Backend Engineer (Remote)

Virtusan is a digital health startup, on a mission to simplify healthy habit-building. Our app empowers individuals to take control of their well-being by providing actionable tools and seamless access to personalized health data and insights.

Tasks

As a Backend Engineer, you’ll work in our core product team to help build a responsive, fast, and easy-to-use digital health app.

Our app hosts a collection of digital tools—called "practices"—that users can mix and match to build a healthier routine. They range from meditation practices to help users sleep better, a breathing exercise to de-stress, and various trackers to help improve performance and physical health. You'll get to improve our existing practices and create new features based on the scientific teachings of our advisory board.

Main responsibilities:

• Design and implement scalable and robust backend services using Spring MVC and Kotlin.
• Develop and maintain an efficient database using PostgreSQL.
• Ensure seamless data integration and communication between the frontend and backend components.
• Collaborate with a cross-functional product, engineering, and design team to prioritize features and ensure seamless user experiences.
• Participate in code reviews and provide constructive feedback to team members.
• Stay up-to-date with emerging technologies and industry trends in the digital health space.

Requirements

• Proven experience as a Backend Engineer.

• Strong proficiency in Kotlin and the Spring MVC / Spring Boot framework (or similar technologies).

• Experience with PostgreSQL or similar relational database systems.

• Familiarity with our tech stack is a plus, including:

• Firebase

• RevenueCat

• Sentry

• Mailgun

• Cloudinary

• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills.

• Bonus: Experience working on consumer-facing products and interest in the digital health space.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Fully remote position (from anywhere in the world)
• Free access to the Virtusan App for friends and family
• Flexible working hours
• Free access to mental well-being support—we’re a digital health product, after all 😉

The Virtusan App has helped hundreds of thousands of users sleep better at night, wake up with peace of mind, and perform at their best. As our new Backend Engineer, you will be at the forefront of developing that product to make it happen.