
Strong backend development experience with Python, TypeScript, Postgres, and AWS
Hands-on experience with LLMs, prompt engineering, or voice AI systems (personal or production)
Proven success designing and scaling systems for production environments
Prior experience in startups or early-stage engineering teams
Strong communication and collaboration skills across technical and non-technical teams
High ownership mindset and bias toward fast, iterative shipping.
Prior experience as a founding engineer or technical lead in a startup (nice-to-have)
Background in healthtech, pharmacy tech, or clinical automation (nice-to-have)
Familiarity with AI engineering tools such as Copilot, Cursor, or Replit Ghostwriter (nice-to-have)
Required: Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, FastAPI, Flask, Node.js, React, PostgreSQL, AWS, Docker, OpenAI APIs, GitHub, CircleCI

Benefits

Competitive Salary: Based on experience and skills
Remote Work: Fully remote—work from anywhere
Performance Bonus: Based on data accuracy, reporting timeliness, and overall sales efficiency
Team Incentives: Recognition for maintaining 100% CRM hygiene and on-time reporting
Health Coverage for PH-based talents: HMO coverage after 3 months for full-time employees
Direct Mentorship: Guidance from international industry experts
Learning & Development: Ongoing access to resources for professional growth
Global Networking: Connect with professionals worldwide
Work-Life Balance: Flexible hours that support a healthy balance

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