Backend Engineer (Python)

Gather Health is a primary care practice serving adults 65 and older. The Backend Engineer will build and maintain Python services for Esther, an AI voice agent that supports patients between visits, including workflows for patient context, care tasks, and follow-up. Responsibilities Build and extend APIs, data models, and background workflows for patient enrolment, call scheduling, preferences, and follow-upConnect Esther with our electronic health record and clinical data platform so conversations use relevant patient history and requests reach the right care teamHelp patients complete care tasks, including scheduling appointments and requesting refills, with clear handoffs and visibility into what happens nextImprove the voice agent’s access to context and tools and support more personalized conversations across languages and care programsMake workflows dependable when calls drop, webhooks arrive twice, or external services failWrite tests, review code, investigate production issues