ketryx · Boston, Massachusetts, United States · Boston, Massachusetts, United States
<p><strong><span class="selected">Job Title:</span></strong><span class="selected"> Backend Engineer<br></span><strong><span class="selected">Employment Status:</span></strong><span class="selected"> Full-time<br></span><strong><span class="selected">Location:</span></strong><span class="selected"> <strong>This position will be based in our Boston, Massachusetts office with a hybrid schedule (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday in office, Wednesday WFH option). </strong><br></span><strong><span class="selected">Compensation:</span></strong><span class="selected"> $130,000 - $150,000 base salary + bonus + equity<br>*compensation dependent on related experience level</span></p> <hr> <p> </p> <p><strong><span class="selected">About Ketryx:</span></strong></p> <p>Ketryx is an AI software platform that enables healthcare life sciences companies to ship life-saving regulated products in weeks instead of years.</p> <p>Exploding product complexity is burying companies in compliance paperwork and blocking innovation. Our AI software removes this friction, dissolving the historical tradeoff between innovation and compliance, and enables regulated industries to innovate at the pace of modern software.</p> <p>Since launch, Ketryx already touches the lives of <strong>100M patients</strong> and powers <strong>all of the world's top five medical device manufacturers</strong>. Backed by Lightspeed Ventures, our founders are the former Head of AI at Amgen and CTO of Wolfram Cloud.</p> <p>Healthcare and life sciences is just the beginning for us. Automotive, aerospace, energy — if it's regulated, it's because society decided it matters. These products move humanity, shape our future, and are safety-critical. Come join us and help build the AI platform to power safe innovation.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><span class="selected"><strong>About the Role:</strong></span></p> <p>Join us in an exciting opportunity as a Backend Engineer, where you will become an integral part of an extraordinary team of engineers dedicated to shaping the future of software at Ketryx. In this dynamic role, you will contribute to a small, highly motivated team, actively steering projects to successful completion. </p> <p>In this role, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the technological landscape, assuming ownership of critical technology decisions and roadmaps. With a self-starting attitude and a robust hands-on mentality, you will be at the forefront of tackling complex problems and driving innovation. Embracing agile working models, you will foster ideation, envision future possibilities, and address detailed improvements concurrently, contributing to Ketryx's commitment to reinventing how medical device manufacturers bring life-saving innovations to market. If you're reliable, detail-oriented, and ready to contribute to a global team, you could be a part of our mission to create safe and reliable medical software!</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><strong><span class="selected">About You:</span></strong></p> <p>The ideal candidate is someone who possesses a deep passion for software and a profound desire to contribute to enhancing patient treatments through technological innovation. Your innate inquisitiveness, coupled with an unwavering enthusiasm for challenging assumptions, sets you apart. With excellent communication skills in both spoken and written English, you thrive in collaborative environments, where the exchange of ideas is paramount.</p> <p>As a self-starter, you relish the opportunity to excel in a fast-paced startup environment, taking ownership of technology decisions and roadmaps. Your commitment to driving innovation aligns seamlessly with the ethos of our team, making you an invaluable asset in shaping the future of software at Ketryx. You are driven by a genuine love for software, a desire to improve patient outcomes, and the excitement of navigating cutting-edge challenges.</p> <p>Applicants <strong>must</strong> be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment Visas (including H-1B), F-1 visas, or Optional Practical Training (OPT) status at this time.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><strong><span class="selected">Responsibilities:</span></strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>Backend Development</strong><br> Build features end to end — API design, business logic, and integrations between the Ketryx platform and external systems and workflows. Contribute to improving latency, throughput, and fault tolerance across the backend stack.</li> <li><strong>Database Work</strong><br> Design and evolve PostgreSQL schemas, write efficient queries, and apply indexing strategies to keep the database performant as the product grows.</li> <li><strong>Maintainable Systems</strong><br> Write clean, well-tested code and contribute to standards around migrations, documentation, and testing.</li> <li><strong>Operational Reliability</strong><br> Participate in monitoring, debugging, and incident response. Help identify performance bottlenecks and reliability issues, and contribute fixes.</li> <li><strong>Frontend When Needed</strong><br> Take features across the finish line in our React/Next.js frontend — yo