VOY is a fast growing Healthtech scale-up, aiming to be the healthcare provider that millions of people trust as their partner to a long and healthy life. Our platform allows users to quickly and safely diagnose possible conditions, get treatment and support them afterwards to live a higher quality life. To do this we are building an all in one healthcare platform which brings together world leading medical expertise and technical excellence.
We are looking for an experienced Backend Engineer to join our growing global team and contribute to our mission to improve our patients' health and their lives.
Who you are
You’re a software engineer with at least 5 years of professional experience
You have a genuine enthusiasm for software engineering and take no greater pleasure than finding the right solution to the problem at hand and making practical tradeoffs
You are excited about contributing to a product that can drive positive change to the lives of millions of people around the world
You have strong ownership mindset - “you build it, you run it”
You’re eager to continuously learn, grow and step out of your comfort zone
The idea of working in a successful, high growth startup in a fast paced role excites you
What you will do
Develop scalable & reliable systems
Develop core functionality for our own customer-facing and internal products, systems and data platforms, and e-commerce capabilities using modern frameworks
Develop extensible platforms and architectures that make it possible to quickly and efficiently launch new products and lines of business
Develop and maintain integrations with third-party systems
Develop the APIs powering the web & mobile platforms for our product portfolio
Drive impact in a team environment
You’ll work with other software engineers, designers, QAs, product managers, business stakeholders and domain experts
You’ll drive impact and own your work end-to-end - from scoping & planning, architectural design decisions, implementation and testing, to production deployment and operations
What we need from you
At least 5 years of professional experience as a software engineer or equivalent
Experience integrating and scaling PSPs such as Adyen, Stripe, Checkout.com
Familiarity with scalable cloud architectures, design patterns and best practices
Practical experience with CI/CD and IaC (Infrastructure-as-code)
Comfortable using AI coding assistants (e.g., Cursor, Claude Code) as part of your daily development workflow
Readiness to quickly learn PHP and Node (our main BE tech stack for the moment)
Experience with databases & data management practices - relational databases & search engines
Experience with TDD and testable code - unit / integration / performance testing
Great verbal and written communication skills and the ability to explain complex ideas in a simple way to non-engineering teammates
Ability to zoom in and out - be comfortable with getting into the relevant low-level details while also making the optimal tradeoffs for achieving the “big picture” goals.
Other skills you might have
Familiarity with observability framework, chargebacks, payment methods, recurring payments, 3DS, PCI-DSS compliance and subscriptions
Experience applying LLMs to automate manual business processes or building AI-powered internal tools
A degree in CS or equivalent is a plus
Practical experience with building scalable & highly reliable cloud systems that support product used by millions of users around the world 24/7
Experience working in cross functional teams
Skills Required
- At least 5 years of professional software engineering experience
- Experience integrating and scaling PSPs such as Adyen, Stripe, Checkout.com
- Familiarity with scalable cloud architectures, design patterns and best practices
- Practical experience with CI/CD and Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC)
- Comfortable using AI coding assistants (e.g., Cursor, Claude Code)
- Readiness to quickly learn PHP and Node
- Experience with databases and data management (relational databases and search engines)
- Experience with TDD and testable code: unit, integration and performance testing
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to scope, design, implement and operate systems end-to-end (ownership mindset)
- Familiarity with observability frameworks, payment chargebacks, recurring payments, 3DS, PCI-DSS and subscriptions
- Experience applying LLMs to automate business processes or building AI-powered internal tools
- Degree in Computer Science or equivalent
- Practical experience building scalable, highly reliable cloud systems supporting millions of users
- Experience working in cross-functional teams
What We Do
Voy is a digital healthcare and telehealth company providing personalised, science-backed care through online clinical services, treatments, diagnostics, clinician support, and a companion app. Its offerings cover weight loss, menopause, hair loss, and testosterone-related care, with the mission of making healthcare more personal and supporting people across different stages of life. It serves members across the UK, Germany, and Brazil today.
