About Birdie Birdie's home healthcare platform enabled a remarkable 30 million care visits in 2023. Through its innovative technology, Birdie is modernising home healthcare, with support from key investors; We aim to unlock the potential of preventative, personalised, and proactive home healthcare, leveraging the abundance of relevant data to shift from a broadly reactive approach to being more predictive and intelligent. Our goal is simple yet profound: to enable older adults to lead longer, healthier lives in the comfort and familiarity of their own homes. Join us at Birdie as we continue to push the boundaries of what's possible in home healthcare, building scalable, reliable systems that make a real difference. As a Golang engineer you'll: Design and create automated tests at all levels of the testing pyramid; Optimise code for performance and scalability, ensuring our systems can handle the ever-growing volume of data; Execute in an agile engineering environment, in focused cross functional teams, using agile methodologies and culture of continuous improvement; Maintain code quality and drive improvements across Birdie, collaborating to continuously improve our products and services; Is passionate about writing clean, concise, well-tested code and is a pragmatic problem-solver; Has a keen product mindset, understanding user needs and driving innovation to enhance the overall user experience; Have knowledge of Relational databases ; Have knowledge of automated testing; Nice to have: proficiency with NodeJS and Typescript ; React and related tech (Tanstack Query, Redux…) ; React Native and related tech (Redux-saga, offline-first...). Compensation We also grant generous stock options to any permanent employee at the end of the probation period. We organise regular in-person events and online socials to make sure you can meet up with peers. Birdie does not currently support any visa applications and therefore we do require permanent right to work in the UK. continuous coaching within the team and with external experts. Work From Home budget Making your workspace comfortable is important to us, you’ll have access to a WFH equipment budget to ensure you have what you need. Paid time off We offer 33 days of holiday (inclusive of bank holidays) and close between Christmas and New Years outside of this. We also support you in celebrating the big moments, all Birdies get an extra “Birthday” day off and can choose to take it at any point in the year. Sabbaticals After 4 years you can choose to take a sabbatical of up to 3 months. ⚕️ Private health insurance & Gym and wellbeing discounts Comprehensive health insurance with AXA that covers many physical and mental health costs. Gym discounts and numerous other wellbeing perks via Happl. Cycle to work scheme Birdie will buy a bike up-front and you can salary sacrifice to pay-off over the next 12-36 months Parental Leave Highly favourable parental leave policy; once you have spent twelve consecutive months on our payroll, primary caregivers are entitled to 26 weeks of parental leave at 100% of your usual salary and secondary caregivers are entitled to 12 weeks of parental leave, at 100% of your usual salary. Birdie recognises the emotional and physical challenges of fertility treatment and investigations, and supports all Birdies by offering 5 additional paid days of leave. Employer pension contribution Birdie contributes 4% of your salary to your pension when you contribute 5% (UK Birdies) ⛷ Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging At Birdie, we're committed to creating an environment that promotes diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging. It's essential to us that you’re able to bring your authentic self to work every single day, no matter your age, ethnicity, religion, citizenship, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability status, caring responsibilities, neurodiversity, or otherwise and all applicants will be considered for employment without attention to these aspects.
Senior Engineer - Software Engineering (Contract) in London employer: Birdie
At Birdie, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer, offering a vibrant work culture that fosters collaboration and innovation in the heart of London. Our commitment to employee growth is evident through comprehensive training programs and opportunities to engage with the healthcare sector, making your role as a Sales Development Representative not just a job, but a meaningful career path that contributes to improving lives across the UK.
