Backend Engineer @ Cardo Health

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Barcelona hybrid Until 8/22/2026 First posted March 25, 2025 Last posted March 25, 2025

Job description

Backend Engineer @ Cardo Health

Cardo Health is on a mission to improve the health and wellbeing of millions of people in emerging markets. It has embarked on its journey and has already acquired stakes in ViBe Saúde, Brazil’s leading B2C digital health company, as well as in Kena Health in South Africa. If you are passionate about building the best technology platform that would enable high quality healthcare to millions of people at an affordable price, this position may interest you.

The Backend Engineer is responsible for the system build and functionality. Their role is to integrate the application with all required systems and services and provide clean and easy to use APIs and data streams for the frontend part of the system. Although their work is usually hidden from the user they bear the full responsibility for the application functionality, performance and scalability. They know how to write clean modern APIs, integrate with legacy systems and work with databases.

Responsibilities

Design and develop the business logic and backend systems and services
Work closely with frontend developers to design and develop functional, performing and complete APIs
Ability to produce high-quality, self-documenting code by using test-driven development (TDD) techniques
Build integration and connection to existing systems
Write both unit and integration tests, and develop automation tools for daily tasks
Develop high quality, well documented, and efficient code
Challenge ideas and opinions to avoid pitfalls and inefficient solutions

Requirements

Experience as a backend developer in Node, Typescript, AWS
Experience with database systems, with knowledge of SQL and NoSQL stores (e.g. MySQL, Oracle, MongoDB, Couchbase, etc.)
Ability to write effective unit, integration, and API tests
Nice to have knowledge of immutable infrastructure, infrastructure automation and provisioning tools
Strong understanding of Agile methodologies
Experience as a Developer on a cross-functional agile team preferred
Strong communication skills with ability to communicate complex technical concepts and align organisation on decisions
Sound problem-solving skills with the ability to quickly process complex information and present it clearly and simply
Passionate about technology and excited about the impact of emerging/disruptive technologies
Wants to unleash inner self-starter and work in an environment that fosters entrepreneurial minds
Believes in culture of brutal transparency and trust
Open to learning new ideas outside scope or knowledge

About this role

Summary

Develop backend systems, APIs, and ensure application functionality and performance.

Job title

Backend Engineer

Experience level

3+ years

Industry

healthcare

Location requirements

Barcelona, remote work not allowed

Salary

Not specified

Management role

Skills & keywords

Required skills

backend developmentNodeTypescriptAWSSQLNoSQLMySQLOracleMongoDBCouchbaseunit testsintegration testsAPI testsAgile

Preferred skills

immutable infrastructureinfrastructure automationprovisioning toolscommunicationproblem-solving

Specializations

backendAPIsdatabasesNodeTypescript

Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Barcelona, Spain

On-site City