Director, Software Engineering (Platform) at Neko Health (London, United Kingdom)
Neko Health· London, United Kingdom·
Role details
Neko Health at a glance
Preventive full-body health scanning built on proprietary in-house hardware and AI, co-founded by Spotify's Daniel Ek.
Neko Health runs a roughly one-hour, non-invasive full-body health scan that captures skin, cardiovascular, and blood data using hardware it designs and builds in-house, then has a doctor review the results with the member on the spot, aiming to catch disease early in people who feel healthy.
~$325M raised · latest: Series B ($260M, January 2025, at a $1.8B valuation) · backed by Lightspeed Venture Partners, General Catalyst, Atomico, Lakestar
Summary
Leads the design, scaling, and reliability of Neko Health’s core infrastructure platform. Responsible for building a high-performance team, establishing secure Azure-based systems, and enabling faster product deployment cycles to support regional scale and patient care.
Job description
MISSION
Neko is redefining what prevention means, from treating illness when it arrives, to sustaining health before it's ever at risk. Our mission: make data-driven, preventative care accessible to more people, before symptoms appear.
In a single, non-invasive visit under an hour, proprietary technology and direct clinical care combine to deliver personalised, actionable insights. It's a team that thinks in 10x, not 10%. Every role here plays a part in building a world where prevention is the norm, and where your work genuinely helps people live longer, healthier lives.
ROLE PURPOSE
The Director of Software Engineering, Platform will lead the design, scaling, and reliability of Neko Health’s core infrastructure. This platform underpins health data, member data, and system reliability across clinics and internal product systems.
This role is mission-critical: platform failures directly impact clinic operations and patient care. You will deliver an AI-first platform that ensures absolute resilience and regional scale, enabling the rest of the organization to scale our impact 10X faster.
What You’ll Deliver in the First 6–12 Months
- Establish a scalable, secure infrastructure platform on Azure supporting health and member data
- Enable significantly faster product deployment cycles through platform improvements
- Increase system reliability and reduce operational incidents affecting clinics
- Build and scale a high-performance platform engineering team (10-15 engineers initially)
- Define long-term platform strategy in close partnership with Product and Data
Minimum Qualifications
- Proven experience building and scaling large-scale infrastructure systems
- Experience building infrastructure as a platform (PaaS mindset) or SRE-level systems
- Strong hands-on engineering background; ability to code and design systems
- Experience scaling infrastructure across regions
- Experience using AI tooling platforms (Claude Code)
- Experience leading managers and scaling to multi-team structures
Preferred Experience
- Deep experience with Microsoft stack (Azure, Cosmos DB, Docker)
- Experience supporting data platform infrastructure
- Experience in highly regulated or mission-critical environments
- Exposure to AI platform development
Why work at Neko Health
- Mission-Driven: The company was founded to solve the fundamental problem of late-stage diagnosis by focusing on prevention. The work is presented as having a direct, positive impact on human longevity.
- Culture & Engineering: The company actively showcases a deep engineering culture where “clinical insight can become a hardware iteration overnight.” Clinicians and engineers share the same floor, fostering rapid iteration and innovation.
- Compensation & Benefits: Salaries are benchmarked via market research. Benefits include comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance, 401K, Paid Time Off, Life Insurance, Disability Insurance, CME Days, and Commuter Benefits.
- Work Model: Roles are on-site at specific clinic locations. Training for medical roles is fully paid. The interview process is designed to give candidates a feel for the culture and mission.
- Growth Trajectory: With 80+ active job postings and triple-digit growth in hiring, the company is in a high-growth phase, offering significant career development opportunities.