Senior Software Engineer, Cara Care

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience, ideally across backend
• Strong backend development skills using any modern established language (Python, Go, Node.js, Java, PHP). Our stack includes Python, Django, PostgreSQL
• Good understanding of distributed systems and service oriented architecture
• Strong understanding of Containers, Kubernetes ecosystem. Familiarity with cloud native architecture and the cloud native landscape
• Familiarity with Google Cloud Platform and its core services (or any other major cloud provider AWS, Azure...etc)
• Strong Linux system administration capabilities. Strong familiarity with self hosting, setting up and managing and securing bare linux cloud instances
• Basic familiarity with monitoring and observability concepts. Familiarity with Prometheus, Loki and Grafana stack is a huge plus
• Solid understanding of relational databases (Postgresql, Mysql, ..etc)
• Curiosity, pragmatism, and a drive to continuously improve both product and platform

Desirable

• Cara Care, a digital health company backed by Bayer AG, is on a mission to improve people’s digestive health through technology. As we expand our product portfolio and modernize our platform, we’re looking for a versatile, pragmatic, and forward-thinking Senior Software Engineer (m/f/x) to join us immediately to help shape the future of digital therapeutics
• You’ll join a cross-functional product team with high ownership, lean processes, and a clear focus: deliver real impact to patients. We’re looking for someone who thrives on solving real-world problems with code, is technology-open, and knows when to build fast and when to build right
• Design, develop, and operate scalable software components across our stack – from backend APIs to patient-facing mobile and web applications
• Collaborate with Product, Design, and Medical to explore, define, and deliver new product features and improve our current platform
• Drive technical excellence in architecture, code quality, and security – particularly as we operate under healthcare regulations (ISO 62304, TR-03161, MDR)
• Contribute to a platform that powers multiple regulated digital health products across indications like IBS, GERD, and upcoming expansions
• Mentor other developers and help raise the technical bar across the team