Senior Backend Developer
myrecovery (formerly msk.ai) is part of the HOPCo group. We are transforming orthopaedic care with our innovative healthcare platform, designed to meet the needs and unlock value for patients, providers and payers.
Our mission is to improve the lives of people living with joint pain by providing seamless access to digital tools and resources that support their treatment journey. We connect clinicians, healthcare providers, payers, universities, and medical device companies to drive innovation, accelerate research, and advance patient outcomes. Through data-driven insights and collaboration, we support more efficient, effective, and value-based musculoskeletal care.
We have a Research & Development team with deep experience of LLMs, Computer Vision and Machine Learning, generating patented technology being productised within the platform. We are experiencing exponential growth in patient and clinician users globally; the NHS, state-wide US hospital networks and global medical device companies.
We’re looking for problem-solvers who are analytical, proactive, and delivery-focused. If you're a self-starter who thrives on collaboration and is passionate about improving patient care, we’d love to hear from you.
We are now seeking a Senior Backend Developer to help us build and scale our backend apps and services. Each time we integrate with a new hospital group, we accelerate the rapid scaling of our patient user numbers - we want people that can help us to solve these scaling challenges, smartly.
We are building something big together. As a start-up we like to roll our sleeves up, whilst at the same time nurturing your individual goals and ambitions. We are looking for problem-solvers who are committed and analytical, keen to learn while always being delivery minded, self-starters for whom everything is possible but the best solution is always the most appropriate one. Above all we want to hire high-energy people that we’ll love working with every day.
What we want you to do:
Work on new product features contributing to architecture and implementation
Refactor existing code and services to support scalability and growth of complexity.
Proactively respond to analytics to ensure our products are robust and meet users’ needs
Take technical ownership of areas of product
What we need:
5+ years of experience writing Backend applications using Python and Django (Rest Framework) or related frameworks, e.g. Flask, FastAPI or similar
Good understanding of ORM (either Django or SQLAlchemy)
Good understanding of Python Unit Testing frameworks and TDD practices
Experience working with Cloud Infrastructure (Ideally AWS)
Good understanding of Git, and CI/CD
Nice-to-haves:
Deeper understanding of SQL
Knowledge of front-end technologies such as Vue or React
Experience with handling sensitive data (e.g. PII)
Salary: Very competitive, depending on experience.
Benefits:
25 days' holiday
Pension contributions, matching up to 5% of full earnings
Annual training budget
Cycle to work scheme
Flexible hybrid working, and home-working set-up allowance
Free eye tests and contribution towards glasses
Enhanced maternity & paternity leave
Company socials
Our office is based in Central London. We are working primarily remotely, but you will be required to work in the office at least weekly (usually Wednesday). You can work at the office on any additional days. We are unlikely to consider candidates who are more than 2 hours from London.
PLEASE NOTE THAT WE CAN ONLY PURSUE AN INTERVIEW PROCESS WITH APPLICANTS ALREADY RESIDENT IN THE UK. IF YOU ARE NOT RESIDENT IN THE UK PLEASE DO NOT APPLY, AS WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PROCESS YOUR APPLICATION.
To apply, please send your full CV and covering email to careers@myrecovery.com with subject “Senior Backend Developer”, and also complete this short application form (takes no more than 30 mins): https://forms.gle/FvypxPN5hYtVNF6z6
