Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Oddball is a company that values learning and growth, aiming to improve the daily lives of millions by providing quality software for the federal space. They are seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to join their CMS team, focusing on building and maintaining APIs and backend services for Healthcare.gov tools used by millions of Americans.
Responsibilities
- Develop, enhance, and maintain backend services and APIs in Go supporting healthcare marketplace features
- Build and maintain ETL pipelines using Python to clean, transform, and move data across the healthcare data ecosystem
- Design and build REST APIs backed by PostgreSQL with a focus on reliability and backward compatibility
- Work with AWS services including S3, Lambda, Step Functions, and Glue to support data processing and pipeline workflows
- Write clean, well-tested code with a focus on performance, maintainability, and security
- Support ongoing operations and maintenance of existing digital products alongside new feature development
- Contribute to code reviews and help uphold engineering standards across the team
- Performs other related duties as assigned
Skills
- Hands-on experience writing backend services in Go (Golang)
- Experience with Python for data cleaning, manipulation, and ETL workflows
- Proficiency with PostgreSQL or similar relational databases and SQL
- Experience with AWS services including S3, Lambda, Step Functions, or Glue
- Experience designing and building REST APIs in production environments
- Thrives in a remote, collaborative Agile environment and genuinely enjoys working closely with a cross-functional team
- Communicates clearly and openly, whether in a code review or a cross-team planning session
- Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States
- Bachelor's Degree
- Familiarity with Pandas and/or PySpark is a strong plus
- Familiarity with FHIR or healthcare interoperability standards is a plus
- Familiarity with federal security and compliance requirements is a plus
Benefits
- Fully remote
- Tech & Education Stipend
- Comprehensive Benefits Package
- Company Match 401(k) plan
- Flexible PTO, Paid Holidays
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