About ZAVA

We are on a mission to provide our patients with accessible and dependable healthcare at a fraction of today's cost. Our team of Doctors, Engineers, Customer Support Advisors, Marketers, Product Managers, UX Designers, Pharmacists, and Commercial and Operations Specialists works collaboratively to develop and maintain a digital healthcare platform that suits our patients' needs and schedules.

The pandemic changed our lives, requiring us to find flexible, remote and innovative healthcare solutions. By delivering a safe and efficient digital healthcare service, we have provided over 13 million consultations across the UK, Germany, France, and Ireland, enabling millions of people to access healthcare when they need it most.

We aim to be the largest digital primary healthcare platform for people across Europe, continuing to fulfill patients’ needs with the latest technology, treatments and advice.

About the role

We are hiring a Full Stack Engineer to join the ZAVA Engineering team and increase the overall capacity of our Development function. You will be part of an Engineering team and work in a cross-functional squad, collaborating with engineers and product management to develop and maintain ZAVA products and services.

ZAVA Engineering is an agile, collaborative environment. We value pairing, helping others, and expanding skills. We have three product development squads, each consisting of 4-6 people. With increased demand, you will join one squad to contribute to delivering more for our patients.

What you can expect from working with us

• Contribute to our technological direction – design and build new systems and maintain existing platforms.
• Agile, cross-functional working – autonomous teams with Product Owners, UI/UX Designers, QA, and Front/Back End Engineers; collaboration with Infrastructure, Data Analysts, Clinical, Marketing and Legal as needed.
• Chance to influence the future of healthcare – help evolve our technology to meet growing needs.
• Competitive salary, flexible working and other benefits – including a training budget, 10% R&D time and flexible working (pattern can be discussed).

Day-to-day work

• Hands on development of ZAVA applications and architecture – design, implement and deliver new applications, components and features; share expertise and coach others to raise technology standards.
• Hands-on development – participate in a microservice architecture, design and implement new services, and contribute to deployment plans.
• Close collaboration in a cross-functional team – work in a squad with engineers, product management and other stakeholders to develop ideas into new features.
• Excellence and quality – maintain high technical standards, ensure tests are written and applications are monitored; participate in code/design reviews.
• Delivering Value – involvement across delivery lifecycle, planning, prioritisation, and effective communication with the team and stakeholders.
• Contributing to a Guild – participate in Backend and Frontend Guilds to share knowledge and standards.
• Innovation – stay up-to-date with trends and identify opportunities to apply them at ZAVA.

Experience and qualifications

• Required: Development, design and maintenance of applications and services in a cloud environment (AWS).
• Backend: Node.js / Go / PHP or another backend language.
• Frontend: JavaScript, HTML, CSS with experience in a modern framework (ideally Vue.js).
• Databases: MySQL, DynamoDB; web servers such as Apache or Nginx.
• Tools: Git, Kanban in Agile teams, requirement analysis, API development and consumption.
• Quality and operations: Debugging with NewRelic/AWS CloudWatch; CI with Jenkins; basic Linux skills.

Nice to have

• AWS experience
• Healthcare domain experience (e.g., FHIR)
• Process orchestration (Temporal), Docker, Serverless
• Security awareness; exposure to BDD practices
• Language skills: Italian, German, French or Spanish

Personal qualities

• Humble – open to feedback, kind and caring to those around you.
• Inquisitive – questions the status quo and explores new possibilities.
• Resilient – embraces change and challenges.
• Macher – shows initiative to improve, develop and deliver.
• Collaborative – shares ideas and works with others to achieve goals.
• People-focused – uses user feedback, behaviour and data to inform design.
• Compassionate and passionate about your craft.

Core working hours

Core business hours are 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. GMT with a one-hour break.

Recruitment Process

1. Brief video questions to introduce yourself
2. Hiring Manager video call
3. Online Pairing Exercise with a member of the Engineering team
4. Final panel interview

Benefits

33 days per annum pro-rata (inclusive of public and bank holidays) + birthday off

Free access to Wellness Cloud, advice, counselling, and corporate discounts

20% off all ZAVA products & services for you and your friends and family

Remote, hybrid, and flexible working (role dependent)

MacBook Pro (role dependent)

Flexible bank holidays – take the ones that matter to you

Important note

We are committed to leveling the playing field and encourage applications from underrepresented groups. If you don’t meet all requirements, apply and tell us what we can do to help you succeed. Some roles may require a satisfactory DBS check.