Staff Software Engineer - Backend
Summary
Build and scale backend systems that ingest real-time data from healthcare devices and EHR integrations, using AWS, TypeScript, and Node.js to turn raw data into actionable insights for senior-care operators.
About Inspiren
Inspiren offers the most complete and connected ecosystem in senior living. Founded by Michael Wang, a former Green Beret turned cardiothoracic nurse, Inspiren proves that compassionate care and technology can coexist - bringing peace of mind to residents, families, and staff.
Our integrated solutions seamlessly fit into existing workflows, capturing everything happening within a community. Backed by nurse specialists and powerful analytics, we provide the data operators need to make informed clinical and operational decisions - driving efficiency, profitability, and better care outcomes.
About the Role
Inspiren is on a mission to build a world where technology augments and empowers human care. As a Software Engineer on our Intelligence & Integrations team, you will be a key player in this mission. You'll work on the core systems that enable our platform to ingest, process, and make sense of real-time data from our hardware devices to deliver on our promise to improve healthcare outcomes and quality of life. Your work will directly impact our ability to scale, from enhancing our data pipelines to building resilient integrations with our customers' Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems. You'll be a key driver in turning raw data into actionable insights for our users.
What You'll Own
- Architecture & Scalability: Partner with engineering leadership to evolve our core data models and APIs, transitioning from our current point-to-point architecture to a more resilient, event-driven system.
- Technical Excellence: Drive a culture of delivering reliable and scalable solutions. You'll be a key voice in defining best practices for integration and end-to-end testing to improve our development velocity and system stability.
- Customer Integrations: Lead the development and maintenance of integrations with third-party systems like EHRs. This includes building clean, well-documented APIs and ensuring our systems can reliably communicate with a diverse range of external platforms.
- Mentorship: Mentor and elevate other engineers on the team, particularly in the areas of distributed systems, AWS best practices, and secure development.
What You Bring
- Experience: You have 8+ years of experience in backend or full-stack development, with a strong background in building scalable, cloud-native applications.
- Cloud: Deep expertise with AWS infrastructure, including serverless technologies (Lambda, Fargate), message queues (SQS/SNS), and data services (Kinesis, DynamoDB, RDS).
- Programming: Proficient in TypeScript and Node.js. Experience with React is a plus.
- Databases: Experience with both relational databases like PostgreSQL and NoSQL databases like DynamoDB.
- Data Models: A strong understanding of data modeling principles and their application in building scalable and performant APIs.
- AI Adoption: You actively use AI coding tools (Cursor, Claude Code) as a core part of how you work. AI usage goes well beyond basic prompting and into automating tasks, long-running processes, and complex integrations.
- Problem Solver: You excel at breaking down complex, ambiguous problems into clear, actionable steps. You thrive in a fast-paced environment and are motivated by delivering tangible, high-impact results.
- Collaborator: You are a strong communicator, capable of working with product, data science, and other engineering teams to solve real-world business challenges. You believe that great software is built through close collaboration.
- Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to convey complex ideas clearly.
- Adaptability: Comfortable working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and adapting to changing priorities.
- Start-up experience is a plus.
What You’ll Get
Great work deserves great support. At Inspiren, you're not just building a product, you're helping reshape how millions of older adults live and age with dignity. Here's how we invest in the people making that possible:
- Competitive Pay — Strong base salary + variable, because doing meaningful work should also mean doing well
- Equity & Upside — Own a piece of what you're building toward safer, more connected senior living
- Growth & Recognition — Semi-annual reviews built to recognize your impact and invest in where you want to grow next
- Tools That Move You Forward — We invest in the best AI tooling available and in company-wide training to use it well, so you're not just working faster, you're building skills that grow your career
- Global Team, NYC Growing — Teammates around the world, plus a new NYC office as we build out more in-person connection
For U.S.-Based Employees
- Health & Wellness — Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Time Off — Flexible PTO, 5 paid sick days per year, and company-observed holidays
- Financial — 401(k) retirement plan, plus equity (ISO) in a fast-growing company
- Parental Leave — Up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave for bonding (+ additional leave for birthing parents)
Why Inspiren
At Inspiren, our work has a real human impact. We’re building technology that helps caregivers see more, respond sooner, and deliver better care—helping transform the experience of senior living. You’ll join an ambitious, collaborative team that moves with purpose, embraces new ideas, and holds a high bar for both what we build and how we work together.
Don’t meet every qualification?
Research shows that women and people of color may be less likely to apply unless they meet every qualification. If you’re excited about this role but don’t check every box, we encourage you to apply—we’d love to hear from you.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Inspiren is an equal opportunity employer. We make employment decisions based on business needs, role requirements, individual qualifications, and potential—without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, pregnancy or related medical conditions, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, genetic information, marital or family status, veteran or military status, or any other status protected by applicable law.
Inspiren is committed to providing reasonable accommodations throughout the application and interview process. If you need an accommodation to participate, please let our Talent team know.
Compensation
At Inspiren, we’re committed to fair, competitive, and transparent compensation. The base salary range of $200,000- $225,000 + equity + benefits listed for this role reflects the range Inspiren reasonably expects to pay across the approved U.S. hiring locations. Actual compensation will be determined using market data for the candidate’s primary work location, along with relevant experience, skills, and internal equity.
We believe great work deserves great rewards. Our compensation and benefits are designed to recognize your contributions and reflect the standards of leading organizations in our field.
Your recruiter will be happy to walk you through the full compensation package, including what your total pay could look like, so you have a clear picture of both the immediate and long-term value of joining our team.