Who we are
Practi is building the FinTech for UK Healthcare. At a time when the healthcare landscape in the UK is changing rapidly, we're building solutions for both healthcare professionals, and patients, that increase access to healthcare for everyone.
54% of patients who attend a private medical clinic for an assessment consultation, then decide not to move forward, and our research tells us this either due to patient anxiety and/or affordability of the treatment.
Practi has built a platform that allows clinicians to give their patients a premium experience with educational treatment content to ease anxiety about moving forwards, with an embedded finance solution that allows patients to apply for finance to eliminate affordability as a barrier to receiving healthcare.
Practi is a corporate venture, proudly part of the Simplyhealth group (a purpose-driven B Corp), which means we have all the financial stability and industry expertise or an established player, but with the agility and autonomy of a start-up.
We're passionate about solving these issues for everyone, and whilst we've started in the Dental sector, we have big plans to expand across multiple healthcare verticals. We’ve got a world-class leadership team onboard, led by a successful serial entrepreneur, and we're actively building out the team as we begin to scale - come join us!
Why are we hiring?
As a start-up we have launched our initial product offering and are gaining momentum. We are now looking at the next phase of our execution to iterate on our product and engineering solutions thereby accelerating our growth. To do this, we are looking to hire a back-end engineering manager to our Engineering team. This role is critical to expanding our engineering capabilities to deliver valuable products and functionalities that our customers want.
What would you do in this role?
* Collaborate with functions including Product, Design, Operation and Growth in understanding and prioritising customer-facing and internal problems that deliver value to Practi
* Collaborate with and lead back-end engineers in developing, maintaining and continuously improving evolvable, secure, compliant and low-maintenance engineering solutions
* Line manage, including supporting, coaching, mentoring and performance managing, back-end engineers
* Enable and support the Engineering team in delivering value efficiently, sustainably and continuously
* Foster a healthy and productive work environment, promoting a culture of innovation
Requirements
What core competencies are we looking for?
* Effective communication, collaboration, leadership and project management skills
* Experience with leading a high-performance engineering team
* Experience coaching and mentoring senior engineers
* Strong understanding of cloud-based application architecture and stack, including AWS
* Good understanding of TypeScript and JavaScript
* Good understanding of CI/CD, security and observability best practices and tooling
What else about you would excite us?
* Experience of working in a fast-paced product-focussed environment
* Experience with line-managing, including performance managing, back-end engineers
* Experience building and maintaining high-traffic server-side web applications
* Good understanding of other programming languages such as Java, C#, C++, Rust, Go or Python
* Experience in finance domains
Benefits
What do we offer?
* Exciting problems and a healthy, fun and productive working environment
* £100k - £120k + Bonus
* Up to 10% in employer pension contribution
* 28 days holiday (excl. bank holidays - 36 total)
* A health cashplan
* 4x Life Assurance
* £600 Health & Wellbeing budget
* Quarterly Team Away Days
* Flexible Working
* Opportunities to grow with the business
Working Pattern
3 days a week in the office (WorkingFrom Hoxton, 32 Blackfriars Road, Southwark, SE1 8DP)
The importance we place on Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
Building a company to serve clinicians and patients in healthcare means we need to maximise our diversity of thought, so we can bring the best solutions to bear on such important problems. We also know that diversity of thought is a product of diverse talent, which manifests itself in many ways.
Gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, neurodiversity and socio-economic background are all areas that we spend time thinking about and we encourage applications from typically under-represented groups .
We have a 50/50 gender split across the company and 33% of our amazing colleagues are people of colour - whilst these only represent two dimensions of diversity, we are consistently looking for new ways to find, attract and retain incredible colleagues.
Our Values at Practi
💪 Courage : Choosing bravery over comfort, we stand firm in our values and tackle difficult tasks head-on. We lean into challenges, knowing that progress require resilience and bold action.
🤝 Trust : We count on each other by fostering an environment of transparency, integrity, and accountability. With ownership of our actions, we create a foundation of reliability, allowing us to operate with autonomy while supporting each other when needed.
🤾♀️ Ambition: Unapologetically bold, we push ourselves to achieve more, constantly striving for excellence. We drive progress with pace, always questioning the status quo and finding new ways to make a meaningful impact for both our team and our customers.
😂 Play: We believe in taking our work, but not ourselves, seriously. By bringing, levity, and joy to our day-to-day, we create a positive atmosphere where we can do our best work, celebrate successes, and build meaningful relationships with each other.
❤️ Humanity : Empathy, compassion, and inclusion are at the heart of how we operate. We bring our whole selves to work, creating a supportive and safe environment where everyone feels valued. By practicing active listening and kindness, we strengthen our team and our culture.
🤔 Curiosity : We are committed to continuous learning, always seeking new knowledge and growth opportunities. With humility, we approach each day with a hunger to improve, knowing that small, consistent steps lead to transformative results over time.