Position: Tech Lead
Company: MDiet (mdiet.org) — early-stage healthtech startup
City: Astana
Employment: offline for the first 7-8 months, then hybrid/remote
Compensation: from $3000 to 4000 net + equity (negotiable)
MDiet is a health tech startup for the US market. Our AI platform reduces patient re-hospitalization.
With the successful development of the company, there is an opportunity for immigration to the USA.
About the role: We are looking for a strong hands-on engineer for the position of Tech Lead — one of the first backend engineers who will build a production platform from scratch.
Responsibilities:
- Design and develop services, APIs, and integrations from scratch (FHIR / HL7).
- Make key architectural decisions.
- Lay the groundwork for security and compliance (HIPAA / SOC 2).
- Immediately establish engineering practices: code review, quality standards, processes.
- Technically lead the direction and help the team grow; integrate AI components (AI is handled by a separate AI Lead).
Stack
- Core: Java 21 + Spring Boot (main focus); additionally Python + FastAPI
- Data: PostgreSQL, Redis (vector databases – a plus)
- Architecture: event-driven (Kafka / RabbitMQ)
- Cloud & DevOps: AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, GitLab CI/CD, monitoring (Prometheus / Grafana)
- Security & API: OAuth2 / OIDC, REST / gRPC, API Gateway, HIPAA / SOC 2
Requirements
Must-have:
- Strong experience in system design and architecture — ability to design and build complex systems from scratch
- Strong system design and architecture (key priority).
- Willingness to actively code and immediately establish processes and standards.
- English — for documentation and communication with US partners.
Will be a plus:
- working with vector databases.
- Integration of AI services / LLM (RAG, embeddings, tool calling).
- Mentorship or minor leadership experience.
- Basic understanding of frontend (how the front interacts with the API).
Conditions:
- Official employment under the Labor Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan
- $3000–4000 net + equity.
- High ownership and direct impact on the product from day one;
- Real opportunity for professional growth with the team.
How to apply
TG: recruiter contact
