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# ENG: Software Engineer - MENA at Delfina

- **Company:** Delfina
- **Location:** Middle East
- **Posted:** 2026-10-09
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-07
- **Apply:** https://www.delfina.com/careers?gh_jid=5447742008

## Job description

Objective: Build the apps and systems that run Delfina Care, our intelligent pregnancy care platform.

About Us: Delfina provides a leading pregnancy care data platform to improve maternal and child health outcomes.

‍About You: As an engineer with Delfina, you will have the opportunity to contribute to a wide range of critical features in the Delfina platform. From web backends, databases, data systems, monitoring, reporting, mobile apps and web dashboards, we are looking for talented engineers to build and ship high quality products in a fun and fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities:

- Collaborate with the design and development team to translate product requirements into working code
- Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code while adhering to industry best practices and coding standards
- Collaborate with the frontend development team to integrate front end components with backend APIs
- Conduct thorough testing and debugging to ensure the delivery of high-quality software
- Stay updated with the latest trends and advancements in software development to propose and implement innovative solutions
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including data scientists, product managers, UX/UI designers, backend developers, and QC engineers
- Take initiative to improve our systems by thinking about software architecture, security, documentation, or whatever else we’re working on -- Delfina is a startup, and we’re looking for engineers who are excited for new challenges

Requirements:

- Strong proficiency in software development
- Strong proficiency in a modern procedural programming language like Python, TypeScript, or Flutter
- Experience with and solid understanding of relational databases (Postgres or equivalent)
- Familiarity with version control systems (git and GitHub)
- Proficiency writing automated test suites and testable code
- Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
- Excellent communication and teamwork abilities
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience)

Nice to Have:

- Experience designing large distributed systems
- Experience with Google Cloud or another major cloud provider
- Familiarity with Electronic Health Records (EHR) systems
- Prior experience in the healthtech industry or working on healthcare-related projects.
- Passion for addressing challenges in maternal health and contributing to solving the maternal health crisis

## About Delfina

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Delfina provides an intelligent pregnancy care platform that uses data and technology to help healthcare providers, health plans, and employers deliver personalized, equitable maternal care.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series A)
- **Headquarters**: San Francisco, California, United States
- **Founded**: ~2021 (Pre-Seed round in March 2021)
- **Founders**: Eliza Nguyen (Co-Founder), Senan Ebrahim (Chief Scientific Officer, Co-Founder), Ali Ebrahim (Chief Technology Officer, Co-Founder)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: HealthTech / Healthcare IT (Maternal Health)
- **Target customers**: B2B — healthcare providers, health plans, and employers
- **Mission statement**: "Delivering intelligent pregnancy care for all—to all." The company aims to solve the maternal health crisis by standardizing access to quality care to enable better outcomes for families and lower costs for payors.

## Products & Services
- **Delfina Care Platform**: An integrated pregnancy care platform that offers personalized care plans, continuous doula support, telehealth services, at-home monitoring, and a patient app. It provides data-driven insights to care teams to automate routine tasks and activate proactive care plans. Type: SaaS Platform.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed.
- **Key Metric**: Total Funding of **$22.3M** across 5 rounds.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: U.S. Venture Partners (led Series A), Story Ventures (led Seed), MassChallenge, UnitedHealthcare Accelerator.
- **Growth Signals**: 
    - **Revenue**: Estimated at **$10.0M** in annual revenue.
    - **Headcount**: 57 employees, with a **+32.3% year-over-year growth rate**.
    - **Prestige**: Backed by a top-tier healthcare accelerators (UnitedHealthcare) and VCs.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Integrated Platform**: Combines a patient-facing app, provider dashboard, doula support, and telehealth into a single solution, creating a sticky ecosystem.
- **Payer Alignment**: Focused on reducing costs for payors (health plans, employers) by improving maternal outcomes, a strong selling point for enterprise contracts.
- **Data-Driven Care**: Uses deep data insights to standardize care and bridge the maternal health gap, a scalable moat as more data is collected.
- **Founding Team**: Combines medical expertise (MDs/PhDs) with deep technical leadership, providing a strong foundation for a domain-specific healthtech company.

## Strategic Focus
- Scaling the Delfina Care platform to more providers and health plans across the US.
- Expanding clinical partnerships and deepening data integration to improve care outcomes.
- Building out the engineering and product teams to accelerate platform development.

## Why Work Here
- **Mission-Driven Work**: A direct, measurable impact on the maternal health crisis in the U.S., a compelling purpose.
- **Culture**: Emphasizes a respectful, inclusive, and diverse environment, especially for underrepresented backgrounds in women’s health.
- **Work Model**: Hybrid with roles requiring at least 4 hours of overlap with Pacific Time. Offices in San Francisco and New York. Some roles (e.g., doulas) are fully remote.
- **Compensation & Benefits**:
    - **Engineering Salary**: Competitive, with a posted range of $130k-$185k for a Backend Software Engineer.
    - **Equity**: Eligible for equity compensation.
    - **Perks**: Full Medical/Dental/Vision, flexible PTO, 16 weeks paid parental leave, 4 weeks paid family leave, 4 weeks paid bereavement leave, 10 paid mental health days/year, starter 401(k).
- **Engineering Culture**: Startup environment seeking engineers who are "excited for new challenges" across a wide tech stack (Python, Go, Google Cloud, distributed systems, data pipelines).

## Sources
1. [Delfina.com](https://www.delfina.com)
2. [Delfina About Us](https://www.delfina.com/about-us)
3. [Delfina Careers](https://www.delfina.com/careers)
4. [Delfina Backend Engineer Job Posting](https://www.delfina.com/careers/software-engineer-backend)
5. [Delfina LinkedIn Profile](https://www.linkedin.com/company/delfinacare)

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