Backend Engineer (Volunteer)
Core
Design, build, and scale core backend services for a telemedicine and clinical digitization platform serving hospitals, doctors, and patients in Africa.
Role type
Backend Engineer (Volunteer)
Builds
Scalable backend services and APIs for a production-ready telemedicine platform
Domain
Healthcare technology / Emerging markets
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Node.js, TypeScript, SQL/NoSQL databases, microservices architecture, authentication systems (JWT, RBAC, OAuth)
Preferred skills
AWS/GCP/Azure, healthcare systems (EHR), realtime communication (WebRTC, WebSockets)
Responsibilities
Design and build backend services and APIs, improve system reliability and security, integrate with external services, optimize data models for clinical environments, support hospital onboarding, collaborate with mobile/frontend teams
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC
