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Principal Software Engineer - Backend

Visibly
Chicago, IL Full Time
POSTED ON 2/22/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 3/13/2025
Who We Are

Visibly is a Chicago-based cutting-edge healthcare technology company that's redefining the way we approach vision care. Founded in 2012, Visibly envisions a world where technology enables patients and doctors to connect easily and make vision care more convenient and accessible to everyone.

We launched the first online refractive eye test that delivers a physician-issued prescription for glasses or contact lenses and we are the first FDA-cleared online visual acuity test on the US market. Now, we're leveraging the power of AI to create innovative digital solutions that empower patients and streamline provider workflows.

Job Description

At Visibly, Principal Software Engineers architect, prototype, build and test new features and functionality for our online vision tests and vision care platform. You will lead the implementation of our new data first and AI enabled vision care platform. You will be expected to meet and enforce stringent code, source control, and documentation standards as required by health care industry law. Also, you'll contribute to high-level strategic decisions along side the product and executive teams.

What You'll Need

  • 10 years of experience in software engineering
  • BS in Computer Science or equivalent, MS preferred
  • Strong ownership and results-driven mentality
  • SaMD start-up/entrepreneurial experience preferred
  • AWS Certification with in-depth knowledge of managing and operating AWS accounts and services (S3, Lambda, API Gateway, Route 53, CloudFront, DynamoDB, SNS, SQS, etc.)
  • In depth knowledge of backend Node.js and Python
  • In-depth knowledge frontend HTML, CSS, JavaScript and modern JavaScript frameworks and libraries (React/Redux, TailwindUI)
  • Know how to craft effective unit and integration test suites for JavaScript and React codebases, using Jest or similar
  • Experience designing, managing, and “serverless” AWS resources (not EC2) infrastructure using CDK
  • Expertise building automated CI/CD pipelines using tools like Github Actions or CircleCI

Bonus If You Have It

Expertise in AWS and GCP

A keen eye for UI/UX and high visual standards

AI Proficiency, particularly in generative AI implementations

Experience with Ruby on Rails

Benefits

Competitive compensation

Health insurance, medical and dental

401(k)

Flexible vacation

Work from home policy

Please note: Visibly is unable to provide sponsorship or transfer any kind of Visa at this time.

Salary Range: $125,000.00 - $175,000.00 Annual.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Salary : $125,000 - $175,000

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