Permanent Job Alert:
Title: Senior Full Stack Engineer
Location: UK, Remote
Salary: Up to £60,000
Industry: Healthcare
Contact: tommy.harris@forsythbarnes.com
Key Responsibilities
* Lead the design and development of responsive, accessible, and high-performance front-end applications using React, JavaScript, and TypeScript, ensuring alignment with healthcare compliance standards such as HIPAA.
* Architect and implement scalable backend services and APIs using Node.js and Java, integrating with EHR systems, medical data sources, and third-party health platforms.
* Collaborate with cross-functional teams including product managers, designers, and clinicians to deliver user-centric features that improve patient care and clinical workflows.
* Ensure secure and compliant data handling across the stack, applying best practices for authentication, authorization, encryption, and secure API consumption in line with healthcare regulations.
* Drive cloud-native development and deployment strategies using AWS services (e.g., Lambda, ECS, S3, RDS), optimizing for reliability, scalability, and cost-efficiency.
* Mentor junior engineers and contribute to code reviews, architecture decisions, and technical roadmap planning, fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous improvement.
* Implement automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, and performance monitoring, ensuring code quality, system reliability, and rapid iteration in a regulated environment.
Requirements
* 6+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a strong focus on frontend development using React, JavaScript, and TypeScript in production environments.
* Proficiency in backend development with Node.js and/or Java, including experience designing and integrating RESTful APIs and microservices architectures.
* Hands-on experience with AWS and cloud-native development, including familiarity with services like Lambda, EC2, S3, RDS, and IAM.
* Understanding of healthcare domain considerations, such as working with PHI, HIPAA compliance, data privacy, and secure application development practices.
* Strong collaboration and communication skills, with a proven ability to work cross-functionally in agile teams and mentor junior developers.