Senior Software Engineer (Full-Stack - TypeScript/Node)

About Our Future Health

Role Overview

Technology Environment

• The technology stack includes TypeScript, Node.js, PostgreSQL, and Terraform for Infrastructure as Code.
• Systems run in Azure using Kubernetes and Azure App Service.
• Engineers work across frontend, backend, and infrastructure with total ownership of the software they build and run.

Technical Requirements

• Strong TypeScript and Node.js knowledge.
• Modern frontend development experience with JavaScript or TypeScript and frameworks such as React or Next.js.
• Experience building user-focused interfaces and implementing backend systems.
• Prior experience with Azure, AWS, or GCP.
• Comfort with Infrastructure as Code; Terraform knowledge is advantageous.
• Kubernetes knowledge is a bonus.
• Data modelling, design patterns, relational databases, and other data stores.
• Modern agile practices including code review, TDD, CI/CD, and pairing.
• Operational management of live software, including observability, logging, metrics, debugging, and incidents.
• Experience working with sensitive personal data.

Competencies

• Experience working with cross-functional teams of engineers, product, UX, and non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to communicate with stakeholders and audiences outside the engineering team.
• Experience in small, growing organisations with ambiguity and valued flexibility.
• Strong understanding of software quality principles and practices.
• Comfort mentoring and coaching less experienced engineers.
• Comfort participating in and facilitating technical discussions.

Compensation

• Competitive base salary from £88,000.
• Employer pension contributions are available up to 12%.

Benefits

• The package includes 30 days of holiday pro rata plus bank holidays.
• Benefits include enhanced parental leave, cycle-to-work support, home and technology savings, and wellbeing support.
• The company provides access to mental health first aiders, online GP services, and an employee assistance programme.

Workplace

• Our Future Health has a central London office in Holborn.
• The employer offers flexible and remote working arrangements.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and run systems supporting biosample management, processing, and associated logistics.
• Develop the internal web application used by the Biosamples Operations team.
• Build data-processing services and integrations with laboratory partners.
• Support sample tracking, chain of custody, and information returned from sample processing.
• Work across frontend, backend, and infrastructure in a total-ownership squad model.
• Identify, prevent, and troubleshoot software problems and maintain high-quality code.
• Manage live software components through observability, logging, metrics, error reporting, debugging, and incident response.
• Translate operational stakeholder needs into well-designed software within a complex domain.
• Participate in technical discussions and mentor or coach less experienced engineers.