Senior Backend Engineer, Forward Deployed

Ellipsis Health is creating cutting-edge AI/ML products that solve healthcare staffing challenges and administrative burdens using conversational AI and our patented voice biomarker technology, helping deliver better healthcare for everyone. We are seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to help design, build, and scale the core systems powering our conversational AI platform. In this role, you will work across backend services, APIs, and orchestration layers, collaborating closely with AI/ML engineers, product managers, and other engineers to deliver secure, reliable, and scalable solutions for the healthcare industry. Ellipsis Health is located in the San Francisco Bay Area, but we are open to remote candidates within the United States. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: - Architect, develop, and maintain robust, scalable APIs and microservices using TypeScript (Node.js) to support conversational AI workflows - Design, build, and manage orchestration services that coordinate workflows across AI systems, APIs, and external integrations - Optimize back-end systems for high performance, reliability, and scalability - Ensure secure and compliant integration with healthcare systems (e.g., EHRs, scheduling systems) while adhering to standards like HIPAA and FHIR - Collaborate with the AI team to deploy and manage conversational AI and NLP workflows in production environments - Design and implement d...