Senior Backend Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Ireland.

📋 Description

• Rapidly design, scope, build, and deploy new features for users

• Develop the platform that empowers clients to provide patient care

• Integrate additional data sources to enhance the Digital Pathway Platform

• Oversee complex clinical data flows and ensure accurate data delivery

• Write updates to third-party systems

• Take responsibility for production services, including monitoring, debugging, and enhancing reliability

• Collaborate with product and design teams to create user-centric solutions

• Maintain and improve cloud infrastructure

• Deliver scalable, high-quality, and maintainable backend systems

• Assume ownership of features and services, ensuring production reliability

• Provide support and mentorship to engineers through collaboration and code reviews

• Promote best practices in software development, DevOps, and cloud infrastructure

• Report directly to the Platform/Backend Lead

• Work closely with Product, Design, and Frontend teams

⛳️ Requirements

• A proactive engineer who collaborates across the business and engages directly with customers

• A passion for tackling complex problems in a team setting

• Empathy and enthusiasm for mentoring and sharing knowledge

• Extensive experience in GCP and backend design

• A strong curiosity about agentic coding and scaling personal capabilities

• Professional experience as a Senior Developer

• Ideally, experience in a startup environment

• Approximately 5+ years of experience as a developer is preferred

• A deep understanding of best practices for Node.js applications using TypeScript

• Experience in integrating REST and SOAP APIs

• Practical experience with cloud infrastructure; GCP is preferred but not mandatory

• Familiarity with Datastore, Cloud Run, Cloud Functions, IAM, and Docker

• Strong understanding of VPCs, subnets, and private VPNs

• Experience with CI/CD automation tools, such as GitHub Actions

• Background in infrastructure

• Proven experience with unit testing frameworks like Jest

🏝️ Benefits

• Work from home; this is a remote-first role

• Flexible working hours

• Opportunity to work abroad for up to 90 days each year

• 25 days of annual leave in addition to Irish bank holidays

• Day off for your birthday and another significant day of your choice

• Quarterly meal allowance of up to £75

• Private medical insurance

• Enhanced parental leave benefits

• Quarterly team social events held in London

• Annual budget for learning and development

• Contribute to social impact through improved patient healthcare

• Enjoy real ownership and make an impact within a well-funded, rapidly growing health tech company

• Participate in a virtual interview process