Up to £50,000 (negotiable depending on level of experience)
Hybrid working with the office based in Newport, Wales

Are you an aspiring, self-motivated developer with a desire to make a real impact in an exciting health-tech startup?

Haelu specialises in software development for health and social care and is working alongside a Welsh health board to co-create a new innovative solution, as well as with a leading Canadian software provider, Cliniconex, to provide their products in the UK.

Having recently won the Welsh Health Hack 2022, we have an exciting opportunity for a permanent, full-time Head of Software Development to join our team. This position is well-suited for an ambitious, hardworking person who is looking to develop their leadership skills.

In this role, you will answer to the CEO and lead our software development team. You will provide direction to the development team, supporting them through code reviews and daily standups, ensuring the constant progress of our own solution.

Responsibilities:

Managing our small development team, including discussing the quality of completed assignments with employees
Ensuring that systems are safe and secure against cybersecurity threats
Maintaining and supporting cloud infrastructure
Writing code, testing and debugging

Reporting on the company’s technological status, goals and progress
Collaborating with the founding team to provide technical direction.

Day-to-day:

Attending daily standup meetings, and running fortnightly sprint planning meetings.
Providing direction and support to the software development team.
Coding, testing, debugging and writing documentation.

Essential Requirements:

A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Science or similar, or equivalent level of knowledge and experience.
A strong understanding of Agile methodologies and experience with Agile tools, eg. Jira
Experience with PHP, Python, HTML5, CSS3, Javascript ES6 or similar languages.
Experience with DevOps and AWS
Strong leadership skills and excellent organisational skills to effectively steer and coordinate our company’s technological efforts and developments

Desirables:

Knowledge of technological processes and data security practices in line with relevant laws and regulations, including GDPR.

Previous experience as a Scrum Master or similar role
Previous experience in the Health and Social Care industry

Our Company:

Haelu is based in Newport, Wales. We offer dedicated time each week to your personal development with access to paid training opportunities, an annual salary review, flexible working arrangements, 29 days of annual leave and the potential to be enrolled in a future share options scheme, based on continuous strong performance. As part of our company, you will enjoy a friendly and collaborative working environment and opportunities to meet up with colleagues for fun activities like crazy golf and bowling.

How to Apply:

Please send your CV (a cover letter is not required) to admin@haelu.co.uk, or submit it through this platform. We’ll aim to respond as soon as possible.
Being able to show prior work and projects through a personal website or via GitHub will be viewed favourably.
Note: If you are interested in this role, please do not be put off by the skills list, please apply even if you only have a partial match with the skills listed, we will consider all applications carefully.
The deadline for applicant submissions is 01/05/2022 - 23:59
Successful applicants will be invited to an initial interview on Zoom, following which successful interviewees will be asked to complete a technical coding challenge.

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