Senior Backend Software Engineer, HeliosX

Java

Salary not provided

+ Equity

Java

Spring

MVC

Senior and Expert level

London

1-2 days a week in office

Profitable HealthTech, multiple sites delivering medicine and skincare to users in US + UK

Be an early applicant

Profitable HealthTech, multiple sites delivering medicine and skincare to users in US + UK

501-1000 employees

HealthcareB2CPersonal healthMencareD2CBeautyWellbeingeCommerceMedTechProduct

Be an early applicant

Salary not provided

+ Equity

Java

Spring

MVC

Senior and Expert level

London

1-2 days a week in office

501-1000 employees

HealthcareB2CPersonal healthMencareD2CBeautyWellbeingeCommerceMedTechProduct

Company mission

Creating a more confident world, where everyone can take control of their health to lead happier and healthier lives.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

Bachelor’s degree or higher in computer science or a related subject
Strong knowledge of Java and the JVM ecosystem with tools such as Spring MVC/Boot and JPA
A good understanding of how to design and architect backend systems
A pragmatic mindset with a bias to action - you know both what good looks like, and that working is better than perfect, and can walk a line between the two
Interpersonal and communication skills that enable you to explain complex topics to people and audiences from different backgrounds
Comfortable with the amount of change, delivery focus, and ambiguity associated with a company that is rapidly scaling and disrupting existing markets. #LI-Hybrid

What the job involves

We are looking for talented and experienced Senior Software Engineers to work on our range of successful eCommerce sites and help sustain our trajectory of rapid growth
We operate in an Agile way and encourage innovative thinking in everything we do
Every member of our development team has a significant impact on our products
We are constantly looking for ways to improve our systems and architecture to ensure we have a system that is reliable, performant and flexible for future change
You'll design, implement and test new features, experiments, or flows
Partner with our product and design teams. Help them explore and prototype new product ideas, clarify requirements, and understand the technical options available for achieving our business objectives and delighting our users
Act as a subject matter expert regarding build tools, code, unit tests, and frameworks
Maintain and improve the codebase; recognise duplication, apply SOLID principles, and pragmatically address technical debt as the opportunity or need arises
Mentor other engineers in your areas of expertise
Help to continuously improve our processes, practices and architecture
Help build a great engineering culture with your engineering colleagues across the company

Salary benchmarks

Our take

Generally speaking, the healthcare sector is slow to adopt new technologies. HeliosX bucks the trend, having been founded in 2013 to provide quicker, convenient access to medications through the use of cutting-edge tech.

HeliosX aims to improve the quality, accessibility and affordability of healthcare across the UK, US and Europe. With millions of customers worldwide, it operates across the medical, dermatology, and nutritional supplement sectors through its top-selling brands and products - Dermatica (personalised skincare brand), MedExpress (telepharmacy), Levity (prescription weight loss), ZipHealth (online medical consultations & pharmacy) and its men's health brand, RocketRx.

HeliosX has seen its global revenue rocket from £60m to £180m between 2023 and 2024. This growth is impressive for a company that has had no external funding, and it aims to accelerate its expansion in 2025 by moving into new territories.

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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

Strong hiring activity

62% female employees

34% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (4.4)

Trustpilot (4.4)

Company

Employee endorsements

Team energy

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Company benefits

Monthly Socials
Health Insurance
Gym discount
Flexible working
£1,000 Annual Learning and Development budget
Audible Subscription
Pension Contribution
25 days holiday + UK Bank holidays
Free HeliosX Products

Company values

Build Team Excellence
Putting Customers First
Today Not Tomorrow
Thinking Differently
Act Like an Owner
Keep it Simple
Do More With Less
Communicate Candidly

Company HQ

London, UK

Articles

The Hard Truth About Online Skincare Prescription Services

Leadership

Dwayne D'Souza

(Founder & Chairman of the Board)

After graduating from the University of Cambridge and gaining experience as a Software Engineer and later in Algorithmic Trading, Dwayne founded HeliosX in 2013.

Stuart Peak

(CEO)

Previously HeliosX's VP of Operations. Also worked at The Cambridge Code as an Operations Director, was a Strategy Consultant at PwC and an Operations Director at Oviva.

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