Product Engineer

What’s this role about?

You’ll be embedded at NHS trusts, working directly with clinical and operations teams to understand their workflows, identify software blockers, and ship code that solves them. You’re not a consultant; you write production code. You’re not a pure engineer—you own relationships with clinicians and staff. You’re somewhere in the middle, operating with autonomy and judgment, moving fast without compromising quality.

• Work on software that impacts patient care and NHS staff efficiency daily
• Real autonomy; you’ll own the work and heavily influence the outcomes
• Embedded with teams at early‑stage scale‑up (fast decision‑making)
• Influence product direction from user and clinical insights
• Learn business, engineering, and product problem‑solving in one role

One of the great things about DrDoctor is that every day is different and there is always an opportunity to get involved in something outside of your ‘BAU’ or your regular teams! However, the key things you could expect would include:

• Morning huddle with clinical staff to understand workflow pain points
• Diagnosing issues in complex clinical environments (legacy EHRs, integration gaps, staff adoption barriers)
• Prototyping and shipping solutions (features, integrations, automations that work in real clinical workflows)
• Coordinating with DrDoctor’s core team to validate that clinical insights become product roadmap
• Training staff on new capabilities and documenting how solutions improve clinical operations

• Are a strong software engineer who ships production code regularly
• Can diagnose complex problems in user workflows without prior NHS experience
• Communicate clearly with clinicians and hospital staff without losing technical rigor
• Thrive when scope is unclear and move fast to clarify it through conversation with staff
• Care deeply about outcomes, not just engineering elegance
• Get a buzz from seeing how someone uses your latest version
• Have experience shipping integrations or custom solutions for complex customers
• Are proficient in at least one modern programming language (Python, Type Script, Go, Rust)
• Have experience in API design, system architecture, and cloud platform (AWS/Azure/GCP)
• Have experience in software engineering and working directly with customers/users (healthcare, SaaS, consulting, or embedded engineering roles)

• Healthcare or regulated industry exposure (doesn’t need to be deep)
• NHS experience or UK healthcare knowledge
• Prior embedded or implementation engineering role
• Passion for healthcare impact

We’re happy to make reasonable adjustments at any stage of the hiring process and in the role. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive culture! Just to let you know too, we will need you to have the Right to Work in the UK.

Salary banding for this role is: £61,000 to £75,000. Perks include social budgets, team events, and more.