Senior Software Engineer - Hybrid​/Bellevue, WA

Senior Software Engineer - Hybrid/Bellevue, WA

Brook Health – Join to apply for the Senior Software Engineer - Hybrid/Bellevue, WA role.

Brook Health delivers care beyond the walls of the doctor’s office. We provide people living with chronic conditions a highly personalized experience enhanced by AI and powered by mobile apps, connected devices, and a team of health coaches and clinicians. Brook helps people achieve their long‑term health goals by supporting smart, daily decisions and partnering with their primary care physicians.

The Senior Software Engineer plays a critical role in designing, developing, and scaling the high‑performance, distributed platform that powers Brook’s digital health solutions. The Senior Software Engineer will collaborate with engineers, data scientists, and product leaders to build cloud‑based systems that support real‑time patient insights and AI‑driven care recommendations.

This position requires deep technical expertise in backend development (Java and/or Python), microservices architecture, and data management. The ideal candidate is an AI‑forward engineer who regularly leverages frontier language models and modern coding tools in daily development and leads new AI‑enabled efficiencies across the team and product. The role focuses on building and optimizing core services that connect healthcare providers, patients, and Brook’s internal care teams, directly contributing to Brook’s mission to improve health outcomes through technology.

This role is based in Bellevue, WA (hybrid) and some travel may be required.

• Design and build scalable backend systems:
  Build and maintain backend services and APIs that power Brook’s digital health platform, enabling seamless integration between mobile apps, connected devices, and clinical systems.
• Apply AI and ML technologies:
  Embed AI and ML capabilities into production systems to enhance patient engagement, automate workflows, and deliver actionable insights to care teams.
• Drive innovation:
  Stay current with emerging AI technologies and help our team stay on the leading edge as this field rapidly evolves. Propose new approaches that improve performance, scalability, and development efficiency.
• Contribute to architectural strategy:
  Participate in architectural decisions for distributed systems to align with Brook’s long‑term product roadmap and scalability goals.
• Maintain observability and reliability:
  Implement effective monitoring, alerting, and logging practices to proactively detect and resolve system performance or reliability issues.
• Ensure data security and compliance:
  Uphold HIPAA and healthcare data protection requirements through secure system design and ongoing compliance practices.
• Mentor and elevate the team:
  Lead code reviews, technical discussions, and mentoring sessions to promote engineering rigor and continuous improvement.
• Champion Brook’s culture:
  Promote collaboration, experimentation, and continuous learning to help the engineering organization grow alongside Brook’s rapid expansion.

• Strong proficiency in server‑side development using Java and/or Python.
• Working experience with current AI development tools, like Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Git Hub Copilot; practical use of frontier models and LLM families.
• Deep understanding of microservices, cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred), and modern Dev Ops practices.
• Experience deploying and managing containerized applications (Docker/Kubernetes).
• Solid grasp of database design and performance tuning (Mongo
  
  DB, Postgre
  
  SQL).
• Familiarity with AI/ML concepts and experience integrating models into production systems.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills across technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Ability to thrive in a fast‑paced, dynamic environment with shifting priorities.
• A mindset of continuous learning, innovation, and data‑driven decision making.

• Minimum 7 years of experience building scalable backend systems in a production environment.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• Experience in healthcare…