Lead Software Engineer

Andersen is seeking a Lead Software Engineer for a project developing healthcare technology solutions that improve operational efficiency, collaboration, and clinical workflows. 

The customer is a technology company that develops digital solutions aimed at improving operational efficiency, workforce readiness, and knowledge sharing within organizations. Its products combine learning, process support, and workflow optimization capabilities, helping teams access critical information, follow standardized procedures, and perform their daily tasks more effectively. 

The project is focused on enhancing a healthcare workflow platform by integrating operating room scheduling data from hospital systems and delivering real-time information to clinical teams. It aims to improve operational efficiency, clinical preparedness, and collaboration through seamless integration with healthcare and medical device ecosystems.  

Responsibilities: 

• Designing, developing and maintaining backend services and APIs within a distributed cloud architecture. 

• Owning the technical vision and direction of backend services, ensuring scalability, reliability, and maintainability. 

• Leading architecture and design decisions, aligning with platform goals and clinical constraints. 

• Integrating HL7-based hospital schedule feeds into the Incision platform. 

• Ensuring high availability, performance, and data consistency in real-time clinical environments. 

• Taking full end-to-end ownership of services in production (monitoring, alerting, incident response, RCA, improvements). 

• Driving engineering excellence by establishing best practices, coding standards, and review processes. 

• Leading code reviews and technical discussions, setting quality benchmarks across the team. 

• Mentoring and supporting engineers, providing technical guidance and feedback. 

• Acting as a primary technical interface with Incision stakeholders. 

• Translating business and product requirements into scalable technical solutions and execution plans. 

• Proactively identifying risks, bottlenecks, and dependencies, and driving mitigation strategies. 

• Balancing hands-on contribution with leadership responsibilities in an embedded team setup. 

• Contributing to long-term platform evolution and architectural roadmap.  

Must-haves: 

• Strong hands-on experience with Node.js / TypeScript for 7+ years. 

• Proven experience as a Lead Engineer or owning complex backend domains. 

• Strong expertise in system design, distributed systems, and cloud-native architectures. 

• Practical knowledge of NestJS framework. 

• Solid experience with AWS Serverless (Lambda, API Gateway, etc.). 

• Experience with NoSQL databases (DocumentDB, DynamoDB, or similar). 

• Experience delivering and scaling production-critical systems. 

• Strong ownership mentality with accountability for reliability and performance. 

• Experience mentoring engineers and driving technical alignment. 

• Ability to work in ambiguous environments and lead initiatives independently. 

• Strong communication skills and ability to interact directly with stakeholders. 

• Level of English – from Upper-Intermediate and above. 

Nice-to-haves: 

• Experience with DynamoDB. 

• Exposure to HL7 or healthcare data standards. 

• Background in healthcare / medtech domain. 

Reasons why this job would be interesting to you: 

• Andersen cooperates with such companies as Siemens, Johnson & Johnson, AstraZeneca, BNP Paribas, Allianz, Ryanair, TUI, Verivox, Media Markt, etc.. 

• For the past four years, our company has been growing annually by 60–100%, and we constantly involve top-notch specialists in our team. 

• Andersen has mentoring and adaptation systems for new employees, and transparent performance review and assessment systems will allow you to determine your development path and plan your growth. 

• The most important thing that we value in our employees is a commitment to continuous learning. The company supports them in this and gives them access to the best educational platforms, seminars, and practices. In addition, for over 19 years, Andersen has assembled a huge knowledge base and established a robust resource management institution. 

• We have been strengthening our expertise since 2007. During this time, we have formed excellent teams with streamlined processes, where you can learn something new from your colleagues every day and enjoy your work. 

• We are a cool young team of like-minded people communicating informally. 

• You'll have a stable and competitive salary and an extensive benefits package. 

• At Andersen, we have many different ways to grow. You can improve as a specialist or a manager, and all your activities will be decently rewarded. 

Join us! 

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