Your future role

Get the opportunity to learn new things and implement your own ideas while working with an international and passionate team of professionals. Do you value data privacy and security and are interested in encryption and cryptography?
Would you like to contribute to a digital health solution that has a meaningful impact on healthcare and science?

Here are some of the projects and tasks that you can be contributing to: 

• We are developing data platforms with a strong focus on security and privacy for supporting various products and research studies
• Our OAuth2-based client/server authentication architecture
• Various cryptography and security topics while constantly challenging our security
• Our end-2-end encrypted health data platform, FHIR, data ingestion, and insights delivery
• Internal processes that involve all steps from SDKs to REST API microservices, and from databases to Kubernetes clusters

What you need to succeed

• You have a degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science or related field
• You have at least 2 years of relevant working experience as a Software Engineer or Fullstack Developer with backend focus before
• You have previous experience with using our tech stack of golang, Kubernetes, and Docker
• You have good knowledge of relational and nosql databases (Postgres and Redis), experience with crypto algorithms, or authentication schemes like OAuth2 are big pluses!
• You understand software as a tool for problem solving and are able to make pragmatic choices
• You are passionate about exploring and working with new technologies
• You are sufficiently organized to flourish in an agile and remote work environment
• You value your peer’s insights and enjoy creative and innovative exchange in order to come up with better solution
• Willingness to participate in our on-call duty shifts
• You are already located in Germany or looking to relocate to Germany
• You are fluent in English in both speech and writing

Why you will love working with us

• Actively contribute to developing digital health solutions with a direct impact on the health and quality of life of others
• Nonprofit work with a purpose: With us, you will find a fulfilling and meaningful task in a nonprofit environment that will advance our society
• A diverse team of professionals from over 30 countries working together from 4 locations (Potsdam, Berlin, Singapore and Barcelona) 
• Free professional German classes 
• A generous education budget of up to 2000 € and 2 education days per year (pro rata depending on your working hours) for courses, books, conferences, and your professional development
• Mobility support in the form of a monthly ticket (depending on your contract and location)
• Real Work-Life-Balance with flexible working hours, 30 days of paid vacation and various remote work models (100% remote, hybrid, 100% office)
• Support for your mental health: Weekly digital meditation sessions, one-on-one psychological sessions or peer group sessions with Likeminded
• A first-class corporate health insurance and company pension scheme service
• Regular knowledge transfer through “all hands”, “town halls” and “Knowledge4Life” events
• Several employee driven initiatives, every new colleague is welcome to participate in (for example the “Climate initiative” or “Diversity, Equality & Inclusion”)
• An extensive and detailed on-boarding program to make your start at Data4Life as efficient and smooth as possible

Good to know

• We welcome diverse candidates and are happy to support adjustments if needed, please just let us know and we’ll be happy to accommodate
• The contract is indefinite 
• You can work remotely, but only within Germany

About us

Data4Life is a nonprofit digital health organization, generously funded by the Hasso Plattner Foundation. We believe it’s possible to have a meaningful impact on healthcare by integrating technology, data, and science. Our digital solutions are designed to help people improve their own health and quality of life.

We Care

About diversity: Many different lives, careers, and development paths lead to Data4Life. We welcome experts from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences to our international team, offering everyone equal opportunities to be themselves and develop to the best of their abilities. Diversity, equality, and inclusion are not just nice words at Data4Life – we put them into practice in all of our activities and projects, striving to incorporate them in our everyday lives. For this reason, we signed the Charta der Vielfalt (Diversity Charter) in 2022.

About the climate: Data4Life is climate neutral since 2019