Your mission with us

If you’re passionate about health, backend systems, and creating robust infrastructures, we want to meet you. At Sidekick Health, you'll thrive in a dynamic, collaborative environment within a cross-functional team.
We are seeking an experienced Python Developer (f/m/x) with a strong background in backend development and a knack for solving complex problems. As a Python Developer, you will build and maintain our backend systems, working closely with frontend developers, UX/UI designers, and Product Owners to deliver top-notch products that help users improve their health and habits.

What you can expect from us

• Building backend systems and services to support our ongoing growth
• Maintaining and optimizing existing applications
• Implementing and documenting APIs
• Support and discuss technical decisions that shape the future of our infrastructure
• Working on multiple interesting projects together with a multidisciplinary team of frontend and backend developers, UX/UI designers and Product Owners
• An agile environment that encourages collaboration and ideas for improvement

Your profile

• At least 4 years of experience in building Python applications for production environments
• Experience with working in projects with micro-service architecture.
• Strong working knowledge of Python based frameworks like Django and Fast API
• Solid understanding of relational database systems (ideally Postgres, others appreciated) and experience with Python ORMs like Django ORM or Sqlalchemy
• Knowledge of message-broker software (Rabbit MQ, Redis, Azure Service Bus, Kafka, AWS SQS)
• Working experience with Docker, Kubernetes and general understanding of CI/CD setup
• Ideally familiarity with developing REST APIs with Golang and GORM
• Ideally experience with other backend languages and frameworks
• Testing experience using Pytest
• Motivation to build backend systems in a regulated health tech environment
• Strong interest in clean code and clean architecture to build a scalable and maintainable code base
• Excellent written and spoken english skills

Why us?

• Highly motivated team: Be part of our international team of experts who want to shape the future of healthcare together and improve patient care globally
• Working in cross-functional teams: Our innovative way of working with flat hierarchies allows you to work autonomously and take on end-to-end responsibility. Our organisational structure creates the basis for efficient internal processes that are needed to make a unique contribution to the development of medical products
• Personal development: Through our feedback-orientated culture and our focus on individual development opportunities, we want to continuously promote your personal growth
• Attractive entry-level package: Competitive remuneration and the provision of Mac Books and ergonomic office workstations are just as much a matter for us as flexible working hours and unlimited home office options
• Relocation support: If you need to relocate from another country to work here with us, we are willing to support you on your relocation journey.
• Employee benefits: We support your work-life balance and promote your health by subsidising the Egym Wellpass and Urban Sports Club. You also benefit from our contribution to the Deutschland-Ticket and the company pension scheme
• Relaxed working atmosphere: We take care of your well-being in our office in the heart of Hamburg - both physically and with great offers such as corporate benefits, regular sports activities and company events

Contact information

Contact Person: Ms. Rieka Suhr

About us

Sidekick Health is a global pioneer in digital health and therapeutics and is committed to transforming patient-centred care through innovative solutions. Founded by two physicians, the company offers a diverse range of digital health programmes covering a variety of therapeutic areas from oncology, cardiovascular diseases, metabolic disorders and inflammatory diseases.

In 2023, Sidekick Health acquired the aidhere Gmb H (now Sidekick Health Germany Gmb H) as its third division - in addition to its cooperation with world-renowned pharmaceutical companies and the largest health insurance company in the USA - for prescription-capable digital therapeutics. Sidekick Health Germany is the market leader in the field of digital health applications (Di GA) and has already helped more than 40,000 people to lose weight with its first product zanadio, a digital, multimodal obesity therapy.

Sidekick is headquartered in Reykjavik and Hamburg and employs over 250 people worldwide.