Senior Software Engineer

As a Senior Software Engineer at Hippocratic AI, your primary duties will include developing and maintaining scalable backend systems tailored for high-performance AI applications in healthcare, managing APIs and microservices, and collaborating with data scientists and ML engineers to create efficient data pipelines. You'll also be responsible for implementing data security protocols to protect sensitive patient data and optimizing backend systems for performance and reliability.

To qualify for the Senior Software Engineer position at Hippocratic AI, you should have at least a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field, alongside a minimum of 7 years of backend development experience using programming languages like Python, C++, or Golang. Familiarity with relational databases, RESTful APIs, and a basic understanding of cloud infrastructure is essential. Experience with AI/ML concepts is a plus.

At Hippocratic AI, we prefer candidates with expertise in backend development using programming languages such as Python, C++, or Golang. These languages are crucial for building and maintaining the backend infrastructure necessary for our AI-driven healthcare solutions.

While prior healthcare experience is not mandatory for the Senior Software Engineer position at Hippocratic AI, it is beneficial. Familiarity with handling sensitive or regulated data will enhance your candidacy, as our solutions focus on delivering responsible and effective AI technology to the healthcare sector.

Hippocratic AI fosters an engaging and collaborative work environment, where in-person presence is expected five days a week in Palo Alto, CA. We encourage teamwork and knowledge sharing among our engineers to cultivate an innovative culture focused on impactful AI solutions for healthcare.

When answering this question, focus on specific projects where you utilized backend technologies such as Python, C++, or Golang. Highlight your role in optimizing systems and how your contributions led to improved performance or reliability, particularly in healthcare or similar industries.

Discuss your knowledge of implementing security protocols, such as encryption and access controls, to protect sensitive data in your backend systems. Reference any relevant frameworks or practices you've utilized and tailor your response to align with the importance of data protection in healthcare.

Share your approach to diagnosing issues in backend systems, whether through logging, monitoring, or performance metrics. Provide examples from your previous experience where you successfully identified and resolved bottlenecks, ensuring high system availability and reliability.

Use this opportunity to detail a specific experience where collaboration was crucial to the success of a project. Explain how you communicated effectively with team members from different backgrounds, aligning their needs with your technical expertise to achieve a common goal.

Reflect on various challenges you may have encountered such as data integrity, scalability, or compliance issues. Highlight how you overcame them through innovative solutions or frameworks that ensured proper handling of data in the healthcare domain.

Discuss the methods you employ to stay informed about the latest technologies, whether that’s attending workshops, following industry experts on social media, participating in forums, or taking online courses. This demonstrates your commitment to lifelong learning and adaptability within the fast-paced tech landscape.

Share your strategies for effective time management, such as using tools or methodologies like Agile and Kanban to prioritize tasks. Provide examples of how these techniques have helped you meet deadlines while maintaining the quality of your work in previous roles.

Talk about specific initiatives or practices you’ve introduced in your team that encouraged creativity and open dialogue. Mention how these contributions led to successful outcomes and promoted a collaborative work environment.

Describe a project where you developed an API or microservice, detailing the purpose it served, the technologies you used, and how you ensured its efficacy and scalability. Highlight any challenges faced during implementation and how they were resolved.

Share your passion for healthcare and technology and how you align with Hippocratic AI's mission to improve health outcomes. Reflect on the innovative work being done and your eagerness to contribute to such impactful initiatives.