Software Engineer (Backend/Data)

Fathom is on a mission to use AI to understand and structure the world's medical data, starting by making sense of the terabytes of clinician notes contained within the electronic health records of the world's largest health systems.
$100,000 - $175,000
Backend
Mid-Level Software Engineer
Remote
2+ years of experience

Description For Software Engineer (Backend/Data)

Fathom is an innovative AI company on a mission to revolutionize the healthcare industry by structuring and understanding medical data. With a focus on automating the translation of patient records into billing codes, Fathom is tackling a $15B+ annual cost for US hospitals. As a venture-backed company with recent Series B funding of $46M, Fathom is poised for significant growth and impact.

We are seeking a talented Software Engineer (Backend/Data) to join our remote team in the USA. This role is crucial in developing data products that drive the core of our business. The ideal candidate will be excited about building and supporting machine learning pipelines that are not only computationally scalable but also flexible, iterative, and collaborative.

As a Software Engineer at Fathom, you will:

  • Develop data infrastructure for ingesting, sanitizing, and normalizing various medical data sources
  • Build performant and expressive interfaces to the data
  • Create infrastructure for scaling up data ingest and large-scale cloud-based machine learning

We're looking for someone with:

  • 2+ years of software engineering experience in a production setting
  • Strong backend development skills, particularly in data pipelining and infrastructure
  • Solid computer science fundamentals, including algorithms and database knowledge
  • Excellent problem-solving skills and first principles thinking
  • Effective communication and collaboration abilities

This role offers an exciting opportunity to become a backend expert who can unify data and build systems that scale both operationally and organizationally. You'll be working with cutting-edge AI technology in the healthcare sector, making a real impact on how medical data is processed and utilized.

Fathom offers competitive compensation, including a salary range of $100,000 - $175,000 USD, plus company equity. Our comprehensive benefits package includes medical/dental/vision coverage, 401k matching, unlimited PTO, and a $1,500 home office budget. We also organize virtual and local team-building events and an annual company off-site to foster a strong team culture.

Join Fathom and be part of a team that's transforming healthcare through innovative AI solutions. If you're passionate about backend engineering, data infrastructure, and making a difference in the medical field, we want to hear from you!

Last updated 4 months ago

Responsibilities For Software Engineer (Backend/Data)

  • Developing data infrastructure to ingest, sanitize and normalize a broad range of medical data, such as electronics health records, journals, established medical ontologies, crowd-sourced labelling and other human inputs
  • Building performant and expressive interfaces to the data
  • Creating infrastructure to help us not only scale up data ingest, but large-scale cloud-based machine learning

Requirements For Software Engineer (Backend/Data)

Python
  • 2+ years of software engineering experience in a company/production setting
  • Relevant experience developing backend, integrations, data pipelining, infrastructure, etc. projects in a production setting
  • Problem solving skills and first principles thinking
  • Strong computer science principles including: algorithms, databases (SQL and NoSQL), logic, etc.
  • Hands-on backend coding and systems design using best practices in a company setting
  • Effective communication and exceptional collaboration skills

Benefits For Software Engineer (Backend/Data)

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401k
  • PTO and Uncapped Sick Days
  • $1,500 USD Home Office Budget
  • Virtual and Local Office Team Building Events
  • Annual Company Off-site

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