Software Engineer

About Medblocks

Medblocks is building a developer-focused "stack for healthcare" that makes it possible for anyone to build applications that integrate directly with clinical workflows without rebuilding expensive Electronic Medical Records systems. We believe code has the potential to save more lives than doctors can by themselves.

Founded by doctors-turned-programmers, our team leverages open, vendor-neutral standards like openEHR, FHIR, SMART, and SNOMED CT to create a platform that makes healthcare data accessible, interoperable, and useful.

Our Culture

At Medblocks, we operate with three core values:

Trust: We trust you'll get your work done without micromanagement. We don't enforce working hours or monitor your activity—we measure outcomes, not outputs.

Transparency: We believe information flow is at the heart of a healthy company. We share detailed financials and metrics with our team and maintain open communication about company direction.

Customer Value & Honesty: We're obsessively focused on delivering value to our customers and maintaining honest relationships about what our technology can and cannot do.

We're a remote-first team that values deep work, clear communication, and continuous learning. We're building technology that matters, and we're looking for problem solvers who want their code to make a difference in healthcare.

The Role

As a Software Engineer at Medblocks, you'll work on our core platform components and developer tools. Depending on your strengths and interests, you might focus on:

• Building elegant, reusable UI components for healthcare applications
• Developing APIs and services that handle complex healthcare data
• Creating developer tools that simplify integration with clinical systems
• Designing systems for managing healthcare standards and terminologies
• Contributing to our open-source projects and healthcare data standards
• Implementing client solutions based on our platform

You'll collaborate with a team of technically minded healthcare professionals, fellow engineers, and clients to solve real-world healthcare data challenges.

Qualities We Value

• Problem-solving approach: You enjoy tackling complex technical challenges and finding creative solutions
• Self-directed learning: You continuously expand your knowledge, adopt new technologies quickly, and explore areas outside your comfort zone
• First principles thinking: You break down complex problems to fundamental components rather than simply applying existing patterns
• Communication skills: You can explain technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Impact orientation: You care about the real-world outcomes of your technical work

Requirements

Must have:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent professional experience demonstrating exceptional technical aptitude)
• Advanced JavaScript/TypeScript proficiency with demonstrable experience building complex applications using modern frameworks like React.js, Vue.js, or Angular
• API architecture expertise including designing, developing, and optimizing RESTful APIs with authentication, rate limiting, and versioning using Node.js, Express, FastAPI, or Django REST Framework
• Database modeling mastery including complex relational schema design, normalization principles, and implementing efficient data access patterns using Sequelize, TypeORM, Prisma, or SQLAlchemy
• Version control workflow expertise including branching strategies, code review processes, and maintaining clean commit histories in Git, GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket
• CI/CD pipeline implementation experience with GitHub Actions, Jenkins, CircleCI, or GitLab CI for automated testing, deployment stages, and monitoring integration
• Containerization and orchestration proficiency with Docker, Docker Compose, and container registry management for consistent deployment environments
• Clean code practitioner who consistently implements design patterns, SOLID principles, DRY methodology, and meaningful documentation with tools like JSDoc or Swagger
• Responsive UI development expertise creating accessible, cross-browser compatible interfaces with modern CSS3, Sass/SCSS, Tailwind CSS, or Bootstrap practices

Nice to have:

• Cloud architecture experience designing and implementing scalable solutions using AWS (EC2, S3, RDS), GCP (Compute Engine, Cloud Storage), or Azure with infrastructure-as-code practices like Terraform or CloudFormation
• Data engineering experience developing robust ETL pipelines using Python, Pandas, NumPy, dbt, and SQL for complex data transformations
• Advanced PostgreSQL development including performance optimization, complex triggers, stored procedures, custom PL/pgSQL functions, JSON/JSONB handling, and advanced indexing strategies
• Experience with Kubernetes for container orchestration in production environments

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Flexible, remote-first work environment
• Autonomy to manage your own working hours
• Transparent company financials and metrics
• Regular opportunities to grow and learn new skills
• Work directly with the founders
• Make a meaningful impact on healthcare
• Travel opportunities for team meet-ups and conferences
• Liberal leave policy with no micromanagement