--- title: 'Software Engineer (Python) at nahc.io' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/software-engineer-python-nahc-io-taipei-8rjytfdmnw8t' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-11-05' --- # Software Engineer (Python) at nahc.io - **Company:** nahc.io - **Location:** Taipei, Taiwan - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** onsite - **Posted:** 2026-10-23 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-05 - **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/nahc/deccd496-7da8-46a0-9fe3-809cc079d09a ## 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). ## 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. ## Why Work Here - **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. ## Sources 1. [nahc.io](https://www.nahc.io/) 2. [nahc.io/about-us](https://www.nahc.io/about-us) 3. [nahc.io/join-us](https://www.nahc.io/join-us) 4. [linkedin.com/company/nahc-io](https://linkedin.com/company/nahc-io) 5. 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