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About the Role
We are seeking a Staff Software Engineer to help build and shape the shared engineering capabilities for Our Future Health’s data platforms. This role offers a blend of hands-on software engineering and technical leadership, focusing on large-scale data systems and reusable tooling to assist multiple engineering teams in solving complex challenges.
Responsibilities
- Guide technical decisions in collaboration with product managers and engineering managers.
- Represent technology, architecture, and engineering in cross-functional project teams throughout the project lifecycle.
- Identify optimal solutions for challenges, communicate them to stakeholders, and collaborate on implementation.
- Act as a guiding mind for engineering and architecture within the business area, identifying areas for improvement.
- Lead decision-making on critical technical strategy and implementations affecting the business area.
- Identify and execute high-impact hands-on work where appropriate.
- Collaborate with partners and suppliers to integrate their systems.
- Support colleagues through pairing, peer reviews, coaching, and collaborative activities.
- Participate in live operations support rotations, monitoring live systems and reacting to incidents.
- Anticipate and prevent potential pipeline problems, developing short and long-term solutions.
- Stay informed about software engineering best practices and identify opportunities for adoption.
Requirements
- Led the architectural design of systems.
- Highly proficient in cloud engineering (preferably Azure; AWS and GCP).
- Demonstrable knowledge and experience in building solutions for moving and processing large amounts of data at pace and scale using cloud-native technologies (Kubernetes, Helm, Docker).
- Experience with storing, searching, and filtering large-scale data.
- Highly proficient working with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible).
- Highly proficient in Python.
- Experience with Spark, Databricks, data lakes/lakehouses.
- Knowledge of good data modeling and design patterns.
- In-depth knowledge of relational databases (e.g. PostgreSQL) and familiarity with other data store types (blob, document, graph).
- Highly proficient in modern, agile development practices (code review, TDD, CI/CD, pairing) using tools like Git and GitHub.
- Experience in operationally managing software components/services post-launch, including observability, logging, error reporting, debugging, and live incident management.
- Experience using tools such as Grafana, Prometheus, New Relic etc.
- Experience working with sensitive personal data.
- Experience working in/with cross-functional teams consisting of engineers, product, UX, and non-technical stakeholders.
- Proven ability to communicate with stakeholders and audiences at different levels.
- Understanding of operational, security, and legal factors in solution design, with the ability to articulate trade-offs.
- Experience working in small, growing organizations with a high degree of ambiguity.
- Strong understanding of software quality principles and practices.
- Experience in mentoring and coaching less experienced engineers.
- Comfortable facilitating technical discussions, encouraging collaboration, and providing direction.
Skills
- Cloud Engineering (Azure, AWS, GCP)
- Kubernetes
- Helm
- Docker
- Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible)
- Python
- Spark
- Databricks
- Data Lakes/Lakehouses
- Relational Databases (PostgreSQL)
- Agile Development Practices
- Code Review
- TDD
- CI/CD
- Pairing
- Git
- GitHub
- Observability
- Logging
- Error Reporting
- Debugging
- Live Incident Management
- Grafana
- Prometheus
- New Relic
- FHIR
- OMOP
- PCORnet
- i2b2
- CDISC
Location
- Remote (within the UK)
- Occasional travel to London
Work Type
- Flexible working
- Remote working
Experience Level
- Staff level
Salary/Compensations
- £105,000 per annum
Benefits
- Generous Pension Scheme (up to 12% employer contributions)
- 30 Days Holiday pro rata + Bank Holidays
- Enhanced Parental Leave
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Home & Tech Savings
- EV Scheme
- £1,000 Employee Referral Bonus
- Wellbeing Support (Mental Health First Aiders, 24/7 online GP, Employee Assistance Programme)
About the Company
- Our Future Health is an ambitious collaboration between the public, charity, and private sectors focused on helping people live healthier lives for longer through better prevention, earlier detection, and improved treatment of diseases.
- The organization aims to speed up the discovery of new methods for early disease detection and the evaluation of new diagnostic tools.
- With over 2.7 million volunteers across the UK, it is the world's largest health research program of its kind, featuring a diverse volunteer group.
- Technology and data are central to the company's mission, powering websites, clinics, secure analytics, research systems, and pipelines that process sensitive health and genetic data.
- The company is growing its engineering capability to support its ambitious goals.
Equal Opportunity
- We recognise the importance of having a diverse workforce and ensuring that all candidates, regardless of their background, have equitable access to our application process.
- We proactively encourage applicants who identify as having a disability, neurodiversity, or long-term health conditions to let us know if they require any reasonable adjustments as part of their application process.
- If you do require any reasonable adjustments, please email us at talent@ourfuturehealth.org.uk