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iHealth and Wellness Foundation, Inc.

Principal Back End Engineer

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Remote
Hiring Remotely in United States
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Remote
Hiring Remotely in United States
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Develop, maintain, and optimize mission-critical backend APIs and scalable cloud services for web and mobile clients. Implement secure, high-performance systems, automated tests, observability, and technical documentation. Mentor peers, follow best practices, and support a proof-of-concept launch and fundraising activities as a volunteer contributor.
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Disclaimer and Fraud Alert: https://www.ihealthwellness.org/job-openings

We are an 'early stage' pre-money nonprofit/ tech startup preparing for a proof-of-concept launch / seed-raise looking to recruit VOLUNTEERS as BACK-END ENGINEERS.

Our tech stack includes ReactJS (website) and React Native (App) for the front-end, NodeJS for the back-end, and MongoDB for database management, with a focus on utilizing CSS Modules for styling.

You will be critical to the development and launch of our backend infrastructure and integrations. The ideal candidate will have a unique blend of technical expertise, insatiable curiosity, and analytical mindset.

Responsibilities:

  • You will be responsible for development and maintenance of mission critical APIs

  • Design, implement, and maintain highly scalable and performant services

  • Design robust APIs to support web, mobile and desktop clients

  • Manage and optimize scalable distributed systems in the cloud

  • Optimize web applications for performance and scalability

  • Develop automated tests to ensure business needs are met, and allow for regression testing

  • Author technical documentation

  • Mentoring your peers, with the notion that helping others means learning and growing themselves

  • Successfully mentored other engineers in the past and have encouraged your peers to use software development best practices for code testing and deployment

Required Experience:

  • Two or more years in back-end development

  • Experience in building functional and effective platforms

  • Excellent foundation in computer science, algorithms, and web design

  • Experience in writing highly secure web applications

  • Experience with core AWS web-enabling technologies

  • Experience with observability and monitoring systems

  • Growth mindset that challenges the status quo and focuses on outside-the-box ideas and solutions

  • Strong presentation and communication skills

  • Experience in the US Healthcare System and Pharmaceutical Patient Services

  • Excellent communication skills

  • Ability to commit to a minimum of 4+ hour work weeks

  • Ability to attend weekly standup meeting (conference call with desktop/ laptop access for screen sharing)

Preferred skills and qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in computer science

  • Experience in designing RESTful APIs, specifically for mobile apps

  • Familiarity with Agile ways of working (Scrum)

  • HealthTech experience is a plus

NOTE: Your first assignment will involve launching a fundraising campaign. iHealth will provide comprehensive guidance and resources to help ensure your fundraiser is both quick and successful.

Please note that candidates actively seeking CPT/Internships are ineligible for this particular volunteer position.

Join us, you win, we both win!!

Disclaimer and Fraud Alert

At iHealth and Wellness, we are deeply committed to transparency and integrity in our recruitment process. Please note that all current opportunities within our organization are volunteer roles.

We ensure every volunteer candidate is thoroughly screened and personally reviewed by our Founder and CEO to align with our mission and values. To avoid misinformation or potential scams, we encourage applicants to apply exclusively through our designated platforms.

Thank you for your interest in the volunteer role with iHealth and Wellness! Please continue if you have 3+ years of relevant experience. This is an unpaid position until the organization generates revenue (don’t have an ETA at this time as to when funding will be secured), and successful applicants are required to attend a weekly 30-minute to 1-hour meeting, held Monday to Wednesday between 12 PM and 5:30 PM ET.

Fraud Warning

Beware of fraudulent activities where bad actors may impersonate iHealth and Wellness using fake domain names or email addresses. All official recruitment communications will come from domain name @ihealthwellness.org.

To protect yourself:

- Ensure all emails are sent from domain name @ihealthwellness.org.

- Verify the authenticity of emails and job postings.

- Remember, we will never request payment, banking information, or sensitive personal details as part of the application process.

If you come across suspicious communications or have concerns, please contact us immediately at .

Thank you for helping us maintain a safe and trustworthy recruitment process.

  • Job Type: Part-time

  • Expected hours: No less than 4 per week

  • Schedule: Monday to Friday

  • Work Location: Remote

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