Software Engineer at HealthX Africa

About the Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated software engineer to join our team. You will help design and build features for our telehealth and pharmacy platforms, working with modern technologies and collaborative teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and build features for telehealth and pharmacy platforms
• Write and maintain backend services in Golang and Python
• Collaborate with designers and senior engineers to bring new ideas to life
• Integrate APIs for payments, logistics, identity verification, and telehealth tools
• Work on dashboards and user-facing tools for patients, clinicians, and operations teams
• Test, debug, and improve system performance and reliability
• Follow best practices in cloud-based deployments, observability, and secure development

Required Qualifications

• 2–4 years of experience in software development with real-world projects or contributions
• A degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience through real projects
• Experience with Python, Golang (preferred), or both, with strong willingness to learn other languages quickly
• Solid understanding of backend development, APIs, databases, and distributed systems architecture
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and containerization (Docker)
• Strong understanding of relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB) and NoSQL databases
• Experience with caching technologies such as Redis

Key Competencies

• Ability to write and explain clean, readable code with willingness to improve through reviews and mentorship
• Curiosity, creativity, and proactive problem-solving from first principles
• Comfort using AI tools (Claude, Cursor, Copilot) to accelerate productivity, learning, and development
• Ability to think clearly in systems before tools—this will be tested