Senior Backend Engineer; NYC

Senior Backend Engineer (NYC) at Hyro

Hyro, the leader in Responsible AI Agents for Healthcare, enables health systems to safely automate workflows and conversations across their most valuable platforms, services, and channels—including call centers, websites, SMS, mobile apps, and more. Clients such as Intermountain Health, Baptist Health, and Hackensack Meridian Health benefit from fully HIPAA‑compliant AI agents that are fast to deploy, easy to maintain, and simple to scale.

We’re searching for an experienced and passionate Senior Backend Engineer to join our growing team in New York City. As a core member of the team, you’ll take ownership of key projects, help spearhead product development, and wear multiple hats in this fast‑growing, early‑stage company.

• Develop and enhance the company’s core voice product by designing, implementing, and testing new features and services.
• Take ownership of end‑to‑end projects, from ideation to deployment of new capabilities.
• Ensure high availability and reliability of our conversational AI assistants.
• Write mostly Python for our backend infrastructure.

• 5-6 years of Python or JavaScript programming experience.
• Team player with a positive and fun attitude.
• Capacity to work in a time‑sensitive and high‑volume environment.
• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent practical experience in a relevant field.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Familiarity with test‑driven development, clean architecture, and design patterns.

• Experience designing, building, and operating large systems with scalability, availability, testing, and performance requirements.
• Knowledge of functional programming principles and NLP or conversational AI.

The salary range for this position is $140,000 – $190,000 annually. Compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, level, job‑related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Equality Statement: Hyro is an equal‑opportunity employer. We do not discriminate against any employee or job applicant on the basis of race, color, gender, national origin, age, religion, creed, disability or sex.