Full-Stack Software Engineer, ProblemShared
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Online therapy platform
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Online therapy platform
201-500 employees
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201-500 employees
Company mission
ProblemShared's mission is to continually evolve and advance the provision of mind health and neurodevelopmental care, treatment and support.
Role
Who you are
- 4+ years of demonstrable experience in full-stack web development, with a strong portfolio showcasing technical execution and deployment of production systems
- Strong proficiency in Python or TypeScript with a deep understanding of asynchronous programming and application performance
- Proven experience with Python web frameworks such as Flask
- Solid experience with modern TypeScript frameworks like Vue or React, including proficiency in state management and component lifecycle
- Demonstrable ability to implement and integrate with RESTful APIs and service-orientated architectures
- Strong understanding of database performance and management for relational (e.g., PostgreSQL) databases
- Practical expertise with Git, CI/CD pipelines, and best practices for automated testing (e.g. PyTest, Jest, Vitest)
Desirable
- Experience with optimisation and scaling techniques for high-traffic or highly regulated applications
- Hands-on experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure, particularly with managed database services and serverless functions
- Practical experience with Docker and continuous deployment tools to maintain our infrastructure as code
- Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies, comfortable with accurately estimating effort and discussing agreed delivery deadlines
- Excellent technical communication skills, focused on clearly articulating technical blockers, solutions, and architectural trade-offs within the engineering team
- An interest in leveraging new technologies (like LLMs) specifically for internal tools, testing, or code generation to increase engineering efficiency
What the job involves
- Reporting to: CTO
- We are seeking a high-calibre Full-Stack Software Engineer to join our team at a scaling mental-health technology company
- This role is ideal for an experienced engineer who excels at rapid, high-quality technical execution and is ready to take significant ownership of implementation and code quality
- As a Full-Stack Software Engineer, you will be a core implementer across the entire application stack
- You'll translate defined requirements and designs into robust, production-ready code, focusing on delivering features efficiently and maintaining world-class application performance
- You will work within the engineering team to tackle challenging technical problems, ensuring our applications meet high standards of performance, security, and stability
- We are a fully remote company with periodic physical meetups across the UK
- You will therefore need to be comfortable with remote working and have strong communication skills
- Develop, test, and ship well-engineered, full-stack features from end-to-end, based on specifications provided by technical leadership, product managers and designers
- Write clean, efficient, and well-documented code in Python and TypeScript, adhering strictly to architectural patterns and coding standards
- Actively maintain and improve the performance and responsiveness of our applications through code optimisation, effective database queries, and debugging
- Implement robust security and data protection measures to safeguard user data and ensure regulatory compliance (e.g., CQC, GDPR)
- Collaborate primarily with other engineers to scope, estimate, and deliver technical solutions quickly and reliably
- Provide constructive, detailed feedback during code reviews to maintain high quality and consistency across the codebase
- Participate fully in the software development lifecycle, focusing on implementation, deployment, monitoring, and maintaining system reliability
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex production issues across the stack, ensuring high uptime and stability of all web applications
- Stay up-to-date with the latest web development trends and tooling to continuously improve our technical practices
Application process
- Once we review your CV a member of our recruitment team will be in touch to learn more about your experience and motivations
- The next step is to meet with our hiring team who will take you through an interview to allow you to demonstrate your ability and suitability for the role. If successful we will move to an offer of employment and pre-employment checks
Our take
ProblemShared is a new entrant in the field of digital mental health. The company has built an online community of high-quality mental health practitioners, available over a highly secure video consulting platform, to broaden access to mental health services in the UK. The company put emphasis on the quality of the care and is licensed by the Care Quality Commission, the national health regulatory body for England, Wales and Northern Ireland and by Health Improvement Scotland.
ProblemShared are growing rapidly with a very strong, clinically-led team of therapists, psychologists and psychiatrists. The company can diagnose and treat conditions ranging from mild depression and ASD through to complex PTSD.
The company's vision is not only to reach out and help individuals seeking help - ProblemShared also work with universities, therapy practices, and wider businesses to help broaden access to mental health services for their students, clients, and employees.
Kirsty
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Company
Company benefits
- Salary: Competitive with participation in the company equity scheme
- 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Private health insurance from day one for all employees using Vitality, this includes online GP services, London hospitals where required, access to the app and benefits and rewards through healthy living.
- Laptop, monitors and any other necessary work equipment provided
- Fully remote but options to work from serviced offices as and when required. We use a variety of serviced offices throughout the country that meet the needs of those who wish to use them.
Company values
- HUMAN-CENTRIC - Everything we do is focused on improving lives. We embrace the difference in each human being and in doing so, help them to thrive
- EXCELLENCE - We provide exceptional care. Full stop
- INNOVATIVE - …in the way we work, in our service delivery and in the technology that underpins what we do. Throughout our innovation journey, data will be used as a force for good, driving our efforts to provide personalised care
- COLLABORATIVE - We forge meaningful partnerships with like-minded organisations and people to deliver on our vision
- GENEROUS - We share our knowledge, time and resources with the ProblemShared community to create the building blocks for an empowering environment where everyone feels supported
- REFLECTIVE - In the spirit of continuous improvement we always strive to be better today than we were yesterday
Company HQ
Holborn, London, UK
Leadership
Nick Nabarro
(CEO)Previously worked in A&E and Acute Medical Units in hospitals, as well as training to be a GP in Scotland.
Tika Nabarro
(Head of Legal)Previously Lawyer at Allens Arthur Robinson for four years. Also founded Mimmelu in 2006.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at ProblemShared
- As a mind health company, it is our mission to help individuals by assessing and understanding their mind health needs, whether that be mental health therapy or special learning needs. This naturally attracts a number of applicants to roles within ProblemShared who themselves are Neurodivergent and we welcome those skills to help us grow our team and understand our clients better. Our policy is to recruit the best person for the job and that has provided us with a diverse and included workforce at ProblemShared.
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