At Ficus Health we’re building for the hospital of the future. Using the latest innovations in artificial intelligence, we craft tools that empower doctors to focus on what matters most and spend more time with their patients.

Just emerging out of stealth mode and part of the Merantix AI campus in Berlin, we’re ready to embark on the exciting journey ahead of us, and we’re looking for more team members to join us! We are ​looking for a Senior Software Engineer ​as soon as possible.

As a Senior Software Engineer, you’ll join a small team of seasoned experts, building our systems from the ground up. You’ll be able to shape the team and its culture, and take on responsibility from day one

Key Responsibilities

• Discover and deliver our product in collaboration with the CTO and the product managers
• Design, develop, deploy and operate our frontend & backend applications
• Integrate & refine cutting-edge speech-to-text and large language AI models
• Be involved in architectural and infrastructure decision-making

Required

• Proven track record of building successful web applications (frontend and backend)
• Senior level experience with React/Next.js
• Solid understanding of at least one Python-based backend framework (Django, FastAPI, Flask)
• Solid DevOps and infrastructure knowledge (Terraform, Docker, AWS)
• Experience with working in a highly dynamic early-stage startup
• Pragmatic, hands-on mentality
• Willingness to learn and experiment
• Eagerness to leverage AI tooling for your own dev work
• Strong communication skills

Nice to have

• Experience with speech-to-text models
• Experience with deploying and integrating LLMs (managed service & self-hosting)
• MLOps experience
• Knowledge of Mobile app development, in particular using Flutter

• Build a cutting-edge product from scratch
• Have real impact with your work on the workflows in healthcare
• Fast-paced, dynamic environment with lots of growth opportunities
• Invaluable network of AI experts on the Merantix AI Campus Berlin
• Hybrid working model
• Competitive compensation package, including 26 days of paid vacation

We are an equal-opportunity employer and value diversity. We consider all applications equally regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or gender identity. We strongly encourage individuals from groups traditionally underrepresented in tech to apply, and we can help with immigration.