Backend Software Engineer

The Role
We’re hiring a talented Backend Software Engineer to join our growing team where you’ll help build and scale the intelligent engine that is interpreting the world’s health sensor data and empowering people to live fitter and happier lives.

The Team works on three critical areas of Lark’s backend infrastructure:

• Ingestion of user data from the app and integrated medical devices.

  The Lark app captures all data, to include fitness information, a blood sugar reading, or a recently consumed meal.  

• Modularizing Lark’s clinical programs.

  The team is responsible for infrastructure that makes all of Lark’s core features completely configuration-driven so that we can scale the business to many more customers.

• Fulfillment of medical devices.

  As part of Lark’s clinical programs, many users are entitled to a medical device, such as a scale or glucose meter. 

What You’ll Do

• Take ownership of Lark’s backend infrastructure, including our real-time data processing pipeline and medical device integration
• Optimize how the app processes large streams of data by implementing complex event processing
• Lead technical efforts to scale up existing systems using event-driven architecture and functional paradigms
• Uphold best practices by performing code reviews and taking ownership of integration & end-to-end testing for the team’s backend infrastructure
• Work cross-functionally and collaborate with other backend engineering teams and DevOps to ensure the reliability and scalability of our systems
• Iterate on features based on product feedback and requests from partners and users

What You’ll Need

• Experience with one or more of the following programming languages and systems: TypeScript, JavaScript, Java, Kafka, Serverless (esp.

  AWS Lambda), YAML, CloudFormation, DynamoDB, MySQL, Git, NodeJS

• Proficiency with microservices architecture and testing frameworks
• Ability to work cross-functionally with both non-technical and highly technical team members
• Ability to learn fast and adapt based on feedback
• (Bonus) Experience/Familiarity with functional programming paradigms: Haskell, F#, Erlang, Elixir, Clojure, Scala

Education and Experience

• BA/BS in Computer Science or related engineering field preferred
• 3+ years’ experience as a Software Engineer in backend development
• Experience in sprint planning and working with Agile methodologies 

JOIN US

Lark is a companion that lives on the user’s phone and provides daily coaching, guidance, and health insights to users.

We are on a mission to make the world a healthier, happier place.

Come join our team!

About Lark

Lark is the world’s largest A.I.

healthcare provider, servicing nearly 2 million patients suffering from or at risk of chronic disease with A.I.

Nurses. Lark uses cutting edge AI and connected health monitors to provide real-time unlimited 24/7 text-based counseling to help users make healthier choices and manage their conditions.

Lark’s A.I.

Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP), Smoking Cessation, Behavioral Health, Weight Loss, Diabetes Care, and Hypertension Programs have demonstrated clinically validated outcomes published in 11 peer-reviewed journals and analyst reports.

Lark’s DPP, which is now the second largest and lowest cost DPP in the country, has received the highest clinical certification
– CDC Full Recognition.

Lark works with some of the largest payers and self-insured employers to help them manage 30.5 million members to live healthier lives.

Forrester Research has named Lark “Most Innovative Digital Health Product of the Year”, Lark, Uber, Airbnb, WeChat were named the 10 Most Innovative Companies in the World, and Apple named Lark “Top 10 Apps of the Year” against a pool of over 2 million apps.

Working at Lark 

Lark offers the option to work remotely in the United States.

For Colorado Applicants only: minimum annual salary is $130,000 (minimum salary varies for other geographies).

You may also be offered a bonus, stock options and/or benefits.

We have identified the “core” period of the day during which all employees are required to work for scheduled meetings, syncs, scrums between 10 a.m.

and 3 p.m.

Pacific time.

The company is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

Lark is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.

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