Senior Backend Developer

Who is Eleos Health?

Today, more people than ever are speaking publicly about their mental health. Whether it's ourselves, our friends and family or even public figures, taking care of your behavioral health is no longer a taboo, it's vital, and it's only human.

Eleos is on a mission to help deliver the world's most effective behavioral care through data, measurement, and personalization. Or simply put, we want to give clinicians the support they need to do the important work only they can do.

What is this opportunity?

We are looking for a Senior Backend Developer to join our engineering team. You will focus on developing and maintaining the server-side logic and infrastructure that power our innovative applications.

Who are you?

This is an opportunity to build foundational systems that directly impact how healthcare providers deliver care. Your work will power the platform that thousands of clinicians rely on daily, combining technical challenges with meaningful real-world impact.

How will you contribute?

• Audio Processing Pipeline - Design and scale our audio processing infrastructure to handle high volumes with low latency and maximum reliability
• LLM Integration & Production - Partner with Data Scientists to instrument, deploy, and operationalize Large Language Models in production environments
• Backend Platform - Lead platformization efforts to create abstractions, tooling, and frameworks that elevate backend development across the organization
• Modern Tech Stack - Build with Python, FastAPI, Kafka, and Airflow while helping shape our technical evolution
• Company-Wide Initiatives - Drive high-impact projects that define product capabilities and technical direction

What We're Looking For

• 5+ years of backend engineering experience
• Strong foundation in building and scaling distributed systems and data pipelines
• Experience with event-driven architectures and workflow orchestration (Kafka, Airflow, or similar)
• Modern API development experience (FastAPI, or equivalent frameworks)
• Interest in ML/AI infrastructure and bringing models to production
• Team player who thrives on collaboration and working cross-functionally
• Passion for infrastructure, platform thinking, and operational excellence
• Bonus: Experience with audio processing, LLM deployment, or healthcare technology

This is a unique opportunity to join a startup that has a meaningful impact on the well-being and mental health of thousands. 

We have:

• A product that positively impacts people's lives every single day.
• A team of amazing people with a shared vision and the infinite drive to make it happen
• We offer significant equity.
• Opportunity to build, grow, and become highly instrumental in shaping how technology can increase the effectiveness of therapy
• Hybrid work opportunities.
• On mental health days off, you can take any given moment simply because you need them.