Founding Software Engineer
Founding Software Engineer
Overview

As a Software Engineer at Portal, you’ll play a central role in building the future of AI-powered clinical care. You’ll architect and ship core systems that sit at the intersection of healthcare, intelligent automation, and user-first design. From message triage to EMR integrations, your work will directly shape how patients communicate and how providers deliver care.


Responsibilities
  • Scalable backend systems to power AI triage, routing, and clinical messaging

  • API integrations with major EMRs (Epic, Cerner, Athena) using FHIR/SMART

  • HIPAA-compliant infrastructure and secure workflows

  • Internal tooling for clinical operations, audit trails, and provider feedback

  • AI integration pipelines using MedLM, GPT-4, or fine-tuned models

Qualifications
  • Thrive in zero-to-one environments and want real product ownership

  • Have strong backend experience (Node/Python/Postgres/AWS)

  • Know (or want to learn) how to work with healthcare data and FHIR APIs

  • Have built production systems and shipped real products end-to-end

  • Care about quality, speed, and building something that improves lives

Bonus Points:

  • Experience with EMRs or building for healthcare providers

  • Familiarity with LLMs, RAG pipelines, and prompt engineering

  • Security or compliance experience (HIPAA, SOC2, etc.)

Work type

Full Time

Work mode

Remote

Location

California