Software Engineer (Python) at nahc.io (Taipei, Taiwan)

nahc.io· Taipei, Taiwan·7h ago

Role details

Work type

Onsite

Employment

Full-Time

Job description

Our client is looking for a backend engineer to take full ownership of core features on their medical imaging platform. This isn't a role where you hand off your code at the pull request - you’ll be directly responsible for system correctness, production stability, and the integrity of clinical data that directly impacts patient care.

The data science team builds the machine learning models; your job is to build the robust, deterministic platform that powers them. You’ll spend your time designing scalable architectures, untangling concurrency edge cases, ensuring zero-downtime data migrations, and keeping legacy services stable while building their replacements.

What you will do:

Core Backend Architecture: Drive the technical direction of our Python/FastAPI ecosystem, from API design to background task distribution and production observability.
Data Integrity & Persistence: Architect and evolve our PostgreSQL schemas. You’ll manage migrations, lock mechanisms, query tuning, and multi-tenant data isolation under strict HIPAA/PHI compliance.
Resilient Image Processing Pipelines: Design asynchronous, event-driven pipelines handling heavy medical imaging files—from ingest and de-identification to model inference and result delivery.
Cross-Functional System Contracts: Define clean, reliable API interfaces with frontend teams and establish clear model input/output contracts with data scientists.
Technical Records & Legacy Transition: Maintain Architecture Decision Records (ADRs), run thorough design reviews, and reliably maintain our legacy TypeScript service through its planned sunset.

What you will need:

Deep Systems & Backend Fundamentals: 5+ years of software engineering experience with proven production ownership. While our current stack is Python and FastAPI, we care more about deep systems fundamentals (Go, Rust, Java, Kotlin, C#, or TypeScript) than language familiarity.
Concurrency & Distributed Systems Expertise: Strong intuition for race conditions, deadlocks, idempotent processing, and "at least once" messaging failure modes.
Database & Messaging Mastery: Production experience with PostgreSQL internals (indexing, transactions, row-level locks) and message brokers (queues, dead-letter strategies, exponential backoffs).
Engineering Rigor: Commitment to typed code, automated testing suites, automated pipelines (CI/CD, Docker), and efficient leverage of modern AI developer tooling.
Autonomy & Communication: Ability to challenge requirements before writing code, set technical standards, and collaborate fluently in both English and Chinese.

Nice-to-haves:

GCP Infrastructure: Experience operating containerized workloads on Google Cloud Platform.
Healthtech & DICOM: Direct experience with medical imaging workflows, DICOM standard protocols, or healthcare regulatory frameworks.
Isolation Mechanics: Multi-tenant database patterns (e.g., Row-Level Security) or experience deploying hybrid cloud/on-prem solutions.
Scientific Computing Context: Exposure to NumPy, computational geometry, or light frontend familiarity (React/TypeScript).

Why work at nahc.io

Culture & values: “People-first” ethos with a strong emphasis on ethical conduct, transparency, and long-term relationships. The team is small (4 people), offering direct mentorship from the founders.
Growth opportunities: The firm “invests in our people through continuous skills training and new opportunities.” Internships are available for university students, providing hands-on experience mentored by founders.
Work environment: Offices in Hong Kong (Sheung Wan) and Singapore (Vision Exchange). The Taipei role is listed as on-site. Remote/hybrid policy is not explicitly stated, but the company advises on remote hiring for clients.
Unique perk: The company uses AI tools to support hiring (resume review, analysis) but notes that final decisions are made by humans – transparency in their own hiring process.
Impact: As a small team, employees can directly shape the company’s growth and have a tangible impact on candidates’ careers and clients’ businesses.

About nahc.io

Company Overview

One-liner: A full-service recruitment agency providing talent acquisition and human capital solutions for startups and innovative companies across Asia.
Entity Type: Private (Bootstrapped, no funding rounds disclosed)
Headquarters: Hong Kong, Hong Kong (with offices in Singapore and Taipei)
Founded: 2019
Founders: Lawrence Chan (Co-founder & CEO), Cicely Leung (Co-founder & Head of Recruitment – Tech & Digital), Zoie Lin (Co-founder & Head of Recruitment – Commercial & Operations), Charlotte Wong (Co-founder & Head of Client Engagement & Partnerships)

Core Business

Primary industry: Human Resources Services (Recruitment & Staffing)
Target customers: B2B – startups, innovative companies, and businesses undergoing transformation in Asia
Mission/purpose: “To empower people to make the best informed decision for their career or for their business in talent recruitment.” The company aims to change the recruitment industry by offering a non-transactional, relationship-driven experience.

Products & Services

Talent Acquisition: Core recruitment services covering Sales, Marketing, Information Technology, Human Resources, Strategy & Operations, Finance, and Web3. The firm vets and shares candidate profiles quickly (48-hour turnaround) and boasts a 94% probation pass rate for placed candidates.
Bespoke Human Capital Solutions: Advisory services for scaling companies, including remote worker hiring and remote office setup, employer branding, HR systems/process setup, and startup hiring/scaling advisory.

Market Standing

Valuation: Not disclosed (privately held)
Key Metric: Annual revenue estimated between $1M–$5M (per LinkedIn company data)
Notable Investors/Partners: No external investors identified; the firm appears to be bootstrapped. Key partnerships are not publicly listed.
Growth Signals:
- LinkedIn followers: 1,825 (+9.2% year-over-year)
- Expanding presence: active hiring for a Business Development Manager in Taipei (Taiwan) as of early 2026
- 11,000+ candidates in their talent community across APAC
- However, headcount declined 22.2% YoY to 4 employees (as of latest data), indicating a lean, focused team.

Competitive Advantages

Relationship-first approach: Emphasizes long-term relationships over transactional placements, building trust with both clients and candidates.
Asia-specific expertise: Deep understanding of the Asian startup ecosystem, with offices in Hong Kong, Singapore, and now Taipei.
High-quality placements: 94% of placed candidates pass probation, and the firm provides a 48-hour profile turnaround.
Bespoke solutions: Offers not just recruitment but full human capital advisory (HR systems, employer branding, remote setup) – a differentiator for early-stage companies.

Strategic Focus

Geographic expansion: Moving into new markets like Taiwan (Taipei) while solidifying presence in Hong Kong and Singapore.
Scaling human capital solutions: Growing the advisory side of the business (HR systems, remote hiring, employer branding) to become a holistic partner for startups.
Investing in people: Committed to continuous skills training for its own team, aiming to build a talent advisory force that can provide genuine, ethical recommendations.

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