Remote Senior Backend Engineer-Python/Java/Rust -Series C

Robert Walters UK; Greater London; Remote; GBP 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A Series C HealthTech company is seeking a Backend Engineer to design scalable backend services that transform healthcare delivery. This fully remote role within the UK requires 5+ years of Python experience and strong knowledge of data security applicable to healthcare. Responsibilities include building APIs, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and ensuring compliance with healthcare regulations. The offered salary ranges from £90,000 to £100,000 per annum, plus equity.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of backend development experience in Python.
• Experience with healthcare data types and sources: EHRs, wearables, vitals.
• Strong understanding of data security and regulated healthcare data.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable backend services for health data.
• Build APIs and data pipelines ensuring data integrity.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams for alignment with workflows.

Skills

Backend development in Python

Data security

Building RESTful APIs

Experience with healthcare data types

Microservices architecture

Tools

PostgreSQL

Docker

Kubernetes

GCP

AWS

Job description

Our client is a Series C Silicon Valley HealthTech with teams in San Francisco and London. We are hiring a Backend Engineer to work on the backbone of a platform that combines real-time data, AI insights, and personalized care pathways to transform healthcare delivery.

This role is fully remote within the UK without work visa sponsorship.

Core Responsibilities:

• Design and implement scalable backend services that ingest, transform, and persist diverse health data
• Build APIs and data pipelines for real‑time and batch processing, ensuring data integrity, security, and compliance.
• Integrate with external systems and protocols including FHIR APIs, BLE‑based devices, Apple HealthKit, and Google Fit.
• Ensure backend services are designed for high availability, reliability, and low latency, especially for real‑time clinical decision support.
• Collaborate with security and compliance teams to ensure HIPAA‑compliant handling of PHI/PII data.
• Work cross‑functionally with product, clinical, and AI teams to align backend capabilities with user‑facing experiences and clinical workflows.
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines, observability tooling, and data quality monitoring.

Requirements:

• 5+ years of backend development experience in Python
• Experience with healthcare data types and sources: EHRs (FHIR/HL7), wearables (PPG, ECG, accelerometer), vitals, surveys.
• Strong understanding of data security, encryption, access control, and handling regulated healthcare data (HIPAA, SOC 2).
• Proficiency in building and maintaining RESTful APIs, message queues (Kafka, Pub/Sub, RabbitMQ), and cloud‑native services (GCP, AWS).
• Experience with databases (PostgreSQL, BigQuery, MongoDB and TimescaleDB) and data modeling for time‑series or medical data.
• Familiarity with event‑driven architecture, microservices, and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).

Robert Walters Operations Limited is an employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates.

Contract Type: Permanent | Location: London (Remote) | Salary: £90,000 - £100,000 per annum + Equity