Software Engineer

Overview

In this hands-on role, you design, build and operate production software for the SMART platform, enabling AI-powered triage and patient-facing tools in NHS GP surgeries. You’ll own complex features end to end, shaping architecture and engineering standards as you grow from Level 4 to Level 5. You’ll collaborate with GPs, practice staff and clinical leadership, delivering real patient impact within two-week sprints. The work centers on secure, scalable cloud-native services deployed to Microsoft Azure, with a focus on patient safety and data protection.

Pay / Benefits

• Annual leave
• Pension

Responsibilities

• Design, build, test, document and refactor complex programs and integration services
• Help select development methods, tools and security practices
• Apply standards and security measures to produce well-engineered software
• Lead code reviews and practice test-driven development, pairing and mentoring
• Build AI features using LLMs, speech-to-text and text-to-speech, including prompt design and tool calling
• Design and maintain secure REST APIs and NHS GP system integrations
• Deploy and run services on Microsoft Azure with CI/CD, IaC, monitoring and alerting
• Resolve live operational issues affecting patients and practices
• Write technical documentation and support clinical safety and information security evidence
• Estimate and plan work in two-week sprints and deliver against goals
• Contribute to software construction policies and development guidelines

Key requirements

• Commercial software engineering experience at SFIA Level 4 or above
• Strong SDLC grounding
• Hands-on experience with AI-powered features in production
• Proficiency in a modern back-end language (TypeScript/Node.js, C# or Python)
• Front-end experience with a modern JavaScript framework
• Designing, building and consuming secure REST APIs
• Cloud-based deployments (ideally Microsoft Azure; AWS/GCP accepted)
• Automated testing, CI/CD and Git workflows
• Experience in an agile team using Jira
• Secure coding practices and handling of sensitive data
• Clear communication with technical and non-technical colleagues
• Full right to work in the UK and onsite in Leeds 3–4 days/week

• Clear communication
• Collaborative teamwork
• Mentoring and guiding others
• TypeScript/Node.js or C# or Python
• Frontend JavaScript framework
• Secure REST APIs and OAuth 2.0/JWT

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