Backend Engineer

Company Description

Healthy.io is one of the first companies to successfully turn a smartphone into a clinical-grade medical device, enabling faster treatment and improved care for patients worldwide. Our products combine computer vision, machine learning, and best-in-class UX design to create new clinical pathways through smartphone-powered urinalysis and digitized wound management.

Role Description

We are looking for a Backend Engineer to join our R&D team. You’ll play a key role in designing and building the backend systems that power our medical applications, ensuring they are secure, scalable, and reliable. You’ll work closely with product managers, researchers, and other engineers to bring complex ideas to life and help shape the architecture behind real-world healthcare solutions.

• Design, build, and maintain backend services and APIs that power our core products.
• Architect and implement scalable, secure, and high-performing solutions.
• Work with relational databases to support product and business needs.
• Collaborate with front-end, mobile, and research teams to deliver end-to-end features.
• Write clean, well-documented, and thoroughly tested code.
• Collaborate closely with the product and infrastructure teams to ensure smooth delivery.

• 5+ years of experience developing backend systems working with languages such as Node.js (big advant age) or python
• Proven experience working with PostgreSQL or similar relational databases.
• Experience with messaging systems and event-driven architectures.
• Familiarity with microservice architectures and distributed systems.
• Hands-on experience with Docker and cloud environments (GCP or AWS – advantage).
• Strong understanding of software design principles and RESTful API development.
• Excellent problem-solving abilities and attention to detail
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
  

• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins).
• Familiarity with monitoring and incident management tools (Datadog, Coralogix).
• Previous experience in a startup environment is a plus