Software Engineer (Next.js Playwright)

GP Automate; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Private healthcare

Competitive salary

Career growth

Collaborative culture

Job summary

GP Automate is building healthcare automation software in London. We are seeking a Software Engineer to design, develop and maintain web applications powering our platform used by GP practices daily.

You will work across the full development lifecycle with Product, Engineering and Clinical teams, delivering reliable, scalable features. Strong focus on Next.js, React, TypeScript and API design in a collaborative, scale-up environment.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional software development experience.
• Strong experience with Next.js, React and TypeScript.
• Experience building and consuming REST APIs.
• Experience working with relational databases (SQL Server preferred).
• Familiarity with modern source control and CI/CD practices.
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain customer-facing apps using Next.js, React and TypeScript.
• Build responsive, accessible UIs for healthcare workflows.
• Collaborate with product and design to deliver features end-to-end.
• Develop and integrate APIs and backend services.
• Work with SQL databases and cloud services to support scalable architecture.
• Write automated tests and participate in end-to-end testing with Playwright.
• Contribute to code reviews and raise engineering standards.
• Deploy and maintain apps in Azure and monitor performance.

Skills

Next.js

React

TypeScript

Tools

GitHub Actions

Azure DevOps

Job description

Your Impact

As a Software Engineer, you'll help design, build and maintain the web applications that power our healthcare automation platform. You'll work across the full development lifecycle, collaborating with Product, Engineering and Clinical teams to deliver reliable, scalable solutions used by GP practices every day.

Your Impact

As a Software Engineer, you'll help design, build and maintain the web applications that power our healthcare automation platform. You'll work across the full development lifecycle, collaborating with Product, Engineering and Clinical teams to deliver reliable, scalable solutions used by GP practices every day.

Build Modern Web Applications

• Develop and maintain customer-facing applications using Next.js, React and TypeScript.


• Build responsive, accessible user interfaces that simplify complex healthcare workflows.


• Collaborate with product and design teams to deliver high-quality features from concept to release.

Deliver Reliable Backend Services

• Develop and integrate APIs and backend services.


• Work with SQL databases and cloud services to support scalable application architecture.


• Contribute to system design discussions and technical decision-making.

Own Quality Throughout Development

• Write automated tests to ensure reliability and maintainability.


• Contribute to end-to-end testing using Playwright.


• Participate in code reviews and help improve engineering standards across the team.


• Investigate and resolve production issues with a focus on root-cause analysis.

Engineer for Scale

• Deploy and maintain applications within Azure.


• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and Azure DevOps.


• Monitor application performance and reliability using modern observability tools.


• Collaborate Across the Business


• Work closely with clinicians, product managers and fellow engineers to understand user needs.


• Contribute ideas that improve both the product and the development process.


• Help foster a collaborative, pragmatic engineering culture.

By joining our team, you'll help drive innovation in healthcare automation, ensuring our solutions deliver measurable value to practices and patients alike

Requirements

Must-haves

• 3+ years of professional software development experience.


• Strong experience with Next.js, React and TypeScript.


• Experience building and consuming REST APIs.


• Experience working with relational databases (SQL Server preferred).


• Familiarity with modern source control and CI/CD practices.


• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.


• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with C#/.NET development.


• Experience with Playwright or other automated testing frameworks.


• Experience working within Azure.


• Experience in healthcare, NHS, or regulated environments.


• Familiarity with application monitoring and observability tools.


• Experience working in a SaaS or scale-up environment.

Mindset

• Product-minded and user-focused.


• Pragmatic, collaborative and delivery-oriented.


• Takes ownership and sees work through to completion.


• Enjoys solving real-world problems with technology.


• Comfortable working in a fast-moving scale-up environment.

Benefits

• Competitive salary + plus performance-based bonuses.


• Private healthcare: Comprehensive cover for you and your family.


• Flexible working hours and a hybrid work model (London office & remote).


• Real impact: Work on solutions that directly improve efficiency and patient care across GP practices.


• Collaborative culture: Work with a passionate team of engineers, clinicians, and product leaders.


• Learning & growth: Opportunities to expand your skills, contribute to AI-readiness, and gain exposure to regulatory tech.


• Purpose-driven work: Be part of a company that's improving healthcare through innovation.

Ready to Lead the Future of Healthcare Automation?

If you're eager to be part of a company that is leading the healthcare market with clinical automation, we’d love to hear from you! Join us and transform the NHS for the better.