Frontend and Mobile Developer (w / m / d)

Hi there!

Are you eager to learn new things and implement your own ideas while working with an international and passionate team of professionals?  Would you like to contribute to digital research solutions that have a meaningful impact on healthcare and science?

Your future role

Build and implement state-of-the-art frontend and mobile features by writing accessible, performant, maintainable, and well-tested code following the clean code principles.

Develop, test, and review code . Take part in the software design and architecture decisions.

Implement modules to connect to wearable sensors via Bluetooth Low Energy .

Implement modules to connect to the sensors built in mobile phones, smart watches , and other wearables via SDKs.

Extend our existing Wear OS companion app, written in Kotlin .

Use your UI expertise to implement digital health products and prototypes.

Collaborate closely with UX Design, Backend Engineering, QA, and Product Management.

What you need to succeed

You’re ready for a challenging position with the opportunity to learn and to contribute  with your 2+ years experience as a frontend engineer.

You hold a university degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or in a related field

You have experience with mobile app development on Android and optionally on iOS.

You bring solid experience in web development in React Native, VueJS, Angular, Stencil.

You have worked hands-on with cross-platform app development using React Native, Flutter, Capacitor JS.

You have a deep understanding of HTML, CSS, JavaScript (and TypeScript).

You have a strong focus on performance, semantic markup, accessibility, and security.

Your written and spoken English is fluent, knowledge of German is a plus.

You’re up to date in terms of new design trends, frameworks, and web APIs like WebWorker, ServiceWorker, and web standards like WebAssembly

You're able to analyze the pros and cons of new web APIs, standards, frameworks, toolkits, and provide valuable insights

You have experience with the progressive enhancement methodology

You show a sense for good design and great user experience

You’re happy to mentor Junior Engineers and participate in design and code reviews

Why you will love working with us

Active contribution to developing digital solutions and making health data ready for research.

Develop your career by working with very experienced colleagues.

Opportunity to gain experience with a big list of cloud-based tools (Google, Microsoft, Atlassian etc.).

Learn about technologies beyond Digital Workplace like networking for the office, VMware virtualization infrastructure, servers, etc.

Active contribution to developing digital solutions and making health data ready for research.

Nonprofit work with a clear purpose : Make the world a healthier place. With us, you will find a fulfilling and meaningful task in a nonprofit environment that will advance our society.

A diverse and international team of professionals working together at 3 locations (Potsdam, Berlin and Singapore).

Real work life balance with flexible working hours, 30 days of paid vacation, and possibility for hybrid work.

The option to work abroad remotely up to 2 months per year from various countries, depending on your role and responsibilities.

We’ve got you covered with our comprehensive private health insurance

We support your climate friendly mobility choice with Deutschlandticket

An attractive budget for your further career development

Regular knowledge transfer through “all hands” and “town hall”  meetings and knowledge sharing events (“Knowledge4Life”)

Employee driven initiatives like the climate initiative and the DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) initiative where every new colleague is welcome to participate.

Good to know

We especially welcome applicants from the LGBTQI+ community, people with a migration background, people of color, and individuals with neurodiversity, disabilities, or chronic illnesses to the team.

If you need support or special assistance during the application or interview process due to a disability, please feel free to let us know and we are happy to accommodate you as much as possible.

Please enclose your complete documents (CV, Github Account, Work sample) with your application.

For this position it is important that you are able to regularly be present in our Potsdam and / or Berlin office

About us

Data4Life is a nonprofit digital health organization headquartered in Potsdam supported by the Hasso Plattner Foundation, with additional locations in Berlin and Singapore. We make health data from diverse sources accessible, standardized, and secure - enabling responsible research to improve public health and personalized medicine. Our digital solutions support international standards such as FHIR and OMOP, and enable scalable digital research infrastructures with a strong focus on data sovereignty and transparency. We work with university hospitals and global research institutions to unlock the full potential of health data. In collaboration with Charité and Mount Sinai Health System, we are supporting cross-border use cases based on millions of patient records. As a nonprofit, we prioritize social impact, data ethics, and open collaboration.

We care about Diversity : Many different lives, careers, and development paths lead to Data4Life. We welcome experts from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences to our international team, offering everyone equal opportunities to be themselves and develop to the best of their abilities. Diversity, equality, and inclusion are not just nice words at Data4Life – we put them into practice in all of our activities and projects, striving to incorporate them in our everyday lives. For this reason, we signed the Charta der Vielfalt (Diversity Charter) in 2022.