Senior Python Backend Engineer – Cloud-Native Health Tech

Fruition Group Ireland; Dublin; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Fruition Group Ireland is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join a dynamic engineering team building cloud-based health tech solutions. You will design and implement backend services, lead development, and mentor juniors while ensuring secure, scalable systems.

The role emphasizes collaboration with product and frontend teams, enforcing coding standards, and driving DevOps improvements in a mission-critical healthcare context.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of backend software engineering experience, including 2+ years in a cloud environment.
• Strong experience designing and building scalable, highly available backend systems.
• Proficiency in at least one backend programming language.
• Solid understanding of SQL and NoSQL databases and data processing.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement cloud-native backend services, including microservices and serverless architectures.
• Lead backend development across multiple services, ensuring scalable, secure, and high-performing systems.
• Collaborate with frontend engineers, product managers, and stakeholders to deliver user-centric solutions.
• Define and uphold coding standards, best practices, and testing strategies across the codebase.
• Monitor, analyse, and optimise system performance and reliability.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior engineers.

Skills

Backend development

Cloud platforms

Microservices architecture

RESTful APIs

Docker

Kubernetes

Security best practices

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Fruition Group Ireland is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join a dynamic engineering team building cloud-based health tech solutions. You will design and implement backend services, lead development, and mentor juniors while ensuring secure, scalable systems.

The role emphasizes collaboration with product and frontend teams, enforcing coding standards, and driving DevOps improvements in a mission-critical healthcare context.