Backend Django Engineer
We are looking for a motivated, mission-aligned engineer who can help drive our impact-oriented vision and join a great team of technology professionals. Our team puts customer-centricity, collaboration and communication at the centre of our culture: we welcome technical experts, who deeply care about user-needs and put positive outcomes as the key priority of their daily work.
We work with Scrum, the team entirely owns the process, drives improvements and shapes our day to day together.
Our platform is built with Django, Next.js and PostgreSQL. It runs on AWS, which we manage with Terraform.
Our backend engineer joins this team and carries out these day to day activities after the onboarding period:
- Collaborate with our Product Manager, Designer, and Engineers to shape the backend services/APIs that power our frontend use cases.
- Develop APIs and backend services for frontend consumption.
- Liaise with our Data Engineering function to ensure proper data replication for BI purposes and accurate data modeling.
- Improve our DevOps and CI/CD solutions, actively optimizing our deployment processes.
- Collaborate in managing our infrastructure (Terraform + AWS), provision instances as needed, and work with the team to ensure alignment and continuous improvement.
- Monitor the performance of our services and intervene as necessary.
- Actively implement improvements from retrospectives, driving impactful changes in how we work.
- Participate in architectural discussions and propose ideas on how to leverage opportunities with other teams, such as Data Engineering and AI.
- Occasionally contribute to improving our corporate website (www.axmed.com).
We invite candidates with strong full stack development experience, a passion for user-centric design, and a commitment to the continuous improvement of our platform to apply for this role. Your expertise and bold decisions will play a pivotal role in shaping our digital ecosystem and delivering outstanding experiences to our customers.
Languages: Excellent command of the English language is a requirement.
What is in it for you?
At Axmed, we believe in creating a supportive and rewarding environment where our team can thrive. Here’s what we offer:
- Unlimited PTO: Take the time you need to recharge and maintain work-life balance.
- Monthly wellness allowance: Prioritize your health and well-being with extra support.
- Paid parental leave: Time off to bond with your new family member without any added stress.
- Flexible working hours: Enjoy the freedom to structure your workday in a way that suits your lifestyle.
- Annual off-site retreats: Connect with the team and build lasting relationships during our company retreats.
- Fully remote work: Work from anywhere in the world and join our distributed team.
- The opportunity to make a difference: Be part of a mission-driven company working to improve healthcare equity.
- Competitive salaries: We offer a compensation package that reflects your skills and experience.
- Plenty of room for growth: We believe in nurturing talent and offering opportunities for professional development and advancement.
About Axmed
Our Vision
We believe in a world where everyone, regardless of their country’s wealth or frontiers, enjoys access to medicines and healthcare when they need it.
Our Mission
We work tirelessly to remove access barriers faced by patients and caregivers across Low and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) when seeking quality medicines and quality healthcare.
Who We Are: Bridging Continents, Bringing Health
Imagine a world where critical medicines are within reach, affordable, and synonymous with quality, no matter where you are. That's the world we're building with our unique, demand-aggregation model that unites healthcare providers across LMICs. At the heart of our identity is a single, resolute commitment: to build a future where geography and income never stand between any individual and life-saving medicines. Our platform isn't merely a space for transactions, we unlock affordable access to medicines by aggregating demand across healthcare providers. We also help manufacturers build a sustainable and reliable global access strategy.
Our business focuses on low- and middle-income countries and strengthens the purchasing power of these markets to ensure the supply of cost-effective, high-quality medicines. We partner exclusively with authorized, high-quality pharmaceutical companies and certified caregivers to accelerate sustainable access to medicines.
- Department
- Technology
- Locations
- Madrid, Spain, Spain, Remote
About Axmed
At Axmed, we foster a collaborative environment that empowers individuals to excel and make a meaningful impact. Our team is dedicated to pioneering breakthroughs that transform lives, and increase access to pharmaceutical products across LMICs. Join us in our mission to redefine healthcare solutions, where your passion meets purpose.
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