Building and improving features across the platform, with Python and Django at the core of our stack, while picking up other technologies as the platform and your work demands
Writing well-structured, testable, production-ready code and holding yourself to a high standard of quality
Collaborating with Data Engineering to understand platform capabilities and integrate effectively
Working closely with Product and Design in scrum ceremonies, backlog refinement, and technical discussions, contributing your perspective, not just your code
Participating in production support and incident management, debugging and resolving issues to keep our platform stable and performant
Documenting what you build, clearly and consistently
Helping define and evolve our backend engineering standards, staying current with the Python and Django ecosystem and bringing good ideas back to the team

Strong Python and Django skills (or comparable Python web framework experience)
Solid grasp of REST API design and SQL database modelling
Comfort with relational databases and a good instinct for data modelling
Solid experience with AWS, including containers and serverless technologies
Working knowledge of message queuing and stream processing
Experience with observability and CI/CD tooling such as Sentry, Datadog, or CircleCI
A track record of delivering well-designed backend features end-to-end, independently
Degree in computing or equivalent experience
we care more about what you've built than where you studied
Experience with React and JavaScript/TypeScript
Experience working with or alongside data engineering workflows, including tools like Airflow
Experience with clinical or healthcare systems

Senior Software Engineer – Application Engineering

Key skills