Senior Scalability Engineer - Caching & Performance Optimization

Judi HealthRemote$160k – $200k1w ago

Remote Senior WW Cloud Computing Healthcare Senior DevOps Engineer Senior Data Scientist Flask Python PostgreSQL Valkey Redis

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Requirements

10+ years of software engineering experience with demonstrated progression into technical leadership roles.
3+ years of experience leading technical initiatives, mentoring engineers, or serving as a subject matter expert on complex systems.
Strong expertise in Python (Flask/SQLAlchemy) for production applications.
Deep PostgreSQL knowledge: Advanced query optimization, indexing strategies, triggered, stored procedures, plan analysis, and experience with replication and clustering.
Production caching experience: Proven track record designing and implementing caching strategies at scale using Redis, Valkey, Memcached, or similar technologies.
Performance optimization expertise: Demonstrated ability to profile applications, identify bottlenecks, and deliver measurable performance improvements (latency reduction, throughput gains, cost savings).
AWS experience: Production experience with Aurora RDS, Lambda, ElastiCache, EC2, ECS, and S3.
Systems thinking: Ability to analyze performance across the full stack — application, database, caching, infrastructure — and make architectural tradeoffs.
Collaboration and communication: Strong written and verbal communication skills with ability to work autonomously while driving proactive collaboration in a remote environment.
Rust development experience or strong interest in learning Rust for high-performance systems.
Infrastructure as code: Experience with Terraform or similar IaC tools for managing cloud infrastructure.
Observability tools: Hands-on experience with Grafana, Prometheus, Loki, or similar monitoring/alerting platforms.
High-throughput systems: Background in building systems that handle millions of requests per day with strict SLA requirements.
Previous Pharmacy Benefits Manager (PBM) or healthcare technology experience.

Responsibilities

$160,000 - $200,000 USD
All employees are responsible for adherence to the Capital Rx Code of Conduct including the reporting of non-compliance. This position description is designed to be flexible, allowing management the opportunity to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities as needed to best meet organizational goals.

Benefits

This range represents the low and high end of the anticipated base salary range for the NY - based position. The actual base salary will depend on several factors such as: experience, knowledge, and skills, and if the location of the job changes.
Nothing in this position description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

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