Description:

Anima is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to help build an active learning OS for healthcare and life sciences, aimed at maximizing human wellbeing globally.
The company has experienced significant growth, achieving 450% growth in 2024 and is cash flow positive with a team of approximately 20.
As part of the team, you will extend existing product lines and develop new ones at the forefront of healthcare reinforcement learning and agentic AI.
Anima has a unique hacker culture with a flat hierarchy, emphasizing ownership, autonomy, and human impact on saving lives.
The role involves working in small, collaborative teams without traditional management structures, focusing on coaching and teaching.
The company values technical expertise and UX, with a strong emphasis on understanding the problem space and engineering trade-offs.
Anima offers flexibility in work schedule and location, and organizes team retreats to foster team bonding.

Requirements:

Candidates must be hungry to change the world and take their duty to the crew and mission seriously.
A strong focus on user experience (UX) is essential, optimizing features for user needs rather than arbitrary technical goals.
Applicants should be frustrated with bureaucracy in large companies and eager for growth towards a senior executive role.
Expert competency in TypeScript is required, along with familiarity with frameworks like Angular, Node, and React, and the ability to work full stack in JS/TS.
Candidates should be disciplined in best practices for version control, CI/CD, and code extensibility, valuing interface safety.
Strong problem-solving skills and intellectual curiosity are necessary, with the ability to tackle novel challenges using strong computer science fundamentals.
Familiarity with AWS services is preferred, and candidates should demonstrate their skills through past projects or assessments.

Anima offers a unique work culture that promotes autonomy and collaboration, allowing employees to have a significant impact on healthcare.
The company provides flexibility in work schedules and locations, accommodating a global workforce.
Team retreats are organized at least twice a year to foster team bonding and collaboration.
Employees are part of a high-growth environment with opportunities for personal and professional development.
The role offers the potential for career advancement into managerial or executive positions as the company scales.