Stage - Software engineer

WHAT WE DO

Health is one of the most precious things we have.

Care teams are working harder and harder to serve their patients(e)However, their task is becoming increasingly difficult as there are not enough health care professionals to treat the growing number of patients, and they are often isolated or spread unevenly across geographic regions(e)They don't have the means to help everyone every day and run their medical practices or hospitals.

At Doctolib, we believe technology can help solve this challenge.

Doctolib is a purpose-led company that strives for a healthier world with more than 2,800 employees across France, Italy, and Germany(e)Since 2013, we have been improving the daily lives of more than 300,000 healthcare professionals by providing them with new-generation technology and services. 

We also serve more than 70 million patients, offering a fast, frictionless and secure journey for all their care needs.

To achieve that, we have been assembling a team dedicated to improving healthcare with a human-centric approach and an entrepreneurial mindset(e)And as we believe in improving access to healthcare for everyone - regardless of where they come from, what they look like - we strive to recruit Tech talents who truly reflect our diverse user base. 

YOUR TEAM

Doctolib Engineering environment is very rich(e)We are building innovative products and features aiming each day to ease doctors' and patient life.

Doctolib Team: our mission is to build the largest healthcare professional network(e)We work on a coordination tool to provide better care for patients and we want to create the leading free and secure community of practitioners(e)This new product will be available to all practitioners in France and Germany for free.

The opportunity: We are looking for students to join a team of hard working entrepreneurs, who are passionate about transforming healthcare and play an active role in shaping a fast-growing company from day one!

To go beyond the ad please check our technical blog.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• 360 role: From helping to build the product with the Product Manager, coding, deploying your code, to bugs, and having feedback from users. 
• Work closely with Product Manager as a Tech Holder
• Leads side projects in function of your affinity, you can check this example and this one.
• Dedicated time each week with your manager.
• Continuously building the next step of your career path. 

Here an idea of your schedule: 

• 60% designing and implementing new features, regarding the roadmap. 
• 15% on tech tasks (stability, security, technical debt, you name it!)
• 15% on bugfix - in order to have an healthy platform

ABOUT OUR TECHNICAL ENVIRONMENT 

• We are working in Feature team: you will collaborate with your team, engineering leaders, product, and design teams(e)While keeping in touch with the others Feature with “Tech time”
• Working in an agile environment (you will enjoy lean startup methodology). 
• You will be driven by code quality, code testing with the help of your peers for reviews.
• We are working on a monolith - You can check this video.
• Our stack is Ruby/React.
• We deploy 3 times per day - you can deep dive here.
• You can learn more about our values here and also here.

WHY NOT MASTERING OUR STACK ISN'T AN ISSUE ?

You won’t be the first one not mastering Ruby/React - a lot of our Doctolibers learned once they arrived! 

We believe that technology should serve the product(e)It’s more relevant to us to recruit people:

• sensitive to product & to users
• who share a pragmatic vision of coding
• who wants to learn from the others and to the others. 

To help you to quickly learn and grow on our stack, beyond the documentations & pair programming, we have a specific program for you(e)You can discover it here and there.

WHAT WE EXCEPT OF YOU ?

Before you read on, if you don't have the exact profile described below, but you feel this job description matches your skill set and needs, we still encourage you to apply!

You could be our next team mate if :

• You are in your final year of study in Software engineering or related field and available for 6 months.
• You are native / fluent in French

Now, it would be fantastic if you:

• are comfortable with English
• have web development experience in a hyper-growth environment.

THE INTERVIEW PROCESS

You can check this article to discover some insights of our process.

• Coding Game (1h)
• Recruiter Call (30 min)
• Feature Building (1h30)
• Follow up with your future manager (30 Min)

JOB DETAILS

• Contract : Internship
• Duration : 6 months 
• Location: Levallois-Perret or Nantes
• Start Date: March or April 2023
• Remote policy : 2 working modes:
  • Hybrid: you work remotely 2 to 3 days per week and from the office on the other days.
  • Office-based: you work from the office.

At Doctolib, we believe in improving access to healthcare for everyone - regardless of where you come from, what you look like(e)This translates into our recruitment process: Doctolib is an equal opportunity employer(e)We don't just accept diversity at Doctolib, we respect and celebrate it!

The more diverse ideas are heard, the more our product will truly improve healthcare for all(e)You are welcome to apply to Doctolib or refer someone you know, regardless of your and their gender, religion, age, sexual orientation, ethnicity, disability, or place of origin(e)If you have a disability, let us know if there's any way we can make the interview process smoother for you!