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Pattern Data

Staff Software Engineer

Posted 2 Days Ago
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Remote
Hiring Remotely in US
195K-220K Annually
Senior level
Easy Apply
Remote
Hiring Remotely in US
195K-220K Annually
Senior level
As a Staff Software Engineer, you will design and implement backend services, write primarily in Scala, and improve product architecture in collaboration with teams.
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Who We Are

The Pattern Data platform was created for the rapid analysis of thousands of medical records. Fueled by AI, our platform efficiently reviews and categorizes documents in minutes, significantly reducing validation time by highlighting pertinent information crucial for litigation in medical analysis and personal injury cases. Our platform has been successfully implemented in major national settlements to process, adjudicate, and value claims.

We transform terabytes of unstructured data into real-time, indexed medical and legal knowledge bases. Our document processing pipeline is the industry’s fastest and uses Scala on AWS. We accomplish this at scale using the following core stack of technologies:

  • Scala, TypeScript, PostgresQL, GraphQL, Elasticsearch, AWS

At Pattern, our team is built on a foundation of collaborative ownership, visionary problem-solving, customer-centric solutions, and authenticity. We’re looking for a Staff Software Engineer to join our growing team.

What You’ll Do

As a Staff Software Engineer at Pattern Data, you will be involved throughout the product lifecycle - from idea generation, design, and prototyping to execution and shipping. You’ll effectively communicate tradeoffs and help scope and shape projects in close collaboration with our product and executive teams. You'll help build products deployed to legal teams at leading US law firms and play a significant role in the growth of the business and the engineering team. You will:

  • Architect, design, and implement backend services including our core API that powers our data processing and application
  • Write code mostly in Scala
  • Promote technical design and coding standards for our platform and product roadmaps
  • Continually look for ways to improve our product’s architecture, whether through direct changes or building tools, components, etc

What You’ll Bring

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related technical discipline, or related practical
  • experience
  • The ability to analyze a business need and select the most appropriate technical solution
  • Experience working in or with start up teams
  • Experience designing, building, and maintaining backend APIs, preferably in a team lead role
  • Production experience or demonstrated interest in strongly-typed modern functional programming
  • Experience with data structures, database optimization, cloud infrastructure, and message queues
  • 8+ years experience in Software Engineering
  • Curiosity and enthusiasm for tackling tough problems and delivering effective solutions
  • Great communication skills and can work seamlessly with technical and non-technical stakeholders
  • Passion for solving complex problems

Ready to meet us?

Please apply directly through our website or Linkedin. We are excited to hear from you! 

Pay Transparency Disclosure

The estimated base salary range for this role is $195,000-$220,000 per year, plus bonus and benefits.

At Pattern Data, our compensation philosophy is built around fairness, transparency, and market alignment. Base salary represents just one part of our total compensation package, which also includes performance-based incentives, comprehensive benefits, and other rewards.

Final compensation will be determined based on several factors, including skills, experience, qualifications, geographical location and internal equity across the team.

We understand that exceptional candidates bring unique backgrounds and strengths.  If the scope of the role changes during the hiring process, we’ll update and communicate any adjusted range accordingly.

Pattern Data is committed to pay equity and to maintaining competitive, transparent compensation practices across all roles and teams.

Top Skills

AWS
Elasticsearch
GraphQL
Postgres
Scala
Typescript

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