Backend Engineer
Ketryx · Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Posted about a month ago · $130,000 - $150,000
or apply directly on Ketryx's site. We never take the application ourselves.
Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 30 days Ketryx's roles stay open a median of 45 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 50% of Ketryx's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Ketryx
- high 10 stale, 3 reposted of 12 open
- Hiring momentum
- 18 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Ketryx's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Ketryx.
About this role
As a Backend Engineer at Ketryx, you will be part of a dynamic team focused on developing and improving an AI software platform for the healthcare industry. Your day-to-day responsibilities will include backend development, database management with PostgreSQL, ensuring operational reliability, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance product features. You will also engage directly with customers to gather feedback and contribute to the overall mission of innovating medical software.
- benefits
- 3/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Ketryx as an employer.
What you need
- 3+ years of full-time industry experience building production web applications, with a focus on backend development
- Solid skills in TypeScript
- Experience with PostgreSQL or a comparable relational database: schema design, writing efficient queries, and basic performance tuning
- Working knowledge of React, enough to build and modify UI for the features you own
- Solid understanding of backend maintainability, including refactoring and managing technical debt
- Comfortable collaborating across teams in English and participating in technical discussions and design review
Nice to have
- Experience with Prisma and Next.js
- Experience with GraphQL (urql or Apollo)
- Familiarity with AWS services like S3, RDS, and ECS
- Familiarity with Docker in production or near-production environments
- Strong testing habits (Vitest, Playwright, Cucumber)
What you get
- Competitive compensation
- Generous stock options possible
- Work in an exciting field with a positive impact on the world
- Opportunity to learn and grow as part of a global team
- Generous PTO for full-time
Worth weighing
- Compensation is dependent on related experience level
- No mention of remote work beyond Wednesday
- The role requires engaging with customers directly, which may not suit everyone
- Experience in regulated industries is preferred but not mandatory
Summarised from Ketryx's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Ketryx on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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