Staff Software Engineer, Data Platform

Highly proficient in at least one technical area relevant to this work: data modeling, distributed systems, API design, or database engineering, with the depth that others on a team come to you for

Strong proficiency in SQL, with production experience working with PostgreSQL as an application database; you write and tune queries fluently and are comfortable reasoning about schema design, indexes, and query plans

Hands-on experience with data streaming and event processing, using Kafka (our event bus) or an equivalent such as RabbitMQ, Pulsar, or a cloud-based equivalent like Amazon Kinesis

Proficiency in Julia or Python; Julia is a core Datastore language, and experience with Julia is a strong plus, but not required — we welcome candidates eager to learn it!

Experience with GraphQL and TypeScript/JavaScript (Node.js) - GraphQL is the Datastore's primary interface

Experience deploying and operating services in containerized environments, with familiarity in Kubernetes and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform and/or Helm

A track record of mentoring engineers and improving how a team works - practices, tooling, test coverage, or documentation that outlasted your involvement

A collaborative mindset: you enjoy working across disciplines and believe people achieve more together than alone

Excellent written and verbal communication skills, especially in asynchronous and remote-friendly environments

A self-directed approach, with a track record of thriving in hybrid or fully remote teams

Experience with, or interest in, using LLM-assisted or agentic coding tools in a production setting, with good judgment about what guardrails are needed

We don't expect every candidate to check every box. If you bring strong fundamentals, care about data infrastructure for health, and are excited to learn, we’d love to hear from you!

The US-based salary range for this role is $170,000 – $190,000. Salary ranges are determined using current market compensation data for this role and adjusted based on experience, skills, and location. The base salary is one component of the total compensation package, which includes equity, PTO and other benefits.

At Beacon, we've found that cultural and scientific impact is driven most by those that lead by example. As such, we're always seeking new contributors whose work demonstrates an avid curiosity, a bias towards simplicity, an eye for composability, a self-service mindset, and - most of all - a deep empathy towards colleagues, stakeholders, users, and patients. We believe a diverse team builds more robust systems and achieves higher impact.