VP Software Engineering, Health Platform

Aeon

Technical leader for health platform development at Aeon, redefining preventive healthcare with AI. Lead engineering efforts while coding daily and driving team culture in a fast-growing startup environment.

Posted 6/30/2026full-timeWinterthur • 🇨🇭 SwitzerlandLeadWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSNuxtPostgresPythonReactTypeScriptVue.js

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own the technical architecture and direction for Aeon's platform — the patient-facing health platform, the medical partner portal, and how AI modules integrate
Code daily alongside the team: this is a hands-on role, especially during the first year
Define and role model the company software engineering culture and rituals
Lead code reviews, technical decisions, and engineering standards
Drive the team's evolution toward AI-native development - not just using AI tools, but fundamentally rethinking how we design, build, and ship software
Recruit, mentor and elevate newly joining team members over the coming years
Partner closely with the CPTO and Growth team on roadmap and architecture trade-offs
Work on the transition to medical SaMD processes together with our regulatory specialist, and take ownership of GDPR and similar compliance areas.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Strong full-stack background with genuine technical depth
Familiarity with common frontend and backend technologies, like React, Nuxt, Vue, Tailwind, Python, PostgreSQL, TypeScript, AWS
An AI-native development mindset: you have already fundamentally changed how you code because of AI, and you are eager to push the whole team in that direction
A hands-on mindset
Natural technical authority. People follow your lead not because of your title, but because you are consistently sharp and direct
Startup instinct: comfortable with ambiguity, fast iteration, and wearing more than one hat
Experience with recruiting and leading an engineering team
For applicants who want to work at our Winterthur office: Swiss work permit or Swiss/EU/EFTA citizenship is a must
For applicants who want to work at our London office: You must already have the right to work in the UK (British/Irish passport, Settled Status, or other valid work visa), or currently hold a Skilled Worker visa with another employer (transfer possible). We are not able to sponsor new Skilled Worker visas from abroad at this stage.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Real ownership: you will set technical direction and lead the team from day one
A rare opportunity to define how a high-growth health tech company builds software in the AI era
Direct collaboration with the CPTO and leadership in a high-trust, fast-moving environment
Mission-driven work: help shift healthcare from reactive to truly preventive
Health-focused company culture: a complimentary yearly full-body health check-up, weekly CrossFit sessions with the team in Winterthur and free healthy snacks in the office
Hybrid setup in Winterthur, with in-office days on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday.

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Hard Skills & Tools

ReactNuxtVueTailwindPythonPostgreSQLTypeScriptAWS

Soft Skills

Natural Technical AuthorityStartup InstinctHands-On Mindset

Certifications

Swiss Work PermitUK Work Visa