Staff Software Engineer

AT CASTOR, WE DRIVE FASTER, SMARTER MEDICAL RESEARCH

We believe that faster, more diverse clinical trials help extend the human health span and provide a greater return on investment.

We strive to improve the clinical trial experience for patients, sites and sponsors, using technology to accelerate every step of the clinical trial journey.

Our modular clinical trial platform enables the capture and re-use of research data from anywhere, anytime and helps optimize each activity in the clinical trial journey by reducing human effort with technology. From recruitment to monitoring, we help make it easier to design and deploy trials, enroll and engage patients, collect data and analyze results.

Next to being very purpose-driven, we are proud of our caring company culture. We follow our values diligently and take the well-being of each Castorian seriously. Sounds like something for you? Read on !

WHAT YOU`LL FOCUS ON

As a Staff Software Engineer you play a key role as a technical expert. You will work closely with other engineers and teams to develop and implement innovative solutions for complex engineering problems.

As part of your role you will also take part in our on-call rotation.

WHO ARE YOU? 

• You have a computer science background and 5+ years of software development experience
• You are interested in tackling challenging software architecture problems and enjoy both designing and implementing solutions.
• You enjoy mentoring other engineers and sharing your expertise through design, documentation, and examples.
• You communicate clearly and effectively with technical and non-technical audiences.

WHAT YOU`LL BRING

• Strong professional experience in PHP or Python. Bonus if you are comfortable using both.
• Experience with distributed systems patterns, including microservices and event-driven architectures.
• A commitment to engineering excellence, including high code quality, comprehensive testing, and operational robustness.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across teams.
• Experience collaborating with other engineers through code reviews, design discussions, documentation, and knowledge-sharing sessions.
  

It would be nice if you had: 

• Experience within life sciences, healthtech or e-clinical products.
  

Please note this is a European timezone based role, we are open to hire from different European countries, however, at this moment we are unable to accept applications from France, Germany, Belgium, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.

HOW CASTOR TAKES CARE OF YOU

At Castor we truly live and breathe one of our core values, believing we can achieve anything with a healthy and happy team. Our benefits reflect this:

• Guaranteed annual ‘happy holidays’ bonus  
• Employee Stock Option Plan 
• Learning & Development Budget to support your growth
• Unlimited annual leave 
• A fully remote role, with support for your home office set-up
• A flexible working schedule: nobody is tracking your time except you, we focus on output and delivery
• A great work-life balance
• Quarterly downtime weeks, well-being workshops, sleeping courses, access to OpenUp, virtual company events and celebrations

We are a remote company. At Castor,  we value flexibility and believe that the best talents can work anywhere in the world. From flexibility improvements to productivity growth, we want to make sure you are happy, healthy, and productive while working from home.  

Every Castorian counts. We celebrate you for who you are. We build products to make clinical research accessible to the world and a company where everyone, anywhere, is welcome. It does not matter where you are from, where you are based, or what your gender, age, or sexual orientation is.

Our remote setup is for your family, your work-life balance, your mental health, and your right to be your most authentic self. You are celebrated for who you are, for all the differences that define you. We want your unique voice to be heard and succeed together as a happy and healthy team!

Castor continues to grow as an Equal Opportunities Employer. We strongly encourage applications from women, people of color, and people from the LGBTQ(+) community. Please feel free to share the pronouns you use (for example she/her/hers, he/her/his, they/them/theirs, etc.).