Senior Software Engineer - Backend AI Native Engineering · Glasgow ·

Simple Online Healthcare; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare technology company in Glasgow is seeking an experienced Senior Software Engineer to focus on backend AI development. In this role, you will join a pioneering engineering team, work in a hybrid setting, and drive the development of core healthcare platform components. Candidates should have expertise in modern languages and cloud systems, with a strong emphasis on collaboration and ownership in their work.

Benefits

33 days paid leave plus additional after service

Extra day off for your birthday

Company share scheme

Bupa Private Healthcare

Enhanced Company pension scheme

Quarterly Team Training and Social Budget

Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Leave

24/7 health support helpline

Qualifications

• Experience in modern languages (TypeScript/Node.js preferred, Python, Java, Go).
• Cloud-native system building experience: Lambdas, ECS/Fargate, API Gateways.
• Strong in CI/CD and automated testing practices.
• Ability to work with generative AI tools.
• Understanding of architecture, clean code, and performance.
• Collaborative working style in high-trust environments.

Responsibilities

• Join the first AI-Engineering team with high ownership.
• Work in a spec-first, AI-native SDLC.
• Build core components for the healthcare platform.
• Own services end-to-end: design, implementation, and observability.
• Elevate engineering standards and help cultivate team culture.

Skills

Experience building production-grade software

Cloud-native systems experience (AWS preferred)

Strong skills in automated testing

Comfortable with generative AI tools

Deep understanding of software fundamentals

Strong ownership mindset

Excellent collaborator

Job description

Senior Software Engineer - Backend AI Native

Location: Glasgow, Hybrid

Salary: £65,000-80,000

About Simple

Simple exists to make personalised healthcare easier to access, understand and act on. Our goal is to remove the friction people face when trying to get the treatments and support they need to feel their best. We’re building a modern, scalable platform from the ground up, powered by AI-native engineering that allows small, senior teams to deliver meaningful impact quickly.

This is a unique opportunity to join at the earliest stage and directly shape Simple’s platform, engineering standards and future technical direction.

What you’ll be doing

• Join one of Simple’s first AI-Engineering teams a lean, senior, high-ownership engineering squad.
• Work in a spec-first, AI-native SDLC: AI generates code, tests, and documentation; you architect, review, integrate, and assure quality.
• Build core components of Simple’s healthcare platform.
• Own services end-to-end: design, implementation, observability, reliability, performance.
• Elevate engineering standards across pods, codify reusable patterns, and help define the golden paths for platform development.
• Help shape the engineering culture as one of the foundational hires, mentoring, pairing, cross-reviewing and sharing knowledge as we grow.

What we’re looking for

Essential

• Experience building production-grade software in modern languages (TypeScript/Node.js (Preferred), Python, Java, Go – any strong engineering foundation is fine).
• Experience building cloud-native systems (AWS preferred): Lambdas, ECS/Fargate, API Gateways, serverless or containerised architectures.
• Strong skills in automated testing, CI/CD, and modern practices.
• Comfortable working with generative AI tools (or strong willingness to adopt them) to accelerate development.
• Deep understanding of software fundamentals: architecture, clean code, performance, observability, maintainability.
• Strong ownership mindset: you care about outcomes, not just code.
• Excellent collaborator: you work well in small, high-trust environments and you’re comfortable with pairing, knowledge sharing, and cross-pod communication.

Desirable

• Experience in healthcare, digital services, patient journeys or regulated environments (not required).
• Full-stack experience: Comfortable working across the stack using React/Next.js when required, though core strengths are backend, cloud-native systems and platform architecture.
• Experience building scalable platforms, reusable components, or high-leverage engineering systems.
• Curiosity about AI-native development and excitement about being part of an early shift in engineering.

Interview Process

• Intro call – meet Talent & understand your motivations.
• Technical interview – architecture discussion, pairing, AI‑workflow exercise.
• Final interview – culture, ownership, leadership behaviours.

Sponsorship

We are unable to offer sponsorship for this position. All applicants must have the right to work in the UK at the time of application.

Benefits

• 33 days (Inclusive of Bank Holidays) + 1 day after 2 years of service, up to 5 extra days
• Extra day off for your birthday
• Company share scheme
• Bupa Private Healthcare
• Income Protection
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• My Gym Discounts
• Enhanced Company pension scheme
• Quarterly Team Training and Social Budget
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Leave
• Rewarding bonus incentive scheme
• 24/7 helpline for physical and mental health support, counselling, and other wellbeing resources.
• Love2Shop Discount
• Hybrid working
• Fresh fruit
• A free coffee machine

About Simple Online Healthcare

Founded in 2015, we started off as a small pharmacy with big dreams. Today, we are trusted by over 3000 patients per day, making sure they receive their medication safely and on time. We’re always on the lookout for talent. If you’re passionate about helping make lives easier, we’d love to hear from you.

Join us on our journey to create affordable health solutions. Apply today to be part of a team that values growth, collaboration, and the simplification of healthcare. Your journey towards creating impactful experiences in the healthcare industry starts here.

Ready to make a difference? Apply now!

Simple Online Healthcare is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.