Staff Software Engineer
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Staff Fullstack Engineer designing and building scalable, reliable web applications for Causaly’s API and business services, collaborating with product and research teams to ship features end-to-end.
About this role
About us:
Causaly is redefining how humans acquire knowledge and develop insights in biomedicine. Our AI-powered platform enables researchers and decision-makers to discover and interpret evidence from millions of scientific publications, clinical trials, regulatory documents, and other complex data sources in minutes.
We are building the world’s most advanced biomedical knowledge platform, powered by a high-precision Knowledge Graph and GenAI capabilities. Our technology is already used by leading biopharmaceutical organizations to accelerate drug discovery, improve safety, and drive better decision-making.
Backed by top-tier investors including ICONIQ, Index Ventures, Pentech, and Marathon, we are scaling rapidly and expanding our product suite and market presence.
We are looking for a Staff Fullstack Engineer to work on our API and business services. You will be responsible for designing and building scalable, reliable, and maintainable web applications. You will collaborate with our product and research teams to build and ship new features, contributing to all aspects of the development lifecycle, from requirements gathering to deployment and monitoring.
What we're looking for
Significant experience with back-end applications
Solid understanding of JavaScript
Familiarity with Node.js
Experience with TypeScript
Good knowledge of web architecture (URIs, HTTP, Caching, etc)
Proficiency in Git version control
Familiarity with UNIX terminal
Excellent knowledge of English language (verbal and written)
Solid understanding of relational databases
Preferred Qualifications
Experience working with Knowledge Graphs and graph databases, such as Neo4J
Experience working with Full-Text search databases, such as ElasticSearch
Good understanding of GraphQL
Experience working with Docker
Experience working with a functional programming language
Experience working with AWS or Google Cloud
Technology Stack
The list below is indicative and not exhaustive of the technologies we use at Causaly.
Node.js
Typescript
Git
ElasticSearch
Neo4J
RxJS
React
Webpack
Benefits
💰 Competitive compensation package
🩺 Private medical insurance
📔 Life insurance (4 x salary)
🤓 Personal development budget
🧘 Individual wellbeing budget
🌴 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
🥳 Your birthday off!
🚀 Potential to have real impact and accelerated career growth as a member of an international team that's building a transformative AI product.
We are on a mission to accelerate scientific breakthroughs for ALL humankind, and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and fairly consider qualified candidates without regard to race, ethnic or national origin, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, neurodiversity, genetics, age, religion or belief, marital/civil partnership status, domestic / family status, veteran status or any other difference.
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