Leona is on a mission to empower everyone to take the best care of themselves, their patients, and their loved ones. We have an ambitious goal: to transform the way the world interacts with healthcare, because where you live shouldn't determine the quality of care you receive.
For patients, managing your health should feel empowering, not intimidating. For doctors, we want to eliminate the administrative noise so you can focus on what matters most: delivering exceptional care. We're reimagining what it looks like for doctors to care for patients in an AI-first world — starting with a platform that streamlines doctor-patient communication via WhatsApp, acting as an AI clinical assistant that automates non-urgent tasks, surfaces what's urgent, and gives patients the convenience of reaching their care team 24/7.
With bases in San Francisco and Mexico City, our team brings together years of experience scaling companies like Uber, Rappi, Modern Fertility, and Wonder across the US and Latin America. We're backed by a16z, General Catalyst, and Accel, and a remarkable group of angels including the founders of Nubank, Rappi, and Maven Clinic.
If you're hungry to build 0-to-1, and roll up your sleeves to make magic, thrive in ambiguity, and care deeply about building a better future, this role might be the perfect fit for you.
Tech challengeWe’re looking for an experienced software engineer to help us shape and scale Leona. Leona is reimagining how the world interacts with care — starting with doctor-patient communication on WhatsApp. We are building an an AI-powered platform that automates clinical workflows to empower doctors to save time, reduce burnout, and deliver better, more personalized care at scale. Patients today expect round-the-clock access to personalized care, but doctors are stuck with outdated, fragmented tools; Leona bridges that gap with intelligent automation and seamless messaging. If you’re driven by tough engineering and user experience challenges, love wearing many hats, and thrive in taking products from 0 to 1, this role is for you.
ResponsibilitiesTake full ownership of projects that are both technically complex and business-critical
Collaborate closely with design, operations, data science, and medical professionals to deliver impactful product experiences
Work side-by-side with our CTO to evolve our engineering strategy and improve how we build
Help shape technical direction and product decisions as a core member of a small, high-performing team
6+ years of relevant experience, with a strong track record of building and scaling complex software systems (startup experience is a plus!)
Deep expertise in backend development using modern technologies (we use Python on the backend; clients are built in Flutter), and familiarity with managing production-scale infrastructure within AWS
Comfortable working across the stack and owning projects end-to-end — from idea to launch to scale
Strong understanding of modern AI technologies — you stay current with the tooling landscape and confidently apply AI/ML to real-world problems
Excellent communication and collaboration skills
A builder’s mindset and love for creating things that make a difference
We’d love to work with someone who:
Thrives in ambiguity and fast-moving environments
Loves collaborating with talented cross-functional teammates
Is energized by the challenges and opportunities of early-stage startups
Is mission-driven and passionate about improving health outcomes
Is curious, resourceful, and always looking to innovate
Bonus points for:
Experience in health tech or building communication tools (messaging, collaboration, etc.)
Spanish fluency
What We Do
Leona is on a mission to empower everyone to take the best care of themselves and their loved ones. We are looking to offer millions of patients high quality medical information and care, at an accessible price point and much more conveniently than the current healthcare system offers, ultimately driving better health outcomes. Where you live shouldn’t impact your access to high quality care. We want to change the way the world interacts with healthcare. For patients, it should feel empowering, and unintimidating, to proactively take care of yourself and your loved ones. For doctors, we want to enable them to focus on what matters most, delivering the best possible care, by providing better information and tooling, as well as helping them to prioritize based on urgency and complexity. We will create the best experience in healthcare, and strive to become an intelligent triage, the first place people come when seeking information & care. Our first product focuses on improving communication between doctors and patients using WhatsApp. Our team has a diverse background, with many years of experience scaling tech companies throughout the US and Latin America (Uber, Rappi, Modern Fertility, Wonder, among others.) We are hiring! Please visit https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/leona to see open positions
