Senior Backend Software Engineer (Data)

Welcome to Aetion! Since our debut in 2013, we have grown into one of the country’s leading science-driven technology companies using real-world evidence to provide innovative healthcare solutions.

We achieve this with our Aetion Evidence Platform, a software platform used to evaluate the safety, effectiveness and value of medications, delivering better outcomes to patients, medical professionals and clients.  We’ve partnered with top biopharma companies and are backed by leading venture capital firms to help increase our medical research and expand our product line.

To continue our mission to transform healthcare, we’re assembling a team of talented individuals who know how to work collaboratively and authentically, to innovate and think transformation, not status quo. 

If that’s you, we’d love to hear from you.

DESCRIPTION:

As a science-driven healthcare analytics company with a rapidly growing customer base, Aetion is looking for a software engineer to strengthen our engineering team. As a software engineer you will be contributing to system architecture discussions and decisions and help with strategy and execution to improve the core analytical backend of Aetion’s platform. You will work closely with our product and science team in providing insights on technology advancements for the platform’s analytical capabilities, ensuring scalability, reliability, and availability is at the forefront of strategic conversations.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and document software solutions by studying information needs, conferring with users, studying systems flow, data usage, and work processes; investigating problem areas; and following the software development lifecycle.
• Contribute to the strategic development and execution of the core analytical backend of Aetion’s platform.
• Provide insights on technology advancements for the platform’s analytical capabilities by ensuring scalability, reliability, and availability. 
• Work with other software engineers and tech leads to define software architecture and prototype software stack.
• Assist in the development of relevant features and processes to ensure that statistical programs are properly documented and implemented on Aetion's platform according to generally recognized industry and regulatory standards.
• Ensure continued functionality of a program during maintenance and testing of software 
• Document each aspect of a system or application as a reference for future upgrades and maintenance

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 2+ years experience in software lead/architect role.
• 1+ years experience working with programming languages like Java, Scala, Python, SQL, or R.
• Ability to prioritize, communicate well, design for repeatability and scalability, exude ownership, and dig beneath the hood with technology.
• Ability to take a lead role in complex engineering projects.

About Aetion 

• Lead at all levels – Aetion is a diverse workforce of scientific thought leaders and technological innovators coming together with a vision to dramatically improve the Healthcare industry. Aetion supports and maintains a presence in organizations such as ISPOR, ISPE, ASHP, and HIMSS. 
• Located in three cities — We have offices located in Midtown Manhattan near Penn Station, Boston's financial district, and Los Angeles. All locations are accessible by various forms of public transportation.
• Social and energetic offices – with a modern layout, and a giant kitchen and eating/social area. We have an open floor plan with an abundance of conference rooms, designed for impromptu collaboration, company gatherings, and industry meetups and events. 
• Great perks – We offer competitive salaries, top-of-the-line benefits, company ownership stock options, unlimited vacation, and 401(k) match
• Company Accolades – Aetion is the recipient of numerous prestigious awards:
  
  • Aetion was listed among Top 10 employers on Fast Company’s 100 Best Workplaces for Innovators list
  • CB Insights Digital Health 150 showcases Aetion’s work advancing global RWE among some of the most promising private digital health companies in the world
  • Databricks Data Team Award recognizes Aetion’s platform analyzing COVID-19 data. 
  • Parity.org’s 2020 Best Companies for Women to Advance highlights Aetion’s  efforts and commitment to close the gender gap in leadership!

Aetion is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Aetion is committed to being an employer of choice, not just a good place to work, but a great and inclusive place to work. To that end, we strive to recruit and maintain a workforce that meaningfully represents the diverse and culturally rich communities that we serve. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status or disabled status or, genetic information.