Founding Engineer (Full‑Stack)

About the role

Alion is seeking a founding engineer to help build a veterinary health‑tech practice management platform from scratch. You will work directly with the CTO, owning both architecture and feature delivery, and see your code run in live clinical environments.

Key responsibilities

• Design and implement full‑stack features using a TypeScript/Express backend, React frontend, and PostgreSQL database.
• Own feature areas end‑to‑end, from concept through production deployment.
• Translate user feedback into functional code and iterate quickly.
• Make early architectural decisions that ensure scalability and reliability.
• Integrate with existing practice management systems and third‑party services.

Required profile

• 2‑6 years of professional software engineering experience delivering web applications.
• Product‑first mindset with a focus on user needs.
• Comfort operating in an ambiguous, fast‑moving startup environment.
• Experience in B2B SaaS or vertical software; health‑tech or clinical software background is a plus.
• Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent demonstrated competence.

Required skills

• TypeScript
• Express
• React
• PostgreSQL

What we offer

• Competitive salary €65,000‑€85,000 per year.
• Hybrid work model based in Berlin, Germany.
• Opportunity to shape a product from day one in a high‑impact health‑tech startup.