Hybrid Senior Backend Engineer

at Heidi Health

• Job title: Senior Backend Engineer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Cloud, MongoDB, Python, Redis
• Location requirements: Hybrid, London, United Kingdom

About the role

• Senior Backend Engineer developing AI products for healthcare with a focus on backend features and cloud infrastructure. Join a high-impact team working on robust solutions.

Responsibilities

• Ultimately you will have the opportunity to work with the engineering mastermind behind Heidi developing AI products which will change the face of healthcare.
• Autonomously deliver beautiful & robust code with considerations on code structure design and scalability.
• Implement and optimize data storage solutions.
• Design, build, and maintain high-performance backend systems using Python.
• Architect and manage cloud infrastructure, ensuring scalability and reliability.
• Develop and manage message queue systems for real-time data processing.
• Collaborate with frontend and AI teams to integrate new features and enhance existing APIs.
• Optimize API performance and handle API versioning, documentation, and testing.

Requirements

• Strong sense of ownership & strong problem-solving skills.
• 5+ years of backend development experience.
• Solid experience with MongoDB and Redis for data management.
• Experience building & managing message queue systems at scale.
• Writing testable, effective and communicative code.
• Data modeling, design patterns, understanding trade-offs.
• Deep understanding of API design principles, including security, versioning, and performance.
• Data & application security knowledge and skills.
• Experience in integrating with third-party systems.
• Competent with source code control and CI/CD pipeline technologies.
• Architecting and building highly available, scalable, secure & performant systems.

Benefits

• Real product momentum. We’re not trying to generate interest, we’re channeling it. This is a rare chance to create a global impact as you immerse yourself in Australia’s fastest growing start-up.
• Equity from day one. When Heidi wins, you win. You’ll share directly in the success you help create.
• Unmatched impact. Play a pivotal role at a critical growth moment - all while working on a product that delivers tangible value to clinicians and patients every day.
• Work alongside world-class talent. Join a team of operators and builders who’ve scaled unicorns.
• Global reach. Help shape our international expansion as we bring Heidi to key international markets.
• Growth and balance. Enjoy a personal development budget, dedicated wellness days, subsidised gym membership, and your birthday off to recharge.
• Flexibility that works. A hybrid environment, with 3 days in the office.