Senior/Staff/Principal Backend Engineer, Platform & Data Ingestion at Verana Health
San Francisco, CA
$150,000–$236,000
Jul 15, 2026
San Francisco, CA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior-to-principal backend engineering role focused on building and scaling the data ingestion and platform infrastructure that powers an oncology data product. Day-to-day work centers on high-volume clinical data pipelines, OCR workflows that convert unstructured medical text into structured records, OpenSearch performance tuning, ETL design, and microservices development. Best suited to experienced backend engineers with functional programming exposure and a background in large-scale data systems.
Senior level · 4+ years · San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA · Full-time
Pay in the description: $150,000–$236,000
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 500 people in the San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 260–940
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
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What the occupation pays Median $190,744 (middle half $167,095–$224,501). This posting is about at that midpoint.
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Why we read it this way (7)
The title reads 'Senior/Staff/Principal Backend Engineer' — the posting is explicitly open to multiple levels. The requirements (4+ years, mentoring peers, component-level ownership) most closely support Senior; Staff or Principal would require broader org-wide scope not clearly evidenced here. 'Senior' is used as the advertised level since it appears first in the title.
Scala and Elixir are listed as the primary languages used, with Java, C#, and C++ offered as acceptable alternatives for candidates with mainstream typed-language experience. All are captured under one skill with alternatives.
OCR pipelines, document parsing, and natural language text processing are listed together as a single demonstrated-experience requirement; 'OCR pipelines' is used as the canonical name.
The Scala Typelevel ecosystem libraries (Cats, Shapeless, Circe, Doobie) appear under the 'Bonus Points (Optional)' section.
Front-end technologies (TypeScript, Angular, React) appear under 'Bonus Points (Optional)' and are framed as only occasional work.
The role is hybrid (not fully remote), requiring in-person attendance at either the San Francisco, CA or New York City, NY office. The SF CBSA is used as the primary location since it is listed first and is the company's headquarters city; NYC candidates are also explicitly in scope.
A geographic salary premium may be applied on top of the stated $150,000–$236,000 base range.
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