Full-Stack Development Lead

Full-Stack Development Lead (Desktop) at HEAL Security (remote)

Company Overview:

Join HEAL Security, the world-class cybersecurity startup that's setting new industry standards to safeguard healthcare organizations and their patients from cyber threats. With key funding and support from prominent players in the U.S. medical industry, we’re developing ultramodern Cognitive Cyber Intelligence technology and services to protect sensitive data and critical systems. We’re looking for passionate individuals who share our values of ethics, empathy, passion, and trust to work together as a team and make a positive impact in the healthcare industry. If you’re ready to take on a meaningful challenge and help protect those who care for us in our most vulnerable moments, join our mission today.

Position Summary:

As our Development Lead for Desktop, you will be responsible for leading the team in building our world-class healthcare cybersecurity product, on top of our secure infrastructure. Leveraging GCP & GKE, Kubernetes, and various scalable GCP services such as PubSub and Firestore, you will support and be able to contribute to the deployment and development of projects written in TypeScript, Python, and Clojure. Strong product development and full-stack software engineering skills are a requirement. Our primary warehouse is built on a graph database, with various services contributing to the data visible to the user – search, analytics, and so on.

You will be reporting directly to the CTO, as part of a team of peers at your same level.

Your experience and skills:

At least 5 years of working with full-stack software projects.

Very strong SPA frontend skills, TypeScript, CSS, Browser APIs.

Typescript, Python, and Clojure, to be able to take part in feature development and aid team members. If you have worked with any of Datomic, GraphQL, ClickHouse before, that is a huge plus.

Proven ability with GCP & GKE, Kubernetes, and scalable GCP services (e.g., PubSub, Firestore, Dataflow).

1-2 years of successfully holding a lead position.

Advanced understanding of modern development, deployment, git, cloud, and distributed computing. Experience with security best practices in cloud environments.

Interest in Cybersecurity is essential – although experience in the field is not needed.

Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Have worked in and enjoyed a remote-first environment, and understand the skills needed to be successful in one.

Understand the success criteria for operating in a startup environment – bringing your own creativity and problem-solving is your superpower.

Working hours:

You'll need to overlap with the UK from 10 am till 7 pm (GMT+0 time zone - you may check the time difference via the link).

Key Responsibilities:

1. Support Autonomy:

Foster a culture of autonomy within the development team through proactive engagement and pair programming.

Collaborate closely with team members to share knowledge and enhance overall capabilities.

Drive delivery of key business-defined features.

Define key features collaboratively with peers.

2. Operational Stability:

Ensure operational stability of our cybersecurity infrastructure, implementing best practices for secure configurations.

Proactively find and mitigate security risks to support a robust and resilient system.

3. Visibility:

Establish and support visibility of the development status within the company, in partnership with senior leadership.

4. Release Coordination:

Take an active role in coordinating software releases, ensuring compliance with cybersecurity standards.

Work closely with cross-functional teams to streamline development.

What we offer:

— Full-time job (8 working hours per day, 5/2).

— Fully remote work. You may be located in almost any country or city, just need a laptop to work from, a great internet connection, and an opportunity to adjust your working hours with the schedule of the team in California.

— Opportunity to lead a team and help them grow within the company.

— Professional growth within the company - this is not project work, we consider only the candidates looking for a 2+ years commitment.

— Salary will be discussed during the interview. Paid in USD.
 

Our Culture:

1. Small Team:

Join a tight-knit team where effective communication takes precedence over rigid processes.

Contribute to a collaborative and innovative work environment.

2. Bias for Action:

Embrace a culture that values proactive problem-solving and quick decision-making.

Prioritize action and outcomes over unnecessary bureaucracy.

3. “Just Enough Process”:

Implement processes that are essential for cybersecurity and operational efficiency.

Strive for a balanced approach, avoiding unnecessary bureaucracy to support agility.

If you are excited about the prospect of making a significant impact in the cybersecurity field and thriving in a start-up culture (it’s not for everyone!), we encourage you to apply. Join us as we build the future of cybersecurity through innovation, collaboration, and a commitment to excellence.

Selection process:

Initial HR screening call conducted by Hire5.

30-minute technical interview with the CTO, more like a tech quiz.

Collaborative design exercise with existing team members (allow up to 2 hours, information is sent to candidates prior to call in preparation).

Final interview - deep dive with senior leadership team (1 hour).

We strive to have all our interviews completed and turned around within a 3-week window.