Lead Backend & Platform Engineer

2 months ago
Full-time
Lead
DevOps and Infrastructure
Isla Health

Isla Health

Isla Health provides a comprehensive health tech solution for remote monitoring clinical pathways, enabling clinicians to receive and review rich media data directly from patients to enhance remote care delivery.

Internet Software & Services
11-50
Founded 2019

Description

  • Lead the architecture, security, and stability of the GCP platform to support 100% year-on-year growth.
  • Manage and mentor a team of 3-5 senior and mid-level backend engineers.
  • Drive technical cost optimisation and resource management as the platform scales.
  • Design robust integrations with external partner APIs, including diverse authentication mechanisms and resilient data patterns.
  • Partner with the CTO and Director of Engineering to align technical execution with business goals.
  • Refine engineering practices across infrastructure as code, CI/CD, and security audit readiness.
  • Prevent major production incidents through strong operational excellence and platform governance.
  • Lead the adoption of agentic AI workflows across the backend and platform team.

Requirements

  • Proven technical leadership experience as a Lead or Senior Engineer.
  • Experience managing scaling challenges in a high-growth startup environment, ideally.
  • Deep hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
  • Strong infrastructure-as-code experience with Terraform.
  • Expert-level understanding of Node.js and TypeScript.
  • Experience architecting platforms that integrate with third-party APIs.
  • Experience working with robust authentication protocols.
  • Passion for mentoring and managing engineers.

Benefits

  • Flexible working times.
  • Work abroad for up to 90 days per year.
  • 25 days annual leave on top of public holidays.
  • Take your birthday off.
  • Take Christmas Eve off too.
  • Generous well-being perks.
  • Annual learning budget to support professional growth.
  • Opportunity to contribute to improved patient healthcare and social impact.

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