Do you want to help shape tomorrow’s healthcare with AI? At Pacmed, we combine technology and humanity to keep healthcare accessible and future-proof. With our AI software, we help healthcare professionals make better real-time decisions, use capacity more efficiently, and ensure smooth patient flows, from the emergency department and ICU to the clinic.

Our mission? To help hospitals accelerate their care transformation and digitalization goals, so that every patient receives the right care at the right time.

We are a growing AI company with solutions already running in multiple hospitals, and we are actively scaling further across the Netherlands.

Does this sound exciting? Then we have the perfect role for you! We are looking for a Python Software Engineer who will be responsible for designing, building, and shipping the backend and infrastructure of our product.

As a Software Engineer, you will sit –or stand, if you prefer– right at the center of Pacmed's software development process. You will report to the Lead Software Engineer (Michele), and work closely with a group of talented and driven developers, engineers, and data scientists in the Product Engineering team. You will also often interact with UX and product designers, clinical experts and with (often technical) healthcare professionals in hospitals to ensure that, once the Pacmed product suite is implemented at the bedside, it truly adds value in daily practice.

Why Pacmed is a great place to work

We're a dynamic startup committed to improving healthcare in the Netherlands.
We’re committed to creating an inclusive environment for our team.
We’re a talented bunch dedicated to helping each other grow.
We foster a culture of kindness and respect.
We're a team of ambitious and fun-loving people, with regular team events!

What would be expected of you

Design and develop the backend of the products
Contribute to maintaining and improving our infrastructure
Debugging and fixing our software running in production
Own portions of the codebase, contributing to planning their expansion, integration, and maintenance
Write meaningful and useful tests (unit, integration, and end-to-end)
Use AI tooling wisely and responsibly to assist you in writing good code
Create and test releases, including supporting configurations and documentation
Collaborate with a variety of stakeholders, including designers, product managers, user researchers and clinical experts
Contribute to increasing the software engineering skills and knowledge of the team
Coach junior developers
Participate in validation and verification activities, according to the latest medical and information security regulations
Be present in the office a couple of days per week. We are flexible, and at the same time we love seeing each other regularly and working together in person.

Job requirements

Requirements

Fluency in written and spoken English
Solid knowledge of Python
3+ years experience in a professional software development team, of which at least 1 year in a scrum/agile team
Experience with git, Docker, testing, CICD
You are an ambitious team player, motivated to work at Pacmed, who creates positive energy and cares about the well-being and development of others, fitting in an inclusive and respectful working culture
Eligible to work in the Netherlands (EU)

At Pacmed, we think there is strength in diversity. Studies show that women and members of underrepresented communities apply for jobs only if they meet 100% of the qualifications. Does this sound like you? If so, Pacmed encourages you to reconsider and apply! Building responsible AI requires diverse perspectives, equitable practices, and integrity every step of the way. This is our commitment.

The perks our team loves

🚀 You’ll get a stake in Pacmed’s success through our Stock Appreciation Rights (SAR) program

💡 Development Day once a month – spend 5% of your work time for personal development!

🎪 Regular social events, with quarterly outings and yearly off-site

👵🏽 Sponsored contribution of an equivalent of 6% of your salary to a private pension fund

👶 Extra paid additional birth leave and maternity leave

🏠 Flexible working arrangements in working hours and working from abroad

…but also:

🏝 25 paid holidays per year based on full time employment

➕ The option to buy 5 extra holidays based on full time employment

🏖️ Possibility to take a 3-months sabbatical once employed with a permanent contract

🥗 Lunch provided daily at the office, with plenty of vegetarian and vegan options

🏋🏽 A ClassPass and OpenUp subscription

🙏🏻 Option to customize public holidays: swap some standard public holidays for alternative days to accommodate personal or religious observances

🖥️ Company laptop, phone allowance and home office equipment provided

Our Tech Stack

Our software is written in Python and Javascript (Typescript). To aid us in our development and deployment process, we use a variety of tools such as Spark, Docker, FastAPI, SQL, VueJS, Terraform and Ansible, all in Linux virtual machines with Azure as our cloud provider. Of course, no single person knows and uses all these tools! So don't worry if you don't know many or most of them. And if you are curious about any of them, you will definitely have the chance to pick them up and learn on the job.

At the same time, we are always eager to add beneficial new technologies to our stack. If you want to contribute your expertise with a specific tool that you love, we have a Tech Funnel process to evaluate and possibly adopt anything that might be interesting and beneficial to the team and/or our product.

Growing at Pacmed

At Pacmed we are fully committed to help you grow in the direction that you envision for yourself. Together with your manager, you will craft a development path to guide you in the process. Every quarter you will review your individual growth goals, both with your manager and your team lead, to make sure that you are working on the right things and achieving the goals you have set for yourself.

As a successful Software Engineer, here's an example of what the next 5 years at Pacmed could look like. Of course, this is just a hypothetical path: everyone's professional growth looks different, and every step of the way is highly dependent on a number of factors, including but not limited to one's own performance, but also the needs of the team and the availability of positions.

In the short term (1-3 years) you could grow into a Senior position, in which you will own big(ger) portions of our codebase; design and execute complex tasks; scope and drive medium- and long-term projects; contribute to the strategic vision of the product and tech team; work closely with team leads and product managers to plan work and resources.

In the longer term (3-5 years), you would decide to follow either the Manager or Individual Contributor track. As a lead/manager, you would start leading teams and managing direct reports, contributing to the company and product strategy, helping to draft goals, manage resources, hiring, etc. As an individual contributor, you would be able to focus on leading the architectural and technical strategy of the tech team, being responsible for large(r) technical decisions and architectural designs, and for delivering code and products of the highest quality.

Hiring process

Note: we will not ask you to do a take-home coding challenge for this position. We value your time, and we do not believe in asking candidates to do unpaid work.

1️⃣ ✨ Introductory chat

With whom? Anouk, our People&Culture Manager
How long? 15-30 mins
How? Online (MS Teams)
What? A short call to align on the fundamentals and practicalities: salary expectations (both ways), motivation, and main requirements. You will hear more about Pacmed and you will be asked some questions to check that we can proceed to the next stage.

2️⃣ 🖥️ First Interview

With whom? 2 of our colleagues from the Product-Tech Team
How long? 45 minutes
How? Online (MS Teams)
What? This will be a way to get to know each other, talk about your background, experience, and motivation, and to see whether Pacmed could be a great fit for you, and what you could bring to the team. We'll also tell you a bit more about the company, team, way of working, and the product, and you can ask any questions you might have about Pacmed or the position.

3️⃣ ⚜️ Technical Interview

With whom? 2 of our senior engineers
How long? 1.5h
How? In person at our office, but possible to arrange it online if needed
(If you are applying from outside of the Netherlands and are therefore unable to make it to the office at this stage, don't worry – it will not influence your chances in any way!)
What? This is where you will be able to shine. We will work together on some technical challenges such as performing a code review, create some architectural designs, or other fun problems.

4️⃣ 🤙🏻 Final chat (+ optional lunch at the office)

With whom? Michele (Lead Software Engineer) & Bas (CTO)
How long? 45min (+)
How? In person at our office, but possible to arrange it online if needed
(If you are applying from outside of the Netherlands and are therefore unable to make it to the office at this stage, don't worry – it will not influence your chances in any way!)
What? This will be an informal chat with the CTO and your future manager to go more in depth about your growth plans, motivation, way of working, and culture fit/add. It will also be a chance for you to ask all the questions you might still have after going through the technical interviews. In addition, if you are able to come to the office, we would love for you to have lunch with the rest of the team, to get to know them and have a chance to experience what it means to work from the Pacmed office.

We’re looking forward to meeting you!