ABOUT THE ROLE

We’re looking for a seasoned and passionate engineering leader interested in joining our early-stage venture as full-time back-end engineering lead. In this role, you will build and maintain our product’s backend services, APIs, and deployment, for our global health tech mobile platform. Manage a senior team with engineers who have 10+ years of experience in software development, interacting with senior leaders and managing expectations.

WHAT WE OFFER

• A permanent global contract, with fiercely competitive salary
• Comprehensive private healthcare from day one
• Individualised career progression and development framework
• Hybrid working - 3 days in the office 
• 14 days PTO, plus national holidays off 
• Performance-related bonus paid twice a year; April and October
• Brand new MacBook and associated tech on day one
• An inclusive culture where everybody in the business has direct impact

WHAT YOU WILL DO

The tech stack that we use at Elfie consists of the following:

• Front-end: Flutter, Firebase suite (Authentication, Firestore, Storage, Messaging), Native iOS / Android

• Back-end: Node.js (NestJS / TypeScript), GCP (PubSub, Cloud Tasks, Functions, …), TypeScript

• DevOps: GitHub Actions, GCP (Cloud Build, Cloud Run), Docker

• Analytics: GCP DataStudio, BigQuery, Google Analytics, UXcam, CleverTap, Adjust

Tech expertise required to be successful:

• Lead the backend development team, providing technical direction, mentorship, and best practices. Oversee code reviews and ensure adherence to clean coding standards and design principles.

• Design and implement scalable, secure, and high-performance microservices-based architectures.

• Collaborate related stakeholders to align on requirements and delivery timelines.

• Optimize application performance, monitor system reliability, and troubleshoot issues proactively.

• Advocate for CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and robust version control strategies.

• Document key architectural decisions, APIs, and processes for internal use.

WHAT YOU WILL NEED

• Proven Experience: 8+ years of professional backend development experience, with 3+ years in a lead role.

• Programming Languages: Expertise in Node.js, Javascript and TypeScript. Have experiences with statically typed languages (e.g, JAVA / GO / .NET) is a plus

• Microservices Architecture: Strong experience in building and managing microservices at scale.

• Cloud Platforms: Hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) services such as Cloud Functions, Pub/Sub, BigQuery, or similar.

• Databases: Proficiency in both relational (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL (e.g, MongoDB, Firestore) databases.

• API Development: Extensive experience with RESTful APIs and GraphQL.

• DevOps Knowledge: Familiarity with Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure as code (e.g., Terraform).

• Soft Skills: Excellent communication (Vietnames, English), team collaboration, and problem-solving abilities.

WHY JOIN US?

• Strong and genuinely patient-focused company mission (see below)
• Truly global start-up with a blend of diverse cultures and backgrounds
• Excellent financial credibility and refreshingly clear future vision
• Phenomenal growth plans and an excellent company spirit
• Regular social events; our football team "Elfie FC" is taking Saigon by storm!
• Dedicated career pathways and training to support your development
• Experienced founders with 20+ years experience in digital health, software, and partnership development in both bluechip and start-up companies - and successful previous exits!

ABOUT ELFIE

Elfie is the first completely free, gamified mobile app that rewards users for monitoring their health. Our vision is to become the world's largest self-reported medical record platform, supporting all therapeutic areas in a single, gamified, and free app for maximum impact.

We have a footprint in 7 countries (Brazil, France, United Kingdom, Turkey, Egypt, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Vietnam), growing to 12 by the end of 2024 and 25 by the end of 2025.

How do we monetize?

We have 2 independent yet synergic business models:

1. Pharmaceutical companies: Elfie's free application is sponsored by pharmaceutical companies, who need to drive treatment adherence and access anonymized real-world data. Pharmaceutical companies cover our company operational costs and the promotion of the application.
2. Insurers and employers: Elfie premium version (aka ElfieWorks) is an employee health program sponsored by employers and insurers. These companies need employees to stay in good health and engaged to increase productivity and keep ever-increasing healthcare costs under control. ElfieWorks is designed and distributed in partnership with a global insurance broker and partner insurers.

What is our culture?

We have one single NorthStar at Elfie: maximising global health impact. It is a measurable KPI that is a function of the number of lives impacted and the level of impact on each individual. Everybody's KPIs across all departments are aligned with this. All our partnerships and revenue streams are also aligned with this.

We have 4 values:

• Patient-first: Whatever goes against our North Star (maximising patient health impact) is eliminated, all ideas and projects are prioritised accordingly.

• Think big: We don’t allow our fears and unknowns to limit our ambition and solutions.

• Take ownership: We are not tasked to execute a process but responsible to find a scalable solution.

• Resilience: We don’t allow challenges and setbacks to lower our motivation and commitment to our mission, regardless of the personal discomfort it means.

Check out the Elfie app:

for Android: https://links.elfie.co/apptester

for iOS: https://links.elfie.co/testflight-i

WHAT NOW?

Apply today for immediate consideration! Know someone who would be a good fit for this role? We’re offering a monetary reward if you refer them to us and they are successful! Contact the Talent Acquisition team for more information: ___