[Hiring] Staff Software Engineer (Python & AI Systems) @C&D Talent Advisory

Role Description

We're looking for a Staff Software Engineer to design, build, and scale the distributed systems powering autonomous AI clinicians. This is a highly hands-on, Python-first engineering role focused on production systems, AI infrastructure, and large-scale backend architecture. You'll help shape technical direction while remaining deeply involved in implementation, partnering closely with founders and engineering teammates to solve complex, real-world healthcare challenges.

What You'll Do

• AI Platform Engineering:
  • Design and scale AI agents for healthcare applications
  • Build distributed backend systems supporting AI-driven clinical workflows
  • Develop secure healthcare infrastructure for enterprise customers
  • Work on LLM, reinforcement learning, and agent-based architectures
• System Architecture:
  • Design scalable production architectures
  • Improve reliability, scalability, and system performance
  • Own critical engineering decisions across distributed systems
  • Continuously optimize infrastructure and application performance
• Technical Leadership:
  • Support engineers through code reviews and technical mentorship
  • Drive engineering best practices and architecture discussions
  • Collaborate closely with founders and product teams
  • Help maintain a high engineering bar across the organization
• Product Development:
  • Translate ambiguous product requirements into production systems
  • Ship features rapidly while maintaining engineering quality
  • Collaborate across engineering, product, and customer teams

Qualifications

• 7+ years building production software systems
• Strong Python engineering experience
• Experience designing distributed systems at scale
• Excellent system design and architecture skills
• Proven experience turning ambiguity into scalable solutions
• Strong backend engineering fundamentals
• Startup or high-growth company experience
• Experience mentoring engineers through technical leadership
• High ownership and builder mindset
• Excellent communication skills
• Based in Europe

Nice to Have

• Healthcare technology experience
• AI, LLM, or Agentic AI experience
• Reinforcement Learning
• Cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, Azure)
• Enterprise software experience
• Open-source contributions
• Experience building products from zero to production
• Background in Computer Science, Mathematics, or Physics

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Meaningful equity package
• Fully remote across Europe
• Flexible employment (Permanent or B2B)
• High ownership from day one
• Direct collaboration with founders
• Small, elite engineering team
• Opportunity to shape core technical architecture
• Mission-driven work solving one of healthcare's biggest challenges