Software Engineer
Berlin
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Type - Permanent /
Hybrid
Software Engineer @ Health Tech Company
We are reimagining the approach to personal well-being.
A leading health tech company is combining extensive scientific research and advanced AI to enhance the health of a vast population.
Created by prominent scientists, their personalised nutrition program is fundamentally transforming a core human necessity – maintaining a healthy diet tailored to your own body. Presently available in the US and the UK, with a waitlist exceeding 300,000, their initiative is already aiding tens of thousands of members in adopting healthier habits and achieving their aspirations.
They are also the team behind a prominent study related to a global health issue. This initiative has played a crucial role in addressing this concern and has now expanded to encompass a broader health study. This endeavour employs community-driven science to conduct large-scale research from contributors’ homes to comprehend health trends and prevent diseases. Their combined expertise in various disciplines has led to breakthrough publications in leading scientific journals.
As a remote-first startup with robust financial support, they are backed by individuals experienced in building substantial tech companies. They are constantly seeking innovative individuals to join them in addressing significant health challenges on a global scale. Together, they strive to enhance human health and impact millions of lives.
They highly value inclusivity, transparency, ownership, open-mindedness, and diversity. They are committed to delivering exceptional results and fostering open learning. Their teams are empowered to make impactful decisions, and the well-being of our colleagues and the community is a top priority.
About the team
The Payments team is integral to the success of the company. They build software solutions so their customers can buy their products seamlessly, helping them throughout their purchasing journey. They are in the process of maturing their payment infrastructure, including splitting out microservices, and preparing to scale up to match their growth plans. They operate in a very dynamic and rewarding environment, where they work closely with their stakeholders to find the best solutions for both the business and their potential customers. Their agile, cross functional teams use continuous delivery and regular feedback to ensure they deliver value to their customers on a daily basis.
You'll be
- An experienced backend engineer, who is comfortable working across both the Front End and Back End.
- Actively helping others grow through mentoring and close collaboration.
- Comfortable collaborating with stakeholders and product managers to ensure they deliver exceptional value to both the business and our customers.
- Working in a self-organising team with high levels of trust and collaboration. They believe in empowering our engineers to lead initiatives.
- Leading by example to ensure their engineering solutions are scalable, maintainable, testable and follow best practices.
- Helping the team operate effectively by breaking problems down into simpler ones for fast delivery and impact.
- Are someone who strives to keep their code clean, tests complete and functional, and their releases frequent.
- Someone who loves the challenge of designing an architecture that remains performant as they scale.
- Dealing with high levels of ambiguity. It's imperative that you can perform under these conditions. They have a fast feedback loop with their customers, to ensure they are continuously learning and improving.
- Someone who enjoys working in an incredibly supportive environment with cross-functional teams.
We think you'll be great if you
- Have experience of building great APIs. Any language would do.
- Believe in outcome over output. As such, they prefer a "technology agnostic" mindset that's aimed to get the job done - whatever tool is required.
- Have a proactive personality with a passion for software engineering and Software Craftsmanship.
- Have an experimentation mindset. They prefer to rapidly test ideas with their customers to ensure they are building a product their customers love.
- Are happy to work in a diverse work environment where they celebrate differences and build upon each other positively.
Interview Process
- Intro to company with a Talent Partner (30 mins)
- Video call with one of their Engineers or Engineering Managers (30mins)
- Code Review (60 mins) & Systems Design (60 mins)
- As part of this stage, they will ask you to teach them something technical asynchronously (text or video) to assess your ability to go in-depth and communicate
- Behavioural interviews (30 mins) with an Engineering Manager, followed by a meet with their VP of Engineering (30 mins)
This isn't for you if
- 💔 Their mission to help people live healthier lives doesn’t excite you.
- 💔 You aren’t comfortable with ambiguity, or thinking from first principles.
- 💔 You don’t enjoy working in a fast paced environment.
- 💔 You aren’t happy taking an MVP approach and doing what’s good enough for now
Why you'll love it there
- ⭐ You'll be energised by testimonials of members who had life-changing experiences
- ⭐ You’ll be surrounded by the most friendly, supportive colleagues you can imagine. They have assembled the sharpest minds from diverse backgrounds
- ⭐ As they grow, so will you! Their fast-paced, challenging environment offers you great opportunities for professional development, supported by a yearly growth budget (£150/€175/$200 no question asked budget and up to £750/€875/$1,000 with your manager's approval).
- ⭐ They embraced flexible and distributed working and keep everyone informed through their transparent culture. You will be in complete control of your work environment. They have an office open to you, but you are never required to use it. You can choose whether to come in and meet colleagues face to face, or be fully remote
- ⭐ Switching off is important! They understand that to do your best work, you also need to be able to relax and connect with your colleagues. Enjoy their fun virtual and face-to-face social events, supported by a $70/month social budget
What they can offer you
- Remote-first - work from home, pop into their London/Boston offices, or work within the EU; you have flexibility to choose your own place of work and work flexibly
- Stock options - they want everyone to be rewarded for contribution to their growth
- Paid time-off - on top of any national / bank holidays, you get 28 days off (25 plus 1 life-event and 2 company-wide reset days)
- Enhanced parental leave - Enhanced parental leave, family planning and pregnancy/adoption loss leave - adding on to the statutory offering, they know how important it is to be supportive at times that matter
- Private healthcare and life assurance - flexible options to choose what fits
- Health and wellbeing - ZOE nutrition product, Employee Assistance Program, Spill mental health support, Cycle to Work, yoga and more
- Pension - paying monthly and offering flexibility to top your pension up
- Allocated social, WFH and Growth (L&D) budgets from the day you join
- Plenty of learning and social opportunities
