Senior Backend Engineer (HealthTech)

TL;DR

Senior Backend Engineer (Python/AWS): Designing and maintaining scalable cloud-based services for a HealthTech platform with an accent on data-driven insights and patient outcome improvement. Focus on building robust APIs, developing data ingestion pipelines, and optimizing cloud-native architectures.

Location: Hybrid in London (2 days a week on site)

Salary: £80,000 - £120,000

Company

An innovative HealthTech company transforming how healthcare providers identify risks, deliver preventative care, and improve patient outcomes through advanced technology.

What you will do

• Design, build, and maintain scalable backend services and APIs.
• Develop data ingestion and processing (ETL) pipelines.
• Deploy and manage cloud-native applications using AWS.
• Contribute to architectural decisions across infrastructure, automation, and DevOps practices.
• Collaborate with engineers, data scientists, and clinicians to deliver new features.
• Coach and mentor other engineers with pathways into squad leadership.

Requirements

• Strong backend development experience using Python.
• Experience building and deploying applications in cloud environments (AWS preferred).
• Proficiency with SQL and/or NoSQL databases.
• Experience developing data ingestion or ETL pipelines.
• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Must be based in or able to commute to London for 2 days a week on-site work.

Nice to have

• Experience with Node.js.
• Previous experience in HealthTech, MedTech, or data-intensive environments.