Role details: This is a full time role for 40 contracted hours per week Salary: Euro 80,000 - 92,000 Location: Ireland - Work from home or our office based at ATU Sligo campus Who We Are Isla Health is a venture‑backed healthtech startup, supporting our partners across the UK, EU and internationally. We have built a new category of healthcare technology which we refer to as the Digital Pathway Platform (DPP). Founded in 2019, we now support 25% of NHS Trusts and see 2 million submissions on the platform every year. As a company we are all laser focused on enabling a scalable model of care which empowers healthcare staff and improves patient outcomes. The DPP supports this by setting up digital pathways which are remote‑first and asynchronous. As pathways harness sophisticated automation, clinical algorithms and intelligent cohorting, patients always take the optimised route through their pathway, thereby delivering a step change in clinical productivity. The role We are looking for a Senior Node.js Engineer to work closely with our product & client facing teams, understand our customer challenges, and ship things quickly to test & learn. You will design, scope, build and deploy new features quickly for our users. You’ll have high ownership over whole areas of the codebase and who features end‑to‑end, contributing to a platform that supports millions of patient interactions. You should be biased towards pace and experimentation and excited about solving the big challenges in healthcare. What You’ll Do Build the platform that will allow our clients to look after their patients, integrating new data sources to drive our DPP, managing those complex clinical data flows to ensure that data is where it needs to be, and then writing updates back to 3rd party systems. Own services in production, including monitoring, debugging, and improving reliability over time Collaborate with product and design to deliver user‑focused solutions Support and improve our cloud infrastructure Outcomes you’ll be responsible for Deliver high‑quality, maintainable backend systems that scale with growing usage Take ownership of features/services and ensure they are reliable in production Support and mentor other engineers through collaboration and code review Champion technical excellence and continuous improvement by driving best practices in software development, DevOps, and cloud infrastructure The Team You will be joining a lean & high performing engineering organisation. We value pace, but also hold really high quality standards for each other. The structure: You will be a member of our Backend/Platform team. As a Senior Engineer, you will report directly to our Backend Lead Cross‑functional collaboration: You'll work in a tight loop with our Product, Design, and Frontend teams Our tech & tools: We lean into modern, scalable infrastructure (Node.js, TypeScript, GCP). We prioritise tools that enable velocity - such as Terraform and automated CI/CD. We also lean heavily into AI, and you'll be able (encouraged) to use whatever tools you need to scale your own and the team's workflows. Requirements As a person: You’re a proactive Engineer who enjoys collaborating with all areas of the business and our customers directly You’re Passionate about solving complex problems in a team of brilliant people You bring empathy and enthusiasm to help the wider team progress through mentoring. You’ll bring strong experience in GCP and backend design, and support others through collaboration and knowledge sharing You’ll be super curious & love pushing the boundaries of agentic coding & scaling your own abilities As a developer: You’ll have professional experience as a Senior Developer Ideally in a start up Ideally :5+ years as a developer On that journey, you’ve worked with a variety of technologies: Deep understanding of best practices when building Node.js applications with TypeScript & experience integrating with a variety of APIs, e.g. REST & SOAP Hands‑on experience with cloud infrastructure. Ideally Google Cloud Platform, although not required. E.g: Datastore, Cloud Run, Cloud Functions, IAM, Docker Solid understanding of VPCs, subnets, private VPNs Experience with CI/CD automation, such as GitHub Actions Proven experience with unit testing frameworks such as Jest Benefits Flexible working times - Work from home or our office based at ATU Sligo campus Work abroad for up to 90 days per year 25 days annual leave (on top of public holidays) Take your birthday off and another for a significant day of your choice Generous well‑being perks An annual learning budget to support your growth Delivering social impact through improved patient healthcare Working at a well‑funded and rapidly growing start‑up, solving a global problem in a new way Interviewing with us for the Senior Node.js & Cloud Engineer role will be split into 4 stages (all conducted virtually) A screening interview with someone from our People team- 15 minutes A practical task you will complete independently A technical interview with one of our Engineering Leads - 1 hour A final interview with our co‑founder CTO - 30 minutes Diversity and Inclusion Isla is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to building an inclusive and diverse team. We encourage all qualified candidates to apply. Isla does not discriminate against anyone on the basis of their race, gender, disability, religion, national origin, age, or any other protected category. We choose to celebrate our team's differences and see them as one of our most valuable assets. Recruitment is not one‑size‑fits‑all and we're happy to tailor our hiring process to better meet the needs of individual applicants. Please email recruitment@isla.health with any requests for support. Using AI tools for your application Most of our roles include several questions as part of the application process. AI tools such as ChatGPT might be useful in structuring or proof‑reading your cover letter or your application answers. We encourage you to do your own research though to fully understand the company and the role you are applying to as you will be asked questions during any interview. Generic AI‑generated answers are also really obvious. We'd like to get an idea of how you think early in the process; you should also make sure Isla is the right fit for you before you apply. Make AI tools work for you, not against you! #J-18808-Ljbffr
A healthtech startup in Ireland is seeking a Platform Engineering Lead to oversee technical implementation and scalability of cloud infrastructure. This pivotal role involves leading a backend team to drive architectural decisions and ensure platform stability. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in GCP, Node.js, and TypeScript, along with proven leadership abilities. This position promises autonomy and significant impact within a fast-growing environment aiming to improve patient healthcare through innovative technology. #J-18808-Ljbffr
Role details: This is a full time role Salary: €92,000 - €110,000 Location: Ireland The role We are looking for a Platform Engineering Lead to own the technical implementation and scalability of our cloud infrastructure. As the technical authority for our backend team, you will be responsible for ensuring our Digital Pathway Platform is architected for seamless scalability across international health systems. This is a pivotal leadership position where you will drive technical excellence, directly impacting the lives of millions of patients by enabling a new asynchronous and remote operating model for healthcare. What You'll Do Own the platform & infrastructure: Lead the architecture, security, and stability of our GCP platform, ensuring it is built for 100% YoY growth Lead the backend team: Manage and inspire a high-performance team of senior and mid-level backend engineers (3-5 people), fostering a culture of engineering excellence that balances pace with uncompromising quality Drive platform efficiency: Act as the primary steward for technical cost‑optimisation and resource management, ensuring the platform scales efficiently as our user base grows Architect complex integrations: Design robust systems to handle deep integrations with external partner APIs, managing diverse authentication mechanisms and resilient data patterns Drive technical strategy: Act as a key partner to the CTO and Director of Engineering (currently also being hired), aligning technical execution with business objectives Embed operational excellence: Refine best‑in‑class engineering practices – including IaC via Terraform, CI/CD, and security audit readiness – to prevent major production incidents Lead AI workflows: Act as an authority to drive agentic workflows forwards across the team Why This Role is Unique We are building a new operating model for healthcare in which care is delivered remotely, asynchronously and increasingly personalised. You will be building the infrastructure for how we deliver this shift. This role offers the rare opportunity to exercise true technical ownership over a mission‑critical platform. You will have the autonomy to set the technical pace, drive architectural decisions, and foster a culture of engineering excellence across the backend organisation. If you are a builder who thrives on high‑stakes platform stability and wants to lead a team through 100% YoY growth, this role provides a level of agency and impact rarely found in later‑stage environments. Who We Are Isla Health is a venture‑backed healthtech startup, supporting our partners across the UK, EU and internationally beyond this. We have built a new category of healthcare technology which we refer to as the Digital Pathway Platform (DPP). Founded in 2019, we now support 25% of NHS Trusts and see over 2 million submissions on the platform each year. As a company we are all laser focused on enabling a scalable model of care which empowers healthcare staff and improves patient outcomes. The DPP supports this by setting up digital pathways which are remote‑first and asynchronous. As pathways harness sophisticated automation, clinical algorithms and intelligent cohorting, patients always take the optimised route through their pathway, thereby delivering a step change in clinical productivity. The Team You will be joining a lean & high performing engineering organisation. We value pace, but also hold really high quality standards for each other. The structure: You will lead the Backend/Platform team. As the lead, you will report directly to our Director of Engineering Cross‑functional collaboration: You'll work in a tight loop with our Product, Design, and Frontend teams Our tech & tools: We lean into modern, scalable infrastructure (Node.js, TypeScript, GCP). We prioritise tools that enable velocity – such as Terraform and automated CI/CD. We also lean heavily into AI, and you'll be able (encouraged) to use whatever tools you need to scale your own and the team's workflows Requirements Proven technical leadership: Experience as a Lead or Senior Engineer, ideally having managed scaling challenges in a high‑growth startup GCP & platform mastery: Deep hands‑on experience with Google Cloud Platform and infrastructure‑as‑code (Terraform) Backend expertise: Expert‑level understanding of Node.js and TypeScript Integration experience: Comfortable architecting platforms that interact with diverse third‑party APIs and robust authentication protocols People management: A passion for mentoring and managing engineers Benefits Flexible working times Work abroad for up to 90 days per year ️ 25 days annual leave (on top of public holidays) Take your birthday off and another for a significant day of your choice ♀️ Generous well‑being perks An annual learning budget to support your growth Delivering social impact through improved patient healthcare Working at a well‑funded and rapidly growing start‑up, solving a global problem in a new way A whole lot of fun on an exciting journey Hiring Process Interviewing with us for the Lead Backend role will be split into 4 stages (all conducted virtually): A screening interview with one of our Operations Managers – 15 minutes A take home task A technical strategy deep dive: We will run through a scenario to challenge you on your decision making, the speed of your technical understanding, your communication and your out‑of‑the‑box thinking Founder interview: To deep dive in to how you operate as a leader to achieve amazing outcomes Diversity and Inclusion Isla is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to building an inclusive and diverse team. We encourage all qualified candidates to apply. Isla does not discriminate against anyone on the basis of their race, gender, disability, religion, national origin, age, or any other protected category. We choose to celebrate our team's differences and see them as one of our most valuable assets. Recruitment is not one‑size‑fits‑all and we're happy to tailor our hiring process to better meet the needs of individual applicants. Please email recruitment@isla.health with any requests for support. #J-18808-Ljbffr
A healthtech startup is seeking a Senior Node.js Engineer to join its remote team in Ireland. In this full-time role, you will be responsible for building and deploying features for their Digital Pathway Platform. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience, with strong knowledge in Node.js and TypeScript. This position offers a competitive salary between Euro 80,000 - 92,000, flexible working times, and an annual learning budget to support your growth. #J-18808-Ljbffr
Role details: This is a full time role for 40 contracted hours per week Salary: Euro 80,000 - 92,000 Location: Remote in Ireland Who We Are Isla Health is a venture-backed healthtech startup, supporting our partners across the UK, EU and internationally. We have built a new category of healthcare technology which we refer to as the Digital Pathway Platform (DPP). Founded in 2019, we now support 25% of NHS Trusts and see 2 million submissions on the platform every year. As a company we are all laser focused on enabling a scalable model of care which empowers healthcare staff and improves patient outcomes. The DPP supports this by setting up digital pathways which are remote-first and asynchronous. As pathways harness sophisticated automation, clinical algorithms and intelligent cohorting, patients always take the optimised route through their pathway, thereby delivering a step change in clinical productivity. The role We are looking for a Senior Node.js Engineer to work closely with our product & client facing teams, understand our customer challenges, and ship things quickly to test & learn. You will design, scope, build and deploy new features quickly for our users. You’ll have high ownership over whole areas of the codebase and who features end‑to‑end, contributing to a platform that supports millions of patient interactions. You should be biased towards pace and experimentation and excited about solving the big challenges in healthcare. What You’ll Do Build the platform that will allow our clients to look after their patients, integrating new data sources to drive our DPP, managing those complex clinical data flows to ensure that data is where it needs to be, and then writing updates back to 3rd party systems. Own services in production, including monitoring, debugging, and improving reliability over time. Collaborate with product and design to deliver user‑focused solutions. Support and improve our cloud infrastructure. Outcomes you’ll be responsible for Deliver high‑quality, maintainable backend systems that scale with growing usage. Take ownership of features/services and ensure they are reliable in production. Support and mentor other engineers through collaboration and code review. Champion technical excellence and continuous improvement by driving best practices in software development, DevOps, and cloud infrastructure. The Team You will be joining a lean & high performing engineering organisation. We value pace, but also hold really high quality standards for each other. The structure: You will be a member of our Backend/Platform team. As a Senior Engineer, you will report directly to our Backend Lead. Cross‑functional collaboration: You'll work in a tight loop with our Product, Design, and Frontend teams. Our tech & tools We lean into modern, scalable infrastructure (Node.js, TypeScript, GCP). We prioritise tools that enable velocity - such as Terraform and automated CI/CD. We also lean heavily into AI, and you'll be able (encouraged) to use whatever tools you need to scale your own and the team's workflows. Requirements As a person: You're a proactive Engineer who enjoys collaborating with all areas of the business and our customers directly. You're passionate about solving complex problems in a team of brilliant people. You bring empathy and enthusiasm to help the wider team progress through mentoring. You'll bring strong experience in GCP and backend design, and support others through collaboration and knowledge sharing. You'll be super curious & love pushing the boundaries of agentic coding & scaling your own abilities. As a developer: You'll have professional experience as a Senior Developer. Ideally in a start up. Ideally :5+ years as a developer. On that journey, you'll have worked with lots of variety (exhaustive list below, not all required!): Writing code: Deep understanding of best practices when building Node.js applications with TypeScript & experience integrating with a variety of APIs, e.g. REST & SOAP. Cloud experience: Hands‑on experience with cloud infrastructure. Ideally Google Cloud Platform, although not required. E.g: Datastore, Cloud Run, Cloud Functions, IAM, Docker. Networking: Solid understanding of VPCs, subnets, private VPNs. CI/CD: automation, such as GitHub Actions. Infrastructure. Proven experience with unit testing frameworks such as Jest. Benefits Flexible working times. Work abroad for up to 90 days per year. ️ 25 days annual leave (on top of public holidays). Take your birthday off and another for a significant day of your choice. ♀️ Generous well‑being perks. An annual learning budget to support your growth. Delivering social impact through improved patient healthcare. Working at a well‑funded and rapidly growing start‑up, solving a global problem in a new way. Interviewing with us for the Senior Node.js & Cloud Engineer role will be split into 4 stages (all conducted virtually) A screening interview with someone from our People team – 15 minutes. A practical task you will complete independently. A technical interview with one of our Engineering Leads – 1 hour. A final interview with our co‑founder CTO – 30 minutes. Diversity and Inclusion Isla is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to building an inclusive and diverse team. We encourage all qualified candidates to apply. Isla does not discriminate against anyone on the basis of their race, gender, disability, religion, national origin, age, or any other protected category. We choose to celebrate our team's differences and see them as one of our most valuable assets. Recruitment is not one‑size‑fits‑all and we're happy to tailor our hiring process to better meet the needs of individual applicants. Please email recruitment@isla.health with any requests for support. Using AI tools for your application Most of our roles include several questions as part of the application process. AI tools such as ChatGPT might be useful in structuring or proof‑reading your cover letter or your application answers. We encourage you to do your own research though to fully understand the company and the role you are applying to as you will be asked questions during any interview. Generic AI‑generated answers are also really obvious. We'd like to get an idea of how you think early in the process; you should also make sure Isla is the right fit for you before you apply. Make AI tools work for you, not against you! #J-18808-Ljbffr
