Senior Software Engineer — Algorithmic Intelligence Systems Lead

Virtual Hospitals Africa is looking for a senior volunteer to lead the effort to engineer our AI-supported systems with the potential to connect millions of Africans to health care

About Us

We are a non-profit addressing a vital healthcare gap in rural Africa. Our telemedicine platform links frontline workers with global specialists, enabling continuous care, early risk detection, and improved patient outcomes.

The Role

Our Algorithmic Intelligence Systems Lead will help architect AI-supported workflows to improve note-taking speed and enhance clinical decision making. These include:

• Audio transcript and translation pipeline
• Surfacing relevant medical documentation in real-time
• Auto-suggesting probable symptoms and diagnoses
• Image diagnostics

What You'll Do

• Lead the effort to engineer and deploy our AI systems 🧠
• Work with an incredible international team of product leaders, engineers, and designers ✨
• Ship code fast in a supportive environment 🚀

Who We're Looking For

• A self-motivated evangelist who believes along with us that all beings deserve health care 💜
• An engineer with proven experience shipping quality software ready to take a leadership role 🦾
• An inquisitive person who looks toward how their work fits into the whole picture 🖼️

Tech Stack

AI Stack

• Python
• Torch
• Whisper
• And more - you choose!

Web Stack

• Typescript
• Deno
• Fresh
• Preact
• PostgreSQL
• AWS