Senior Software Engineer - Backend (all genders)

Your responsibilities

Work side-by-side with our CTO and our engineering team to develop systems that power our platform in hospitals and allow us to continuously ship great features.

• Lead backend work, helping us to scale reliably across cloud and hybrid deployments
• Take ownership of key components in our product roadmap and collaborate with our product and design functions to deliver features end-to-end
• Drive the design, enhancement, and optimization of our software architecture to ensure scalability, efficiency, and maintainability
• Champion thorough testing

Our Tech Stack: TypeScript, Node.js, GraphQL, Docker

Who we are looking for

• 5+ years experience building production TypeScript backend services with proven architecture skills
• Deep understanding of service-to-service communication patterns (with GraphQL)
• Experience working in B2B SaaS, ideally with data-heavy or API-first products
• Excellent communication skills and ability to mentor junior colleagues
• (Bonus) Familiarity with medical software or healthcare data standards (e.g. FHIR)

Already residing in Berlin (or within daily commuting distance) and authorised to work in Germany.

What we offer

• Meaningful work: Contribute to projects that directly impact patient care and healthcare innovation. We work on products that many people in hospitals all across Germany interact with every single day.
• Collaborative environment: Flat hierarchies, clear common objectives and great trust. We value diverse perspectives, and are convinced that they lead to superior outcomes.
• Professional Growth: Shape your own path as we grow, with opportunities to lead projects or to take ownership of key initiatives. We believe strongly in investing in your learning and development.
• Hybrid Working Culture: Our office space in Berlin Kreuzkölln is a great place to collaborate and come together. We’re committed to being a flexible employer, very family & life friendly.
• Other perks include cost coverage of public transport (Deutschlandticket), a sports membership and more

About us

At dotbase, we’re building the operating system for the future of healthcare that unites all essential medical tools in one user-friendly workspace. Already trusted by top healthcare institutions and specialists to manage carepaths of thousands of patients, we unify fragmented systems into one data-driven solution to improve patient outcomes. Founded in 2024 by clinicians and engineers to rethink rigid hospital software, dotbase consists of a mission-driven team where frontline medical insights drive every innovation. Join us to build the collaborative, data-driven future of healthcare and make a real-world impact on how care is delivered.