Company Description
Kivira is an innovative, AI-powered platform revolutionizing the diagnosis and treatment of mental health disorders. Founded by established clinical and machine learning researchers, and leaders in professional psychiatry, Kivira leverages digital phenotyping and machine learning to tackle the mental health crisis. Our mission is to enhance mental health care delivery and improve patient outcomes.
Role Description
This is a full-time remote or ideally hybrid (Europe or Switzerland preferred) position for a Junior Python Backend Developer focusing on health tech. The role includes implementing and maintaining backend services and APIs for Kivira’s mental health diagnostic platform. The candidate will work with a collaborative team (clinicians, machine learning engineers, stakeholders) to write clean, efficient, and secure Python code and ensure the scalability and performance of backend systems. Additionally, the developer will contribute to the continuous improvement of the platform, troubleshoot backend issues, and collaborate with frontend developers to integrate application components.
Qualifications
Experience and skills in Python programming, Object-Oriented Programming (OOP), and general programming and software development best practices
Familiarity with API development and deployment
Problem-solving skills, attention to detail, security, and safety, and the ability to work collaboratively in a team
Passion for contributing to innovative solutions in the health tech industry
Bachelor’s or equivalent degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field
Nice to Haves:
Experience with Poetry, FastAPI, SQLAlchemy
CI/CD pipelines
Interest in clinical workflows
Interest in machine learning