Senior Backend & DevOps Engineer

Job Description

Our goal is to significantly improve the healthcare sector in a completely new way: a software platform that transforms the daily lives of medical practices and patients.

Our vision is a Software as a Service to help digitalize the healthcare industry fast. We developed AlfaDocs, the first 100% all-in-one cloud platform for Patient Relationship & Practice Management.

Every Alfa begins their journey with a fixed-term contract of 1 year, with the aim of renewing to an indefinite term and continuing a long path of growth within our organization.

Location: Milan, Via Eritrea n. 21 20157 (Palazzo Tecniche Nuove) or Dachauer Strasse 17, 80335 Munich

Full Time: Monday - Friday | 09:00 - 18:00 | 1-hour lunch break

Modality of Work: Hybrid or Remote

Start Date: 3rd February 2025

Offered Salary (gross): 70-80K

Trial Period: 60 working days (3 months) in Italy, 6 months in Germany

The Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced Senior Backend & DevOps Engineer. You will have the chance to apply your extensive expertise to design and build innovative solutions that redefine standards in the healthcare tech space. This is a unique opportunity to leverage the skills you’ve honed throughout your career to craft a product of exceptional quality and impact.

Requirements

• Experience: Minimum 6 years of professional experience, with at least 2 years in a senior role.
• Ansible: Proficient in using Ansible for configuration management and automation.
• Cloud Platforms: Strong understanding of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and experience with IaC tools.
• Linux: Expertise in Linux system administration and shell scripting.
• Web Hosting: Experience configuring and managing Apache, Nginx, and HAProxy for web hosting and load balancing.
• Monitoring: Proficient in using monitoring tools like Nagios, Icinga and Grafana to ensure system health and preemptively address issues.
• Performance Monitoring: Experience with New Relic for application performance monitoring and optimization.
• Networking: Deep knowledge of networking principles (TCP/IP, DNS, VPNs, firewalls, load balancing) in secure, scalable environments.
• Development: Strong PHP development skills preferably with Symfony or Laravel fraworks.
• Database Management: Strong experience with MySQL, including design, optimization, and management.
• Security: Awareness of security best practices, particularly when handling sensitive healthcare data.
• Problem-Solving: Excellent problem-solving skills, with the ability to troubleshoot complex systems and applications.
• Communication: Strong communication and collaboration skills, with experience working in cross-functional teams.

Preferred qualifications:

• Competence in front-end technologies and a willingness to contribute actively to front-end tasks.

Nice to have:

• Experience with SaaS products and healthcare industry is a strong advantage

Benefits

• Equipment: laptop, headphones, keyboard, mouse, smartphone with unlimited data, and a dedicated office monitor.
• Bonus for paid English or German language courses.
• Training courses, books, workshops, and team-building activities for personal and professional growth.
• Partnership with Serenis (an online psychotherapy platform) - three sessions offered if needed. .
• Regular company reunions (yearly meetups, Christmas dinner)
• Snacks and fruit always available in the office, along with good beer at the end of the week.

The selection process:

• 1st step - Interview with Talent Acquisition (30 min)
• 2nd step - Take-home Assessment to be discussed in the following step (up to 60 min)
• 3rd step - Interview with Head of Technology (60 min)
• 4th step - Interview with CEO & CPO (60 min)

Onboarding and Training: During the onboarding phase at AlfaDocs, you will always have a colleague ready to support you and responsible for your training. Unless otherwise specified, an onboarding period of 1 week is scheduled at our Munich office, where you will have the pleasure of meeting our entire team and visit the city!

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