Software Development Engineer (SDE-1 / SDE-2)

Role: Software Development Engineer (Backend / Frontend / Mobile)

Location: Bengaluru, India | Work From Office | Full-time | 1–5 Years Experience

About Valeo Health

Valeo Health is a fast-growing preventive healthcare technology company headquartered in the UAE, with a growing presence in UAE and KSA. Our mission is to make healthcare more accessible, personalised, and data-driven through technology.

We’re building secure, scalable, and high-performance platforms – from preventive healthcare services to advanced wellness solutions. Our Bengaluru tech hub drives global product innovation, leveraging cloud-native systems, modern web/mobile stacks, and strong compliance standards (ISO 27001, HIPAA, GDPR).

At Valeo, you’ll work on products that directly impact lives and health outcomes, while growing in a culture that values ownership, innovation, and continuous learning.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable, secure applications and services across backend, frontend, and mobile.
• Take ownership of modules/features – from design and implementation to deployment and monitoring.
• Debug, refactor, and modernise legacy codebases for performance, SEO, and maintainability.
• Collaborate with product, design, and QA teams to deliver business-critical features.
• Implement security best practices (authentication, authorization, encryption, headers, cookie flags, OWASP).
• Contribute to architecture discussions, optimise systems for scale, and ensure compliance-first development (HIPAA, ISO, GDPR awareness).

For frontend:

• Help migrate legacy React/Express SSR app to Next.js 15 with App Router, RSC, and Streaming SSR.
• Implement file-based routing, nested layouts, and route handlers for data access.
• Own SEO and metadata using Next.js Metadata API (canonical URLs, OpenGraph, JSON-LD).
• Improve Web Vitals (LCP, TTFB, CLS, INP) via code-splitting, image/font optimisation, and script strategies.

For backend:

• Build APIs/services using Java + Spring Boot; leverage AWS services (EC2, RDS, S3, Lambda, API Gateway).
• Optimise databases, caching (Redis/NoSQL), and event-driven patterns.

For mobile:

• Develop and optimise React Native apps; work on app release processes (Play Store/App Store).
  

Qualifications

• Experience: 1–5 years in software development.
• Strong problem-solving ability, debugging skills, and ownership mindset.
• Track-specific expertise:
• Backend: Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs, SQL/NoSQL, caching, AWS.
• Frontend: React.js, Next.js (13+ App Router, 15 a plus), RSC/Streaming SSR, SEO best practices.
• Mobile: React Native; familiarity with cross-platform app deployment.
• Good understanding of Git workflows, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud-based deployments.
• Awareness of secure coding practices and accessibility standards.
  

Preferred Skills

• Experience with legacy-to-modern migrations (React Router → Next.js, monolith → microservices).
• Familiarity with containerisation (Docker/Kubernetes), analytics tools, monitoring (CloudWatch, Crashlytics).
• Strong fundamentals in performance optimisation (bundle analysis, query tuning, JVM tuning, async processing).
• Experience in regulated domains (Healthcare, FinTech) with a compliance-first mindset.
• Proven ability to learn fast, adapt, and mentor juniors.