Backend Java/Spark Engineer

Praia Health is a trailblazer in the health platform sector, committed to transforming the consumer health experience. Our mission is to revolutionize the way individuals engage with their health and well-being through cutting-edge technologies and user-centric digital solutions. By unifying disjointed touchpoints into an intuitive channel, we create trust and loyalty through digital engagement and believe that consumers and patients will more actively participate in their health outcomes.    

At Praia Health, you will join a team of seasoned professionals and technology enthusiasts dedicated to reshaping healthcare. Our dynamic includes:

• Leadership with a rich background in technology and healthcare innovation.
• Engineering and product teams comprised of industry veterans with a history of building impactful digital solutions.
• A culture that values bold ideas, user-centric design, and the power of technology to improve lives.

As we continue to grow and capture the market with our cutting-edge platform, we are expanding our team across various departments, including engineering, to further our mission and impact.

·       Build and scale platform services that power Praia’s consumer experience products.

·       Build EMR integration services, including connectivity to FHIR endpoints.

·       Own the delivery of secure, well-documented APIs used by internal teams and external health-system partners.

·       Use Databricks/Apache Spark for data engineering workloads when needed (pipelines, jobs, Delta Lake) to support product and integration use cases.

·       Build and operate integration services for EMRs (Epic/MyChart and others) using HL7 FHIR APIs and related integration patterns.

·       Develop secure APIs with strong authentication/authorization, auditing, and least-privilege principles.

·       Produce and maintain high-quality developer documentation (OpenAPI specs, integration guides, runbooks).

·       Implement automated testing (unit and integration) and promote practical test-driven development standards.

·       Lead code and design reviews; mentor and unblock other engineers.

·       Partner with Product, Design, and Customer teams to translate requirements into reliable solutions.

·       Build with a DevOps mindset: CI/CD, infrastructure-as-code, monitoring/logging, and operational readiness.

·       5+ years building and operating production software; staff/senior-level scope with ownership of complex systems.

·       Strong programming skills in one or more of: Java/Kotlin, TypeScript/Node.js, Python (or similar).

·       Experience designing and delivering cloud-native services (AWS/Azure/GCP), including Kubernetes-based deployments.

·       Experience with CI/CD, build automation, and infrastructure-as-code; comfortable owning release and operational processes.

·       Hands-on experience with observability: logging, metrics, tracing, and APM tools; data-driven incident response.

·       Experience integrating with EMR/EHR systems and healthcare interoperability standards; practical experience with FHIR APIs required.

·       Knowledge of OAuth2/OIDC and API security patterns (mTLS, JWT, secrets management, least privilege) and secure SDLC practices.

·       Databricks experience (jobs/workflows, notebooks, Delta Lake, data pipelines) and comfort partnering with data teams.

·       Strong written and verbal communication; able to write clear technical designs and present to senior stakeholders.

·       Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering or equivalent practical experience.

·       Open-source contributions, patents, publications, or conference presentations are a plus.

·       Competitive salary and performance-based bonuses.

·       Full medical, dental, and vision benefits.

·       Company paid life insurance, company paid short-term & long-term disability.

·       401K savings plans with company matching.

·       A supportive and inclusive work environment.

·       Employee wellness programs and resources.

·       Flexible PTO.