Principal Software Engineer (AI / Healthcare) — Europe / Remote

Madrid, Berlin, London— Remote| €100,000 – €200,000 + equity
Full-time | Senior / Principal Level

About the Role

Our client is a stealth healthcare AI startup backed by a top-tier global venture capital firm , founded by experienced entrepreneurs with a strong track record in healthtech and large-scale consumer platforms .

Their mission is ambitious: to automate GP-level diagnosis using AI agents , transforming how healthcare is accessed and delivered globally.

This is a hands-on Principal Software Engineer role for someone who wants to operate at the intersection of AI, healthcare, and distributed systems , working directly with real hospitals and clinics to deploy production-grade solutions.

What You'll Work On

• Deploy and refine enterprise-grade AI systems used in real healthcare environments
• Build AI-driven patient communication and triage systems
• Design and operate agent orchestration frameworks with strong guardrails
• Develop secure healthcare data layers with strict privacy and compliance requirements
• Implement low-latency voice and video systems for clinical use cases
• Solve complex problems in distributed systems, scalability, and enterprise integration
• Work closely with hospitals, clinics, and internal stakeholders to ship real-world solutions

Tech Stack & Focus

• Primary language: Python (core requirement)
• AI systems for patient communication and decision support
• Distributed systems at scale
• Secure data architectures for healthcare
• Enterprise integrations and production deployments
• Flexibility to use other languages where appropriate for senior engineers

What We're Looking For

• Senior / Principal-level software engineering experience
• Strong expertise in Python and production systems
• Experience working with hospitals, clinics, or regulated healthcare environments
• Proven ability to deploy and maintain enterprise-grade systems
• Comfort operating in ambiguous, high-impact problem spaces
• Strong ownership mindset and ability to work autonomously

Why This Role?

• Direct impact on real healthcare outcomes , not experiments
• Work on doctor-level AI agents , not superficial automation
• Backed by top-tier investors with long-term vision
• High ownership, high trust, and minimal bureaucracy
• Competitive compensation with meaningful equity upside

Who This Role Is Not For

• Engineers looking for purely academic or research-only roles
• Candidates uncomfortable with production responsibility
• Those preferring narrow scope or rigid processes

Apply now if you want to build AI systems that operate at the heart of healthcare — at scale, in production, and with real-world impact