Junior Backend Engineer

Doctor Anywhere; City Of London; Remote; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare technology company in the UK is seeking a self-motivated Junior Backend Software Engineer to join their Engineering team. Responsibilities include collaborating with teams to define and ship new features, ensuring the performance and quality of applications, and developing applications for time-sensitive projects. The ideal candidate will have a bachelor's degree in Computer Science and proficiency in Java or similar server-side languages. Familiarity with containerization technologies like Docker and Kubernetes is also required.

Qualifications

• 0-2 years of professional software development experience.
• Proficiency in Java, Spring Boot or at least one server-side development language.
• Familiarity with healthcare data standards such as FHIR, HL7.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with team members to define, design, and ship new features.
• Continuously discover, evaluate, and implement new technologies to maximize development efficiency.
• Ensure the performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications.
• Identify and correct bottlenecks.
• Help maintain code quality, organization, and automation.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Problem solving

Debugging

Communication

Containerization

Orchestration technologies

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related technical field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

About the Role

We are seeking an enthusiastic and self‑motivated Junior Backend Software Engineer to join our Engineering team to work on a large scale, complex system that brings innovation to healthcare. You will be working on modern technology stack and in a cross‑functional environment that promotes collaboration within/across teams and managing both internal/external stakeholders.

As a Backend Software Engineer, you will contribute to all aspects of the software development life cycle — architecture, design, implementation, code reviews, testing, and production on‑call support. The ideal candidate has strong ownership, good communication skills, and enjoys working in highly collaborative and fast paced environments.

This role reports directly to our Principal Engineer in Singapore and will work closely with our Engineering Managers in Vietnam.

A summary of the key responsibilities are as follows:

• Collaborate with team members to define, design, and ship new features.
• Continuously discover, evaluate, and implement new technologies to maximize development efficiency.
• Ensure the performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications.
• Identify and correct bottlenecks.
• Help maintain code quality, organisation, and automatization.
• Develop applications for time‑sensitive projects while considering business/system requirements.
• Assist with estimating work efforts required for each phase of a project.
• Identify and raise technical risks.
• Keep up‑to‑date with latest industry and technology trends.
• Promote a risk‑aware culture, ensure efficient and effective risk and compliance management practices by adhering to required standards and processes.

About you

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related technical field.
• 0‑2 years of professional software development experience.
• Proficiency in Java, Spring Boot or at least one language primarily used for server‑side development.
• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration technologies e.g. Docker, Kubernetes
• Familiarity with healthcare data standards such as FHIR, HL7
• Excellent problem solving and debugging skills.
• Strong understanding of software development principles, data structures, and algorithms.
• Strong written and verbal communication skill in English language
• Owner’s mindset - you’re eager to get out of your comfort zone and take on any challenge that moves the business forward — regardless of whether it’s part of the “job description”.