Senior Software Engineer (AI Native)
Senior engineer joining a lean squad at an online healthcare/pharmacy company, owning services end to end on AWS (Lambda, ECS/Fargate, serverless) in TypeScript/Node.js (or Python/Java) — AI generates much of the code while you architect, review, and assure quality. £65k–£80k, Glasgow hybrid/remote, no visa sponsorship.
- Compensation
- £65K–£80K / yr
- Location
- Glasgow, GB
- Work setup
- Hybrid
- Seniority
- Senior
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- 2+ years
- Category
- Software engineering
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Production software experience in a modern language — TypeScript/Node.js (preferred), Python, or Java
- Experience building cloud native systems, ideally on AWS (Lambda, ECS/Fargate, API Gateway, serverless/containerised architectures)
- Strong skills in automated testing, CI/CD and modern delivery practices
- Confidence using generative AI tools to accelerate development, or willingness to adopt them
- Deep understanding of software fundamentals: architecture, clean code, performance, observability, maintainability
- Strong ownership mindset — cares about outcomes, not just code
- Excellent collaborator who thrives in small, high-trust teams; comfortable pairing and sharing knowledge
- Right to work in the UK at time of application (no sponsorship offered)
Nice to have
- Experience in healthcare, digital services, patient journeys or regulated environments
- Full stack experience including React or Next.js (core strength is backend, cloud native and platform architecture)
- Experience building scalable platforms, reusable components or high-leverage engineering systems
- Curiosity about AI native development and excitement about early shifts in how engineering gets done
Full description
Senior Software Engineer (AI Native), Glasgow, Hybrid / Remote
Salary: £65,000 to £80,000
Award winning and growing fast
We've had a big year. Simple Online Healthcare was featured in the Financial Times 1000 Fastest-Growing Companies in Europe 2026, the Sunday Times 100 (the UK's fastest-growing companies) for 2026, and the inaugural Sunday Times Scotland Fast 50 for 2026. We also won the Fast Growth Business award at the inaugural Scottish Business of the Year awards. None of that happens without the right people, which is where you come in.
Every patient journey we fix starts with a service someone has to design, build and keep running. You'll take that work from first spec to production, owning the architecture, the observability and the reliability as you go. The standards you set now will be the ones every future engineer inherits, and few senior roles give you that much say over how a healthcare platform is built from the ground up.
What you'll be doing
- Join a lean, senior engineering squad and own services end to end, from design through to production.
- Work spec first. AI generates the code, tests and documentation, and you architect, review, integrate and assure the quality of what ships.
- Build the core components of Simple's healthcare platform, with the observability, reliability and performance to back them up.
- Codify reusable patterns and help define the golden paths that every pod will follow.
- Shape our engineering culture through mentoring, pairing, reviewing each other's work and sharing what you learn as the team grows.
What we're looking for
Essential
- Experience building production software in a modern language such as TypeScript and Node.js (preferred), Python or Java. A strong engineering foundation in any of these is enough.
- Experience building cloud native systems, ideally on AWS, using Lambda, ECS/Fargate, API Gateway, or serverless and containerised architectures.
- Strong skills in automated testing, CI/CD and modern delivery practices.
- Confidence using generative AI tools to accelerate development, or a clear willingness to adopt them.
- A deep understanding of software fundamentals, including architecture, clean code, performance, observability and maintainability.
- A strong ownership mindset. You care about outcomes, not just code.
- An excellent collaborator who thrives in small, high trust teams and is comfortable pairing, sharing knowledge and communicating across pods.
Desirable
- Experience in healthcare, digital services, patient journeys or regulated environments.