Senior Software Engineer

Location: Bangalore, India

About nference

nference is an AI-first healthcare technology company dedicated to accelerating biomedical discovery and transforming healthcare through cutting-edge artificial intelligence and large-scale computing. Our platforms help pharmaceutical companies, healthcare providers, and research organizations unlock insights from complex clinical, molecular, and imaging data to drive better decisions and improve patient outcomes.

Founded with the vision of solving some of healthcare’s most challenging problems, nference combines deep expertise in software engineering, machine learning, data science, and life sciences to build products that make a meaningful impact on global healthcare. Recognized by The Washington Post as the “Google of Biomedicine,” we continue to push the boundaries of innovation by partnering with leading healthcare institutions and industry pioneers.

Our People

Our people are our greatest strength. At nference, you’ll work alongside exceptional software engineers, AI researchers, physicians, scientists, and product leaders who are passionate about solving meaningful, real-world problems.

We foster a culture built on ownership, curiosity, collaboration, and continuous learning. Engineers are encouraged to challenge assumptions, contribute ideas, influence technical direction, and take ownership of their work from concept to production. Whether you’re designing distributed systems, building cloud-native services, or developing AI-powered healthcare applications, you’ll collaborate with some of the brightest minds in technology and healthcare.

The Opportunity

We’re looking for a Senior Software Engineer (Backend) who is passionate about building scalable, reliable, and high-performance backend systems. In this role, you’ll design and develop cloud-native services, distributed systems, and APIs that power our AI-driven healthcare products.

You’ll collaborate closely with engineers, product managers, AI researchers, and domain experts to solve complex technical challenges while delivering software that has a direct impact on healthcare innovation. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys tackling large-scale engineering problems, values clean and maintainable code, and thrives in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.

What You’ll Do

• Take ownership of the software development lifecycle, from initial design through deployment and maintenance.
• Build scalable backend services and RESTful APIs that support internal platform capabilities and system integrations.
• Design and implement robust, scalable backend systems with a strong focus on reliability, maintainability, and performance.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions aligned with platform goals.
• Review code, mentor junior engineers, and ensure adherence to engineering standards and best practices.
• Identify and resolve system bottlenecks while optimizing performance through caching, batching, and concurrency improvements.
• Contribute to testing strategies, including unit, integration, and automated testing, to ensure system reliability and prevent regressions.
• Monitor key system metrics such as latency, error rates, and throughput, and continuously improve backend performance.
• Contribute to High-Level Designs (HLDs) and maintain clear architecture and technical documentation.
• Participate in architecture discussions, technical design reviews, and engineering planning.
• Troubleshoot production issues and continuously improve system reliability and observability.
• Drive engineering best practices and contribute to a culture of continuous improvement.

What We’re Looking For

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• 4–6 years of professional experience in backend engineering, platform engineering, or a related software engineering role.
• Strong proficiency in Python or Go, with Python preferred as the primary backend programming language.
• Deep understanding of RESTful APIs, microservices architecture, and backend design patterns.
• Strong database skills with PostgreSQL or MySQL, including schema design, query optimization, and performance tuning.
• Working knowledge of NoSQL databases such as MongoDB.
• Hands-on experience with AWS (or similar cl…