Senior Backend Engineer
Joint Academy, Sweden
Job Description
We are a team of researchers, software developers, designers and other professionals creating a digital treatment for one of the world's most common ailments: osteoarthritis (OA). Our platform connects patients with trained physiotherapists, and gives them access to education and an individualized daily schedule of exercises. Everything we do is based on world-class science, and the effectiveness of our treatment has been validated by several peer-reviewed studies. Joint Academy fundamentally changes OA treatment by delivering an evidence-based, scalable and cost-effective online solution. On the technical side, we balance the fast pace required in a startup with continual investment in frameworks, tools and practices to keep our platform healthy in the long term.
What You'll Do
- Join a team of dedicated and skilled software professionals building a cutting-edge e-health platform
- Design and implement systems and APIs that deliver digital treatment to thousands of patients
- Write efficient code to support complex business requirements, meeting the demands of various markets, payment structures, and regulations
- Test your code using a range of tools and strategies, such as unit, integration, and property-based testing frameworks
Requirements
We are looking for a true generalist. You probably have deep expertise in several areas, but you are also able to learn whatever is needed to get the job done. Here are a few of the technologies we are relying on at the moment: Docker, Elasticsearch/ELK, Ruby, Python, Postgres, SQL, pl/pgSQL, Redis, PostGraphile, GraphQL, Node.js. Some key points:
- You have 5+ years of professional software development experience
- You take pride in your work and believe that high quality code pays off both in the long and short term
- You thrive on the exchange of ideas and criticism, and can both take and give feedback in a friendly atmosphere without prestige getting in the way
- You have strong communication skills. Along with great technical solutions, you create great documentation and written guidelines
- You like working with the advanced features of relational databases
- You hold a permanent Swedish job permit. It's an advantage if you are based in the Skåne region, but we could be open for remote work within Sweden
Benefits
- You will work with something meaningful and a product that has a positive impact on many people's lives globally
- You will have the opportunity to work with a unique mix of people with different expertise, including leading academic scientists, medical professionals and experienced product developers
- 30 days paid vacation
- Pension and insurance package
- Flexible working hours
- Wellness contribution and workout during working hours
- Weekly techatons and a budget for competece development
- Modern office in Malmö with great views of the city, only 400 meters from Malmö central station