AI-Powered Healthcare Software Engineer (Remote)

Virtustant; South Africa; Remote; ZAR 1,975,000 - 2,962,000; Full time

Job summary

Virtustant is seeking a Software Engineer to design, build, and scale an AI-powered healthcare platform. You will own architecture, development, infrastructure, and deployment, leveraging AI agents to accelerate delivery.

Responsibilities include architecting scalable applications, building healthcare workforce management capabilities, telehealth features, and secure HIPAA-aligned practices. Work with leadership and clinical teams, delivering weekly production releases in a remote, full-time

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience with production applications.
• AI-native development experience including agentic coding and multi-agent orchestration.
• Strong full-stack with Ruby on Rails and PostgreSQL; proficiency in Python for AI workflows.
• Experience with Google Cloud Platform, Vertex AI, Docker, Kubernetes, and infrastructure as code.
• Experience building APIs, third-party integrations, CI/CD pipelines, and secure cloud apps.
• Excellent system design, troubleshooting, and independent problem-solving; able to work in fast-paced environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and scale an AI-powered healthcare platform.
• Own features from concept through production with weekly sprints and releases.
• Develop AI-assisted development workflows and orchestrate multiple AI agents.
• Establish automated testing, code review, security controls, and CI/CD pipelines.

Skills

Ruby on Rails

Python

React

TypeScript

WebRTC

AI-native development

APIs

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Google Cloud Platform

Vertex AI

Job description

Virtustant is seeking a Software Engineer to design, build, and scale an AI-powered healthcare platform. You will own architecture, development, infrastructure, and deployment, leveraging AI agents to accelerate delivery.

Responsibilities include architecting scalable applications, building healthcare workforce management capabilities, telehealth features, and secure HIPAA-aligned practices. Work with leadership and clinical teams, delivering weekly production releases in a remote, full-time