Our Future Health is hiring a Software Engineer for our Researcher Acquisition squad. In this role, you will join a cross-functional team dedicated to providing researchers with the tools, content, and support they need to join our mission and run health studies. You'll work in a full-stack capacity, handling frontend, backend, and infrastructure with total ownership.

What You'll Do

Join the Researcher Acquisition squad to build and maintain tools that support health researchers.
Work as a full-stack engineer handling frontend, backend, and infrastructure in a total ownership model.
Build and run software components operationally, including observability, logging, metrics, error reporting, debugging, and live incident management.
Work with sensitive personal data.

What We're Looking For

Experience building cloud-hosted applications using Ruby on Rails in a startup, public service, or charitable setting.
Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code, such as Terraform.
Strong knowledge of data modelling, design patterns, and relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL), and familiarity with other data stores.
Proficiency with modern, agile development practices like code review, TDD, CI/CD, and pairing using Git and GitHub.
Experience operationally managing live software components, including observability, logging, metrics, error reporting, debugging, and incident management.
Proven experience working with sensitive personal data.
Experience collaborating in cross-functional teams of engineers, product, UX, and non-technical stakeholders.
Ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders and audiences outside your team.
Experience working in small, growing organisations with high ambiguity and flexibility.
A strong understanding of software quality principles and practices.
Comfort mentoring and coaching less experienced engineers.
Comfort taking part in and sometimes facilitating technical discussions.

Nice to Have

Additional experience with Node.js, Typescript, and Python.
Prior experience with Azure (ideally), AWS, or GCP.
Experience with Kubernetes.

Technical Stack

Backend: Ruby on Rails, Node.js, Python
Data: PostgreSQL
Infrastructure: Terraform, Azure, Kubernetes, Azure AppService
Frontend: Typescript

Team & Environment

You will be part of a cross-functional squad working closely with product, UX, and non-technical stakeholders.

Benefits & Compensation

Competitive base salary from £60,000.
Generous Pension Scheme with employer contributions up to 12%.
30 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays with flexibility.
Enhanced Parental Leave.
Career Growth & Development: £500 per year on Learnerbly platform, plus regular appraisals.
Cycle to Work Scheme with 25-39% savings via salary sacrifice.
Home & Tech Savings: Up to 8% off IKEA and Currys via salary sacrifice.
£1,000 Employee Referral Bonus.
Wellbeing Support: Mental Health First Aiders, 24/7 online GP, Employee Assistance Programme.