Sr. Full-stack Software Engineer

Salary Competitive

About LEIA

At Leia Health, we are on a mission to transform parental leave and postpartum health. Our innovative Parental Leave solution integrates seamlessly with companies' existing HR systems, digitizing and streamlining the planning and communication process around parental leave. By supporting employees’ postpartum health, we enable a healthier, more sustainable return to work while fostering a family-friendly workplace culture. 


About the Role: Sr. Full-Stack Software Engineer

Join LEIA Health as a Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer and take a leading role in shaping the technology behind our B2C and B2B platforms. In addition to maintaining and enhancing our existing codebase, you'll spearhead the development of cutting-edge features, guide the integration of modern AI technologies, and help set the technical direction for our team. As a leader within the development team, you’ll mentor colleagues, foster collaboration, and ensure the delivery of high-quality, impactful solutions. This role spans the full development lifecycle, from infrastructure management to creating innovative, user-centric solutions that push the boundaries of digital health.


How you make an impact

  • Design and architecture LEIA’s tech solutions.

  • Maintain and enhance LEIA’s app and B2B web platform, delivering a seamless experience to users.

  • Build new features that align with our mission and user needs.

  • Oversee and improve our tech infrastructure to ensure reliability and scalability.

  • Leverage modern AI techniques to enhance LEIA’s product offerings.

  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams, contribute to code reviews, and support agile workflows.


What You Bring

We’re seeking a strong, adaptable engineer with a "can-do-anything" attitude. You thrive on tackling complex problems across the full stack, taking ownership, and driving solutions in a fast-moving startup environment.


Your Skills and Experience

  • A proven track record of writing clean, reliable code and delivering high-quality, scalable solutions.

  • Expertise in front-end engineering with TypeScript and React, building polished, user-friendly interfaces with attention to detail.

  • Proficiency in back-end development with tools like Express, GraphQL, and Next.js to create robust, efficient services.

  • Hands-on experience with automated testing frameworks and tools such as Jest, Testing Library, or Cypress.

  • Hands-on experience deploying your code to production and a solid understanding of infrastructure concepts (e.g., cloud environments, Docker, Kubernetes, GCP, CI/CD pipelines).

  • Experience designing and building SaaS products, with a background in agile team collaboration.

  • Familiarity with modern AI technologies and APIs (e.g., OpenAI API). Bonus if you’ve contributed to AI-driven features!

  • Proficient in managing repositories, performing code reviews, and collaborating effectively via Git.

  • Strong English communication skills, both written and verbal.


It Would Be Nice If You Have

  • Experience maintaining and optimizing Kotlin-based services.

  • Familiarity with cloud-first infrastructure management and related best practices.

  • Knowledge of Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and its ecosystem of products.

  • Experience with marketing automation tools like Customer.io or Braze (a big plus!).


What we offer

  • Opportunity to engage, strengthen and support extraordinary parents  across the world.

  • A key role in growing an early stage team where you’ll build both the product and the business.

  • Experience building a global tech startup from an early stage.

  • Be a part of a global expansion, where moving into new markets will present new exciting possibilities to connect with local communities and grow both personally and professionally.

  • We are an organization committed to creating and maintaining an inspiring workplace where everyone loves to go to work.

  • 30 days vacation per year. 

  • Wellness benefit of 3000 SEK per year. 

  • Parental Leave Benefits. 


Employment: Full-time.

Fixed monthly salary: Competitive, based on experience.

Stock Options: Yes

Effective Start date: As soon as possible.

Where will you work? Hybrid, split your time between remote work and our office in Vasastan, Stockholm.

For more information or questions please contact us at leon@meetleia.com

Perks and benefits

This job comes with several perks and benefits

Flexible working hours
Flexible working hours

Social gatherings
Social gatherings

Equity package
Equity package

Skill development
Skill development

Remote work allowed
Remote work allowed

New tech gear
New tech gear

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Working at
LEIA Health

LEIA Health is a VC funded startup based in Stockholm on a mission to support the next 1B parents by digitizing the parental journey offering AI-powered support at a time when parents need it the most. LEIA has been named One of Europes’ hottest startups by both Sifted, Business Insider and Wired. Our app offers new parents an AI-enabled and personalized journey into parenthood with medically validated information, rehabilitation programs, and AI-driven insights about their mental and physical health. Our unique health screenings enable us to identify risks such as depression at a much earlier stage guiding them to the relevant health care provider driving preventive measures and positive health outcomes. The B2B offering consists of a parental leave companion app focusing on optimizing the employees health before, during and after parental leave. While also streamlining and personalizing the planning and communication process between employee and line manager to decrease sick leave and churn.

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