About Us: HealthCenta is a healthcare management system for medical insurers and providers, offering data, pricing transparency, and cost predictability to support universal healthcare coverage in Africa. Our platform is designed to standardize and optimize the costs of various health services, ensuring accurate and consistent pricing across Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs). We are looking for a skilled Data-Focused Backend Engineer to join our team and help build and maintain the robust data infrastructure that supports our mission.

Job Overview: As a Data-Focused Backend Engineer at HealthCenta, you will play a critical role in developing and maintaining systems that process, categorize, and analyze large datasets related to diverse healthcare services. You will work closely with our technical and product teams to build systems that help HealthCenta understand platform usage and enable our clients to make sense of their data. Additionally, you will collaborate with the technical lead to build machine learning models that automate various health-related processes. You will work with a tech stack that includes Python (FastAPI), React, EKL, Redis, PostgreSQL, and AWS, ensuring our platform delivers precise and actionable insights to medical insurers and providers across Africa. Preference will be given to female candidates.

Key Responsibilities

Design and Develop: Architect and implement backend services and APIs using Python (FastAPI) to handle large-scale data ingestion, transformation, and standardization for various health services.
Data Integration: Build and maintain data pipelines that process CSV uploads, ensuring data integrity, consistency, and accuracy, focusing on comprehensive healthcare services.
Optimization: Optimize data processing algorithms to enhance performance and scalability, tailored to the needs of insurance companies managing a wide range of health services.
Collaboration: Work closely with data scientists, technical teams, and product teams to integrate machine learning models and develop systems that enhance our understanding of platform usage and client data.
Machine Learning: Collaborate with the technical lead to build and implement machine learning models that automate various health-related processes within the platform.
Database Management: Design and optimize databases using PostgreSQL and Redis for efficient read and write operations, handling complex healthcare and service-related data.
Security: Implement robust security measures to ensure the safe handling of sensitive healthcare service data, adhering to industry regulations.
Cloud Deployment: Utilize AWS for deploying and managing cloud-based services, ensuring high availability and scalability of our platform.
Troubleshooting: Identify and resolve issues in backend services related to data processing, ensuring high reliability and minimal downtime for our insurance clients.
Documentation: Create and maintain detailed documentation for backend services, APIs, and data pipelines, ensuring clarity and thoroughness.

Qualifications

Experience: 3+ years of backend engineering experience, particularly with data-driven applications.
Languages & Frameworks: Proficiency in Python (FastAPI) and experience with React.
Data Expertise: Strong experience with databases (PostgreSQL, Redis), data processing frameworks, and developing data pipelines.
APIs: Demonstrated experience in designing and implementing RESTful APIs.
Cloud: Experience with AWS for cloud-based deployments and services.
Version Control: Proficiency with Git or similar version control systems.
Problem-Solving: Excellent analytical skills, with a strong ability to troubleshoot complex data processing challenges.
Communication: Strong communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.

Nice-to-Have

Machine Learning: Experience working with machine learning models and integrating them into backend systems.
Big Data: Experience with big data technologies like Hadoop, Spark, or Kafka.
Security: Knowledge of best practices in data security and encryption.
Healthcare: Experience in the healthcare or insurance sectors, particularly with systems managing diverse health services.

Why Join HealthCenta

Impact: Be part of a mission-driven team that is enhancing healthcare pricing transparency and efficiency across all services.
Innovation: Work on cutting-edge technology in a rapidly evolving industry.
Growth: Opportunities for professional development as HealthCenta scales its offerings.
Culture: Join a collaborative, diverse, and innovative team committed to making a difference in the healthcare industry.

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