Senior Back End Engineer - Manta Cares
Company: Pear VC
Location: Palo Alto
Posted on: April 1, 2026
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Job Description:
About Manta Cares Navigating cancer is like embarking on a
treacherous hike—without a map, gear, or guide. Manta Cares
provides the most comprehensive self-advocacy toolkit available,
empowering patients every step of the way, transforming the cancer
journey. Manta Cares is a digital health company founded and led by
cancer patients, survivors, caregivers, and oncologists. Our team
brings over 50 years of combined healthcare experience, with
backgrounds at McKinsey, Stanford, MIT, and ASCO, among others.
Backed by top-tier venture funds—including Pear Ventures, Sozo
Ventures, and 1843 Capital—we generate revenue through partnerships
with leading life sciences organizations. A lot of what we do today
is in stealth mode, and you will need to chat with us to truly
learn more (our website will only tell you so much!). About the
Role As our first in-house Back-End Engineer, you'll be at the
heart of Manta Cares' technical foundation, working directly on the
core systems that power our patient navigation platform. You'll
take ownership of our existing Golang codebase and shepherd it
towards production readiness, while architecting and optimizing the
cloud infrastructure and deployment systems that will scale with
our growth. This is a unique opportunity to shape the technical
backbone of a product that makes a real difference in people's
lives during their most challenging moments. We're building a
tight-knit engineering team in San Francisco, and you'll play a
pivotal role in taking our platform from development to public
release and beyond! As a Founding Front End Engineer, you will:
Design and maintain scalable cloud infrastructure using IaC tools
Monitor, optimize, and troubleshoot cloud services and costs
Implement and improve CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation
Design and develop new features and APIs using Golang Ensure high
performance, reliability, and scalability of our back-end systems,
troubleshoot issues in production Implement best practices in code
quality, testing, and documentation Collaborate with other
developers and the head of engineering and product manager You must
have: 5 years of professional software development experience
Strong proficiency in Golang and its ecosystem Experience with
RESTful API design and implementation Proven experience
architecting and managing production cloud infrastructure (AWS,
GCP, or Azure) Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code
(Terraform, CloudFormation, etc.) Expertise in database design and
optimization (SQL and NoSQL) Proven ability to quickly understand
and work with existing codebases Experience taking products from
development to production You might also have: Familiarity with
microservices architecture Experience with containerization
(Docker) and CI/CD pipelines Knowledge of performance optimization
and scalability best practices Experience working in a startup
environment Strong communication skills and ability to work
independently Contributions to open-source projects Experience in a
fast-growing startup environment Key Details Full-time; Hybrid in
the SF office, at least 2 days a week (currently Tuesday/Wednesday)
Salary: $180,000 - $210,000 (range is based on years of relevant
work experience) Meaningful equity package with significant upside
potential What we offer: Comprehensive Medical, Dental & Vision
Insurance Flexible, unlimited Paid Time Off In-person workspace in
Mission Bay/Downtown SF Weekly in office team lunches and monthly
team events Direct collaboration with company leadership
Opportunity to work on meaningful problems in the healthcare/life
sciences domain Exposure to the full product development lifecycle,
from design to production support Manta Cares is an equal
opportunity employer committed to building a diverse and inclusive
team. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.
Keywords: Pear VC, North Highlands , Senior Back End Engineer - Manta Cares, IT / Software / Systems , Palo Alto, California
