Senior Product Engineer
Daysix
Job Description
Senior Product Engineer / Technical Lead
Role Type: Full-time, Permanent
Hours: 35 hours per week
Location: Edinburgh (Hybrid)
About Daysi
xDaysix is an innovative health technology company building products that make a genuine difference to people's lives. Having evolved from a successful digital agency into a dedicated product organisation, Daysix is focused on developing scalable technology solutions that solve meaningful real-world challenges. At the centre of this journey is an innovative healthcare platform that bridges the gap between health teams and citizens
.
Our success comes from a culture that’s deeply inquisitive and focused on truly understanding the problems we solve. We dig deep into problems, collaborate closely with partners, and build software that makes a visible difference and contributio
n.
Daysix is collaborating with the NHS, MyCare.scot, the National Digital Platform, and the DHI to support people living with conditions such as Multiple Sclerosis (MS), COPD, stroke recovery, Cardiac arrest recovery, falls prevention and weight manageme
nt.Our vision is simple: to help improve care, engagement, and outcomes through technolo
gy.
We are now looking for a Senior Product Engineer / Technical Lead to help drive the next stage of technical growth and platform evolut
ion.
The Opport
unity
This is a senior, hands-on engineering role combining software development, cloud infrastructure, technical leadership, and archite
cture.You will work closely with the leadership team and engineering function to shape the technical direction of the platform whilst remaining actively involved in development and del
ivery.The successful candidate will bring strong experience across modern application development, cloud infrastructure, DevOps practices, and platform architecture. You will play a key role in mentoring engineers, improving engineering standards, and helping scale the platform as the business grows. You are someone who takes pride in clean, tested, maintainable code, balances independence with teamwork, and confidently drives your work fo
rward.This is an opportunity to influence technology decisions, guide best practice, and help build a product that has a genuine impact on people's
lives.
Key Responsib
ilities
Technical Le
- adershipProvide technical leadership across product development ini
- tiativesContribute to architecture decisions and long term technical
- strategyGuide engineering best practice, coding standards, and development p
- rocessesMentor and support developers across the engineering team, promoting a culture of collaboration, learning, and continuous impr
ovement.
Software En
- gineeringDesign, develop, and maintain scalable product
- featuresBuild modern applications using React and Rea
- ct NativeSupport full lifecycle product development from concept through to d
- eploymentCollaborate closely with Product, Design, and Engineer
- ing teamsParticipate in code reviews and technical design di
scussions
Cloud Infrastructure & Platform E
- ngineeringDesign and maintain cloud infrastructure within Micro
- soft AzureBuild and manage Infrastructure as Code using
- TerraformSupport containerised deployments us
- ing DockerImprove platform reliability, scalability, performance, an
- d securityContribute to DevOps processes, CI/CD pipelines, and deployment
automation
Data & Platform A
- rchitectureSupport data architecture and platform design decisions, ensuring systems remain scalable, secure, and ma
- intainable.Work across integrations, APIs, cloud services, and platform
- componentsHelp shape the future architecture of the FHIR bas
ed platform
Skills &
; Experie
- nce
- EssentialStrong React and React Nativ
- e experience.Microsoft Azure, Terraform, and Docke
- r experience.Cloud infrastructure and platform engineeri
- ng expertise.Experience designing and building scalable software solutions with a strong understanding of modern architectur
- e principles.Experience supporting CI/CD and DevOps
- environments.Experience mentoring engineers and providing technica
- l leadership.AI-Augmented
Development: Proficient in using AI coding assistants (Copilot, Cursor, etc.) to accelerate delivery, while maintaining the critical eye needed to review, refactor, and ensure generated code meets company standards for security and mai
ntainabil
- ity.DesirableExperience within healthcare technology or regulated
- environmentsExperience working on SaaS or product ba
- sed platformsData architectu
- re experienceExperience working within growing technolo
- gy businessesExposure to Data Security, governance, and complian
- ce frameworksExposure to FHIR and international coding standards like SNOMED CT,
LOINC, ICD10
What We'
re Looking ForWe are looking for someone who enjoys building products, leading by example, and helping teams succeed
- . You will be:Technically strong but highly collaborative, balancing hands-on delivery with technic
- al leadership.Passionate about mentoring and deve
- loping others.Deeply inquisitive, innovative, and comfortable operating within a growing pro
- duct business.Motivated by solving complex technical challenges that deliver real
-world impact.
W
- hy Join Daysix?Help shape the future of a rapidly growing healthcare techn
- ology platform.Work on products that genuinely and visibly improve
- people's lives.Directly influence the technical direction and core architecture decisions o
- f the platform.Join a highly supportive, deeply inquisitive team alongside talented engineers, designers, and produ
- ct specialists.Enjoy a high level of ownership, autonomy, and the freedom to truly drive
- your own work.Accelerate your career growth within a scaling business while building something genuin
ely meaningful.
If you're looking for an opportunity where you can combine technical leadership, cloud engineering, architecture, and product development while making a genuine difference, we'd love t
o hear from y
ou.
What We Offer
We look after our team with a people-first culture and a comprehensive
- benefits p ackage:35 hr week: Full-time hours are 35 with core operating hours of Monday - Thursday 9:30–4. Many of our team use this flexibility, with the majority taking Frid
- ay afternoons off
.Flexible working: We operate a hybrid working model and expect our team to be able to travel into our Edinburgh office at least three days a week. However, each case is considered individually so we are always ope
- n to conversation.Enha nced annual leave: 30 days annual leave pro-rata. We don’t recognise bank holidays, so you’re free to use your 30 days whenever it suits you. On top of this allowance, we close the office between Christmas and New Year to give everyone ad
ditional days off.Pension contribution B ik e to Work scheme. Professional d evelopment budget: We are fully committed to continuous learning, providing a dedicated budget to help you develop and
grow your career.
Value s-led team culture: Our values are deeply important to us and we make sure they are lived out in our day-to-day work, not tucke
d away in a folder.
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