Principal/Lead Software Engineer

WELCOME to Aetion! We are a global leader in science-driven technology using real-world evidence to provide innovative healthcare solutions. Our Aetion Evidence Platform is used to evaluate the safety, effectiveness and value of medications, delivering better outcomes to patients, medical professionals, and clients. We’ve partnered with top biopharma companies and are backed by leading venture capital firms to help increase our medical research and expand our product line. Aetion is headquartered in the US and has expanded throughout Europe with EU headquarters in Barcelona. 

Recent Achievements: 

• European Medicines Agency selected Aetion to support safety and efficacy research in Europe
• Collaboration with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)
• Strategic partnership with Quinten Health to use Artificial Intelligence and Real-World Evidence to reduce research timelines
• Aetion and Cegedim Health Data long-term partnership to expand real-world evidence research in Europe

Aetion and Aetion’s leadership are recipients of several prestigious awards: 

• Built In Boston, Built In New York, & Built In Los Angeles 2023 Best Places to Work
• Parity.org’s 2022 Best Companies for Women to Advance
• NYC Health Business Leaders’ 2022 Digital Health 100
• CB Insights’ 2022 Digital Health 150

Come join us! 

PERKS of being an A-Teamer: 

• 25 vacation days
• Daily in-office lunch stipend (and a fully stocked kitchen)  
• Sabbatical opportunity after five years of employment 
• Commitment to professional development opportunities with access to Skillsoft learning experience platform
• Employee-led initiatives including annual company-wide innovation day & DEI resource groups 
• Comprehensive private health coverage w/ out-of-network reimbursements options .
• Peer & company recognition programs
• Mental Health & Wellness Benefits 
• Monthly educational lunch & learns
  

Why join Aetion’s tech team? 

• You’ll collaborate with other engineering leaders on all matters that impact the Engineering team, including resourcing and building technology/product vision
• You’ll have the opportunity to coach and mentor colleagues, including code reviews, higher-level software design, and direct management
• The team works on a technical stack which includes both cloud and on-premise deployments, big-data ingestion and analytics, distributed systems and algorithmic complexity.
• Looking for more insight into our culture? Check out our LinkedIn Life page here:  https://www.linkedin.com/company/aetion-inc-/life/lifeataetion
  

DESCRIPTION:

As a science-driven healthcare analytics company with a rapidly growing customer base, Aetion is looking for a Lead Software Engineer to strengthen our backend engineering team in Barcelona. As a tech lead for our global backend data analytics team you will drive system architecture discussions and decisions, strategize, and execute to improve the core analytical backend of Aetion’s platform. Specifically, you will work with the team to lead continuous improvements, refactoring, and rearchitecting of how we query data using Spark & Scala to meet growing expectations of our system. You will work closely with our product and science team in providing insights on technology advancements for the platform’s analytical capabilities, ensuring scalabi