# Backend Engineer, Agentic AI (Staff+ Level)

**Company:** [Granted](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/granted)
**Location:** Remote
**Role:** Backend Engineering
**Salary:** $150k – $225k/yr
**Experience:** 9+ years
**Skills:** Python, Java, Go, Postgres, Redis, Kubernetes, Docker, AWS, Prompt Engineering, Agent Frameworks, LLMs, Distributed Systems, APIs, Ml Systems, Healthcare Data
**Posted:** 2025-10-21

> Build scalable backend systems and AI-driven agentic workflows to automate healthcare claim resolutions and billing error corrections. Requires 9+ years backend experience with strong AI interest, including prompt engineering and model evaluation.

## Job Description

## What You’ll Do
- Design and build scalable systems and APIs that power agentic workflows from case activation through resolution.
- Push the frontier of AI-driven engineering, working on prompt orchestration, agent frameworks, and model evaluation loops.
- Collaborate closely with Product, Engineering, and domain experts to translate complex healthcare processes into reliable automations.
- Architect systems for scale and reliability, ensuring human escalation pathways are transparent and seamless.
- Play a key role in shaping the pod’s technical strategy, and mentor others as the team grows.

## What You Might Work On
- Creating and optimizing AI pipelines to identify, categorize, and resolve errors in medical billing and insurance claims.
- Building automated agents and backend services that handle complex case flows with minimal human intervention.
- Integrating domain-specific healthcare knowledge into models and decision engines to improve accuracy.
- Developing tooling and infrastructure to measure and improve AI performance in real-world scenarios.

## Requirements
- Bring 9+ years of backend engineering experience, ideally building production systems at scale.
- Are deeply curious about AI — from prompt engineering and agent orchestration to model evaluation.
- Excel at designing pragmatic solutions to complex technical challenges.
- Communicate clearly and collaborate effectively across disciplines.
- Thrive in high-autonomy, fast-moving environments.

**(Bonus)** Have experience with healthcare data, product engineering, ML systems, or web crawling.

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