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, with a 450% increase in 2024, and is cash flow positive, operating at Series B/C metrics with a team of approximately 20.
The role involves extending existing product lines and developing 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 team is composed of highly skilled individuals, including VPs, ex-technical founders, and former CTOs, fostering a collaborative environment with a focus on coaching and teaching.
The company values intellectual curiosity and encourages team members to think from first principles, making decisions transparently and collaboratively.
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 rather than pursuing arbitrary technical goals.
Applicants should be frustrated with bureaucracy in large companies and eager to understand the broader context of the company and its vertical.
Expert competency in TypeScript is required, along with familiarity with frameworks/libraries 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, including the ability to conduct effective research and apply computer science fundamentals creatively, are necessary.
Familiarity with AWS services is preferred, and candidates should be eager to learn if they lack experience.
There is no specific experience level required, but candidates must demonstrate relevant skills through past projects or assessments.

Anima offers a unique work culture that promotes autonomy and ownership, allowing team members to have a significant impact on saving lives.
The company provides flexibility in work schedules and locations, accommodating a diverse workforce from around the world.
Team members enjoy regular retreats to various locations, fostering camaraderie and team spirit.
Employees are part of a highly skilled team that values collaboration, intellectual curiosity, and continuous learning.
The role offers the potential for career growth, including opportunities to transition into managerial or executive positions as the company scales.