Full Stack Engineer

Position: Mid-Level Full Stack Engineer (Backend-Focused)

Reporting to: Engineering Lead

Contract type: Full time, Permanent, Flexi remote

About Cera:

Cera is currently listed as one of the top 5 fastest growing health technology companies in the UK and now Europe.

Cera is growing fast. We’re at a pivotal point in our growth. Our app proactively tracks and monitors the health of our customers, enabling families and medical professionals to have visibility of changes in health and well-being status. Using AI to predict potential health concerns, we’re able to help our customers avoid unnecessary hospital visits, whilst protecting vital NHS resources. Our vision is to empower people to live their best lives, in their own home, through the use of smart, AI based technology, professional care and support. Joining Cera, you are contributing to making this vision a reality.

The role:

As a Full Stack Engineer at Cera, you’ll help build and improve the tools that support our carers and customers. You’ll play a key role in developing scalable, user-focused solutions that enhance the delivery of care.

You'll join our Scheduling Engineering team (with team members based around UK & Europe) alongside other engineers, product manager & designer. This requires a deep knowledge of our processes and a passion for using technology and people to improve them. Your work will have a huge impact on the way that care is experienced.

Responsibilities:

• Develop scalable, reusable, and high-performance backend features and APIs
• Collaborate closely with engineers, product managers, and designers
• Write robust unit and integration tests (using Gherkin/SpecFlow)
• Improve the codebase’s architecture, reliability, and testability
• Contribute to system design and technical discussions
• Support full-stack development efforts when needed

This is a great opportunity to grow your career while making a meaningful impact. You'll work with a supportive, experienced team on products that truly make a difference in people’s lives.

What we’re looking for:

You thrive in mission-driven organizations, working with collaborative teams who are passionate about utilising technology and building products to better the world around us. You are a strong communicator who is able to express their thoughts and ideas during meetings but also open to other points of view.

This role will be primarily backend-focused however previous experience in modern javascript frameworks & a willingness to work across the stack is preferred.

● 2–3 years of experience in software engineering

● Strong proficiency in C#, .NET Core 3.1+

● Experience building production-grade backend systems

● Solid understanding of relational (MySQL, PostgreSQL) and NoSQL (e.g., DynamoDB) databases

● Proficiency in modern JavaScript and TypeScript; experience with React preferred

● Comfortable working across the full stack

● Supporting your code by writing unit tests and integration tests utilizing Gherkin/SpecFlow

● Experience with cloud platforms (AWS or GCP)

● Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (e.g. Terraform) is a plus

● Working in agile environments

What we offer:

● We offer flexible working hours and remote working arrangements.

● 25 days holiday + your birthday off on top of bank holidays

● Mobile phone, laptop and full remote IT package setup to work remotely.

● Company pension scheme

● Training and development for your role and future career development

● Competitive salary with long term employee schemes

● Lifeworks discount platform and Employee Assistance Programme

● Refer a Friend scheme

● Service awards

● Recognition awards

Life at Cera:

We champion diversity, inclusion and well-being to create a workplace where you value yourself and feel proud of who you are. We believe in a world where you have the freedom to explore and express yourself without judgement, no matter who you are or where you’re from. Where individuality is a source of confidence, because difference makes the world a better place. People from cultural or gender diverse backgrounds, women and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Our team is made up of academics, innovators, start-up accelerators and care experts, all connected by a vision to build a better future for care through the combination of best-in-class carers, empowered by technology.

You have the opportunity to join a purpose-driven company at the tipping point of transformation. You’ll play a key part in the evolution of Cera and make a real impact, now and in the future.

The COVID-19 pandemic has seen everybody at Cera shift to remote working. We are currently introducing a hybrid working model for specific roles. This is something we will continually review in conjunction with the changing restrictions in each of our locations. Ultimately we trust our colleagues to get the work done wherever suits them best, let us know your preferred way of working.