Senior Software Engineer

Verana Health, a digital health company that delivers quality drug lifecycle and medical practice insights from an exclusive real-world data network, recently secured a $150 million Series E led by Johnson Johnson Innovation – JJDC, Inc. (JJDC) and Novo Growth, the growth-stage investment arm of Novo Holdings.

Existing Verana Health investors GV (formerly Google Ventures), Casdin Capital, and Brook Byers also joined the round, as well as notable new investors, including the Merck Global Health Innovation Fund, THVC, and Breyer Capital.

We are driven to create quality real-world data in ophthalmology, neurology, urology, and oncology to accelerate quality insights across the drug lifecycle and within medical practices. Additionally, we are driven to advance the quality of care and quality of life for patients. DRIVE defines our internal purpose and is the galvanizing force that helps ground us in a shared corporate culture. DRIVE is: Diversity, Responsibility, Integrity, Voice-of-Customer and End-Results. Click here to read more about our culture and values.

Our headquarters are located in San Francisco and we have additional offices in Knoxville, TN and New York City with employees working remotely in AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, IL, LA, MA, MN, NC, NJ, NV, NY, OH, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WA, D.C. All employees are required to have permanent residency in one of these states. Candidates who are willing to relocate are also encouraged to apply.

Candidates based in the Bay Area, New York City, and Knoxville, Tennessee will be give priority consideration. For these locations, the position will follow a hybrid work model, with 3 days per week in office and the remaining days working from home.

*Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.*

Job Title: Senior Software Engineer

Why This Role Matters:

Verana Health is looking for a Senior Software Engineer who combines strong technical expertise, architectural thinking, ownership, and collaboration. In this role, you will design, develop, and maintain scalable APIs, user interfaces, and backend services that power critical business applications.

The ideal candidate has experience building secure, reliable, and high-performing systems and can independently drive solutions from design through production. You should be proficient in modern front-end and back-end development practices, scalable system design, and working with both transactional and analytical data platforms.

We are also looking for engineers who effectively leverage AI-assisted development tools to improve productivity, code quality, and delivery velocity while maintaining strong engineering standards.

Responsibilities:

Design, develop and maintain high-quality, user-centric interfaces and components

Architect, build and maintain high-performance, robust and scalable services

Work closely with product and design teams to understand end-user requirements and translate them into effective user interfaces

Participate in the design and optimization of CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure using Docker, Kubernetes and AWS

Write clean, testable and well-documented code using JUnit and other testing frameworks

Ensure application security by following industry best practices ( OWASP, OAuth 2.0)

Guide, coach and mentor junior team members, fostering their professional development

Actively participate in Agile ceremonies to break down work, deliver new features and write, review and test code

Stay updated on emerging technologies and industry trends to drive innovation

Requirements:

5+ years of real world experience on backend development using Java, Spring Boot and system design, along with a strong focus on performance optimization, security, observability, and modern engineering practices.

Implemented and managed cloud-base solutions with AWS, GHA/Jenkins CI/CD pipelines, Docker and Kubernetes

Hands-on experience with TDD practices and JUnit-based unit testing to drive code quality and prevent regressions

Strong understanding of RESTful API designs and microservices architecture

Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms and software design principles

Hands-on experience leveraging AI-assisted development tools to improve productivity and code quality

Mastery and real world experience on multiple database platforms (RDBMS, Elastic search, NoSQL).

Expertise with the AWS ecosystem.

Experience with observability tools: Logging, monitoring, tracing (e.g., Datadog, CloudWatch, OpenTelemetry)

Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies

Strong communication skills and experience collaborating across onshore and offshore teams.

Preferred:

Prior experience with healthcare related products

Experience with full-stack development (React frontend and Java/Spring Boot backend)

Experience with realtime communication tools (WebSockets)

Knowledge of additional programming languages(python…