Product Engineer (Fullstack with front-end focus) in Manchester

We’re an early-stage digital health company building Melo — a clinician-led SaaS platform used in hospitals and specialist care settings to improve assessment, decision-making, and care planning for people with complex neurological, behavioural, and mental health needs. Melo sits at the intersection of clinical practice, data, AI, and real-world workflows. The platform is already live across multiple UK hospitals, used daily by clinicians, and continuing to scale. As usage grows, so does the importance of product quality, usability, and technical consistency. We care deeply about how we build things: respect for users, evidence over hype, and systems that are reliable, secure, and understandable. We value clarity over ceremony and expect people to think critically about the product they’re building.

We are an equal opportunities employer and value diversity at Decently. We do not discriminate on the basis of religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability status. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse workplace where everyone can do their best work.

We’re looking for a Product Engineer with a strong frontend focus to help build and improve Melo’s clinician-facing platform. This is a hands‑on, mid-level role reporting into our Lead Engineer, who owns overall architecture and engineering direction. You’ll contribute across the stack, but your primary focus will be on building high‑quality React interfaces and product features that clinicians rely on every day. You’ll work closely with Product, Design, and clinical users — translating real-world workflows into clear, usable software. This is a role for someone who enjoys building product, improving UX, and shipping features that make a tangible difference. This is not a narrow “ticket factory” role. We want engineers who understand what they’re building and why, and who take pride in the quality of the product they ship.

What you’ll be responsible for:

• Building and improving Melo’s frontend using React, with a strong focus on usability, clarity, and performance.
• Translating product and design concepts into intuitive, accessible clinician-facing interfaces.
• Improving existing UI patterns and helping evolve the frontend architecture as the product grows.
• Taking features from idea → implementation → release, working closely with Product and Design.
• Working across the stack.
• Contributing to backend development in Laravel, working with APIs and data models as needed to deliver complete features.
• Writing maintainable, well‑tested code that supports a reliable production system.
• Collaborating with the Lead Engineer on technical approaches and implementation decisions.

Quality & reliability

• Caring about product quality, not just speed — including testing, review, and thoughtful implementation.
• Being mindful of performance, data integrity, and reliability in a healthcare setting.
• Helping ensure changes are safe, understandable, and easy to support.

AI & LLM‑enabled features

• Contributing to Melo’s AI‑enabled features, including UI and workflow integration.
• Working with existing LLM integrations (e.g. Amazon Bedrock) under the guidance of the Lead Engineer.
• Helping improve how AI outputs are presented, understood, and refined based on clinical feedback.
• Working closely with engineers, product managers, designers, and clinicians.
• Communicating clearly about implementation choices and trade‑offs.
• Developing your skills over time, with support from more experienced engineers.

Ways of working

We work hybrid, with an expectation of spending 1–2 days per week together in central Manchester. We believe time together matters — for collaboration, shared understanding, and building strong technical and product culture. Equally, we value focused, deep work and flexibility, and expect team members to be comfortable working remotely when that’s the best way to think and build. In short: time together when it counts, space apart when it helps.

About you

You’re a product‑minded engineer who enjoys building real features used by real people. You care about quality and clarity, but you’re pragmatic. You’re comfortable working with some ambiguity, asking questions when needed, and taking responsibility for the things you build. You enjoy collaborating with designers and product managers, and you want to keep improving your technical skills over time. You don’t need to know everything — but you should be curious, thoughtful, and motivated to learn.

Your experience

• 2–5+ years professional experience as a software engineer or developer.
• Strong experience building modern frontend applications using React (or a similar framework).
• Comfortable working with APIs and backend services as part of a full‑stack product.
• Experience collaborating with Product and Design in a product‑led team.
• Ability to write clear, maintainable code and ship production features.

Desirable but not essential

• Experience with Laravel (PHP) or similar backend frameworks.
• Experience deploying or supporting production systems in cloud environments.
• Hands‑on experience integrating LLM APIs (e.g. Amazon Bedrock, Claude, OpenAI) into real products.
• Experience working in early‑stage startups or small product teams.

Nice to have

• Experience in healthcare, digital health, or other regulated environments.
• Experience working with data-heavy or analytics‑driven products.
• Familiarity with evaluating or iterating on AI‑generated outputs.
• Exposure to CI/CD pipelines, testing strategies, or observability tooling.

Who this role is not for

This role is not a good fit if you:

• Prefer narrowly defined tasks with little product context or ownership.
• Want to work fully remotely with no in‑person collaboration.
• Are only interested in backend or infrastructure work with minimal frontend involvement.

Salary & benefits

Specifics to be discussed as part of a package: Competitive salary (£35k–£50k, depending on experience). Hybrid working with regular time together in central Manchester. Generous holiday allowance, including your birthday off. £500 annual wellbeing & personal development budget. New laptop and home‑working setup support. Regular team sessions and a genuine opportunity to shape both the product and the company as it grows.

Why this role matters

Melo already works. The challenge now is improving product quality, usability, and consistency as usage and expectations grow. This role exists to strengthen the frontend experience clinicians interact with every day, while contributing to a platform that must be reliable, safe, and trusted. You’ll help shape how Melo feels to use — and how it continues to evolve as part of a small, focused engineering team.