Virta Health is on a mission to reverse metabolic disease in one billion people. Current treatment approaches aren’t working—over half of US adults have either type 2 diabetes or prediabetes, and obesity rates are at an all-time high. Virta is changing this by helping people reverse their metabolic condition through innovations in technology, personalized nutrition, and virtual care delivery reinvented from the ground up. We have raised over $350 million from top-tier investors, and partner with the largest health plans, employers, and government organizations to help their employees and members restore their health and take back their lives. As a Backend Engineer, you’ll build reliable systems, improve data accuracy across member, client, and operational workflows, and automate processes that are critical to Virta’s ability to deliver seamless care and transparent reporting. Your work will enable faster decision-making, reduce manual processes, and ensure our data is accurate, accessible, and ready to support both internal teams and external partners. We’re also excited to find someone who brings an AI-augmented mindset, using modern tools and techniques to enhance development workflows and spot opportunities to embed AI into processes where it adds value. Build and enhance scalable Golang microservices to power eligibility, coverage, billing, and client-facing systems. Automate and streamline operational workflows, helping to reduce manual data handling and improve the accuracy and availability of member and client data. Design and deliver self-service tools that allow finance, operations, and client teams to manage processes and configurations independently,



reducing reliance on engineering. Ensure member, client, and operational data is accurate, consistent, and traceable, supporting both internal decision-making and external reporting. Work with data and AI teams to explore opportunities to apply AI to data validation, process automation, and anomaly detection. Contribute to client-facing APIs that enable seamless data exchange between Virta and our customers. 5-7 years of shipping backend code in a high quality production environment, with exposure to data centric systems ~ Experience with data and event-based architectures (API development, SQL/NoSQL datastores, messaging queues, etc.) ~ Experience with Golang ~ Experience with a cloud platform such as Google Cloud, AWS and/or Azure ~ Being a champion of long-term thinking and striving to make a business impact without sacrificing engineering quality Practical use of AI tools to accelerate development workflows or enhance data processes. Light frontend skills for full-stack moments. Exposure to healthcare, fintech, or other regulated domains where data integrity is paramount. You are evidence-based and prioritize data and science over seniority or dogma Security and privacy training will be provided. As a remote-first company, our team is spread across various locations with office hubs in Denver and San Francisco. Virta uses Ashby as its applicant tracking system, which incorporates AI-powered tools (provided by OpenAI, AWS, and Google Gemini) in certain aspects of the recruiting process, including application review, candidate screening, and interview note taking; your data is not used to train AI models, and all final hiring decisions are made by Virta Health personnel.

📌 Software-ontwikkelaar (España)
🏢 Virta Health
📍 España