Back End Developer

Role: Backend Engineer (Python / AI / Healthcare)

Location: Amsterdam (Hybrid, Dutch residency required)

Salary: €100,000 + benefits

Start date: January

About the opportunity

We’re representing a mission-led healthtech scale-up using AI and data to improve access to treatments and clinical options for patients. The platform supports clinicians, patients, and life sciences organisations through secure, compliant systems handling sensitive medical data.

This position suits a Backend Engineer with strong Python skills, healthcare product experience, and a clear understanding of FHIR-based systems or healthcare data interoperability.

What you’ll do

• Design and maintain backend services that support FHIR-compatible products and APIs.

• Develop and evolve scalable, production-grade systems in Python.

• Integrate AI and data pipelines into healthcare workflows and APIs.

• Work closely with DevOps and data teams to ensure compliance, reliability, and performance in regulated environments.

• Build robust, well-documented APIs used by both internal and external medical stakeholders.

• Collaborate with product, clinical, and engineering peers to deliver secure, high-impact solutions.

What you’ll bring

• Strong experience with Python (FastAPI, Flask, or Django).

• Proven background in healthcare or medical software (e.g. clinical systems, EHRs, health data platforms).

• Practical understanding of FHIR standards and healthcare interoperability.

• Exposure to AI, ML, or data-driven systems in production.

• Solid experience with AWS, Docker, and Kubernetes.

• Strong knowledge of SQL databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL).

• Experience with Go or TypeScript is a plus.

• Excellent English communication skills.

• Dutch residency required (handling medical data under compliance).

Why apply

• Build software that directly impacts patient access to treatment.

• Salary around €100k + benefits.

• Work with an AI-enabled platform and a strong engineering culture.

• Relocation possible if eligible for Dutch residency.

• Start date January (flexible).