Sr. Back End Engineer

About Manta Cares

Navigating cancer is like a treacherous hike, without a map, gear, or guide. Manta Cares has built the most comprehensive self-advocacy toolkit on the market. Manta Cares is transforming cancer. 

We are a digital health company founded & run by cancer patients, survivors, caregivers, and oncologists. Our team has over 50+ years of healthcare experience. We come from McKinsey, Stanford, MIT, ASCO, amongst others. We are funded by top-tier venture funds such as Pear Ventures, Sozo Ventures, and 1843 Capital, and are generating revenue from life-science partners.

A lot of what we do today is in stealth mode, and you will need to chat with us to truly learn more (our website will only tell you so much!).

As a Sr. Back End Engineer at Manta Cares, you will get to:

• Serve as the first in-house back-end engineer, working closely with the head of engineering and the product team

• Take ownership of existing back-end code and continue development towards launch and beyond

• Contribute to the scalability and reliability of our systems as we prepare for and execute our launch

Specifically, you will get to:

• Quickly onboard and understand our existing back-end codebase

• Implement improvements, optimizations, and bug fixes in preparation for launch

• Design and develop new features and APIs using Golang

• Ensure high performance, reliability, and scalability of our back-end systems

• Implement best practices in code quality, testing, and documentation

• Collaborate with external developers and the head of engineering

• Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues in production post-launch

Yo should have:

• 5+ years or equivalent experience

• Proficiency in Golang

• Mastery of development tooling (git or similar, build tools, 

• Experience with RESTful API design and implementation

• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure)

• Working knowledge of database systems (SQL and NoSQL)

You might also have experience in:

• Microservices architectures

• Containerization (Docker)

• CI/CD pipelines

• Terraform

• High-traffic or scaling applications

• Healthcare/life sciences tech companies

• HIPAA or other user data regulations

• Debugging issues in production environments

• Understanding of business needs and product design principles

What we offer:

• Opportunity to be the first in-house back-end engineer, with significant impact on product and technology

• Direct collaboration with company leadership

• Chance to take a product from late-stage development to launch and beyond

• Opportunity to work on meaningful problems in the healthcare/life sciences domain

• Exposure to the full product development lifecycle, from design to production support

• Flexible, unlimited PTO

• Health Benefits