Software Engineer, Backend (AI-Native)

Alpha Nodus, Inc. seeks a Software Engineer, Backend (AI-Native) to design and own backend services that power AI-driven healthcare automation. The role centers on customer-facing development with direct client interaction and AI-assisted tooling, on-site in Sunrise, Florida (ZIP 33319).

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver backend services and APIs using AWS serverless infrastructure.
• Create event-driven workflows capable of processing large volumes of documents, transactions, and system events.
• Establish and troubleshoot secure connections to customer environments, including site-to-site VPNs, private networking, and on‑prem integration gateways.
• Integrate with third-party systems and external APIs across varying levels of documentation and reliability.
• Own production services with responsibilities for monitoring, alerts, on-call rotations, and root cause analysis.
• Leverage Claude and agentic tooling to accelerate build cycles, followed by rigorous review, testing, and hardening of outputs.
• Lead requirements discussions with customers, clarifying underlying problems and confirming scope before building.
• Take ownership of large projects from scope through delivery and communicate status without relying on external management.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or related field; master’s degree preferred.
• 2 to 5 years of experience building production backend systems.
• Strong proficiency in TypeScript and Node.js as the full stack.
• Solid API design, data modeling, and relational database fundamentals.
• Hands-on experience across the serverless stack: AWS Lambda, API Gateway, EventBridge, SQS/SNS, Step Functions, DynamoDB, and S3.
• Practical experience with IAM, VPC configuration, and Secrets Manager beyond theoretical knowledge.
• Infrastructure as code using CDK, Terraform, or SAM.
• Familiarity with CloudWatch and the ability to diagnose issues from logs.
• Deep understanding of TCP/IP, DNS, TLS, routing, NAT, and firewall rules.
• Proven VPN experience including IPsec site-to-site tunnels, split tunneling, and subnet/CIDR planning.
• Ability to debug connectivity issues across customer boundaries without guessing.
• Regular use of Claude, Claude Code, or comparable agentic tools as a daily driver.
• Strong prompt engineering, rapid iteration, and delivering working software within hours rather than days.
• Ability to read model outputs critically to identify bugs, edge cases, and insecure defaults.
• Excellent verbal and written communication; capable of leading client discussions and producing clear summaries.
• Skilled at requirements gathering, asking clarifying questions, and uncovering the actual problem behind requests.
• Ability to explain technical tradeoffs to non-technical stakeholders without condescension.
• Proactive status updates and risk flagging early in projects.
• Proven track record managing large projects end-to-end, from requirements through delivery.
• Comfort with ambiguity and shifting priorities in an early-stage environment.
• Bias toward shipping and then measuring outcomes.

Technologies

• TypeScript
• Node.js
• AWS Lambda, API Gateway, EventBridge
• AWS SQS, AWS SNS, AWS Step Functions
• DynamoDB, S3
• IAM, VPC, Secrets Manager
• CDK, Terraform, SAM
• CloudWatch
• Claude, Claude Code

Benefits

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Relocation assistance
• Vision insurance

Nice to Have

• HL7 v2 or FHIR experience, including interface engines and FHIR resources
• Healthcare or HIPAA-regulated software background
• Multi-tenant SaaS architecture experience
• Experience with large language model applications, including prompt engineering, retrieval augmented generation, tooling, and evaluations

Why Join

• Small team with high leverage; deployments go live in weeks rather than quarters.
• AI-first engineering culture supported by a real tooling budget.
• Opportunity to automate meaningful healthcare operations and reduce routine work.
• Direct access to leadership and customers.

Ability to Commute

Sunrise, FL 33319 (Required)

Ability to Relocate

Sunrise, FL 33319: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location

In person