Software Engineer (Backend) - London

Teton.ai
London, United Kingdom
On-site

Who this role is best for

Strong fit for backend engineers who build and operate large-scale distributed systems and thrive in a high-agency, collaborative team environment.

Best fit for

  • Backend engineers with experience in real-time data pipelines and event-driven architectures
    — “Designing reliable real-time data pipelines”
  • Candidates who have operated production infrastructure with high reliability requirements
    — “Operating production infrastructure with strong reliability requirements”
  • Individuals who are comfortable with cloud deployment and high-throughput API scaling
    — “Scaling APIs and services handling high-throughput workloads”
  • Engineers who value ownership and are driven by tangible impact in healthcare
    — “If you are driven by impact, speed and leveling up, this might be the place for you.”

Things to consider

  • Travel to the US is expected, which may require flexibility in location and time
    — “Expect travel to the US, to meet users and team members.”
  • The role involves working with edge devices and real-time data, requiring attention to system performance and reliability
    — “Reliability, observability, and system performance”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience with real-time data systems and edge communication in your resume
    — “MQTT infrastructure and edge communication”
  • Emphasize your ability to debug complex production issues under pressure
    — “Debugging complex production issues under pressure”
  • Demonstrate your understanding of distributed systems and data ingestion architectures
    — “Building and operating large-scale backend or distributed systems”
  • Mention your interest in healthcare impact and mission-driven work in your interview pitch
    — “Work on software that healthcare workers depend on every day, the impact is tangible and immediate.”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • Scaling core infrastructure
  • Powering critical alerts and workflows
Typical background
Experience in building and operating large-scale backend systemsBackground in healthcare technology

Skills & requirements

Required

Distributed Data Ingestion SystemsReal-time Event PipelinesApis And Backend ServicesDatabases And Storage SystemsMQTT InfrastructureReliability And ObservabilityCloud Infrastructure And Deployment Architecture

Preferred

Ambient SensorsHealthcare Data AnalysisReal-time AlertsOperational Workflows

Stack & domain

Building And Operating Large-scale Backend Or Distributed SystemsDesigning Reliable Real-time Data PipelinesWorking With Event-driven Architectures And Asynchronous SystemsScaling Apis And Services Handling High-throughput WorkloadsOperating Production Infrastructure With Strong Reliability RequirementsDatabase Design And Performance OptimizationCloud Infrastructure And Deployment ToolingDebugging Complex Production Issues Under PressureHealthcare

About the role

Original posting from Teton.ai via Ashby

ABOUT US

Teton is redefining the role of healthcare workers through cutting-edge AI technology and a great product experience. As populations gets older and a shortage in staff, healthcare system is under pressure. Our missions is to decrease the cost of healthcare while improving the quality of care.

Our product enables careteams to intervene, prevent and operator more efficiently. Our ambient sensors in resident rooms captures activity, sleep, respiration, gait and more. These signal used for both react fast to risk events, like falls, and long term health analysis, for care teams to take actions.

Teton is scaling fast, operating in Nordics, UK, DACH and US. Recently raised 20M $$ series A. Expect travel to the US, to meet users and team members.

We focus relentless on product excellence and user experience, deploying solutions at speed that make a tangible difference for cares. We are an aspiring meritocracy biased towards action, striving to always raise the bar. If you are driven by impact, speed and leveling up, this might be the place for you.

If you are looking for a 9-17 job, perform best with structure and struggle dealing with unknowns, this is not for you. We believe close collaboration between a hard working, high agency team enables the fastest and most efficient iteration cycles, helping us build an impactful product that healthcare professionals truly love to use.

THE JOB

We are looking for a strong backend engineer to help scale the core infrastructure powering Teton’s platform.

Our systems ingest and process continuous streams of real-time data from thousands of deployed edge devices across care facilities. These systems power critical alerts and operational workflows used by healthcare staff around the clock.

You will work across:

  • Distributed data ingestion systems
  • Real-time event pipelines
  • APIs and backend services
  • Databases and storage systems
  • MQTT infrastructure and edge communication
  • Reliability, observability, and system performance
  • Cloud infrastructure and deployment architecture

QUALIFICATIONS:

We care more about engineering ability and ownership than specific credentials, but strong candidates will likely have experience with several of the following:

  • Building and operating large-scale backend or distributed systems
  • Designing reliable real-time data pipelines
  • Working with event-driven architectures and asynchronous systems
  • Scaling APIs and services handling high-throughput workloads
  • Operating production infrastructure with strong reliability requirements
  • Database design and performance optimization
  • Cloud infrastructure and deployment tooling
  • Debugging complex production issues under pressure

WHAT WE OFFER

  • Participation in our warrant program (stock options).
  • A small team where your decisions directly shape the product.
  • A Copenhagen-based office with close collaboration, no async-only culture.
  • Work on software that healthcare workers depend on every day, the impact is tangible and immediate.

JOIN OUR TEAM

We're looking for individuals who share our vision and value ownership and entrepreneurship over a conventional job.

At Teton, you'll have the chance to make a real impact with your work.

If you're ready for more than just a job, come aboard and be part of our mission to transform healthcare.

Source: Teton.ai careers (Ashby)

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