
Cera is a digital-first home healthcare company that harnesses technology to bring care directly to homes, transforming the healthcare landscape by providing higher quality services at a fraction of…

Cera is a digital-first home healthcare company that harnesses technology to bring care directly to homes, transforming the healthcare landscape by providing higher quality services at a fraction of…
Domain: cerahq.com
Headquarters: London, UK
Founded: November 2016
Founder & CEO: Dr Ben Maruthappu
Business: Digital-first home healthcare (technology-enabled in-home care)
Technology-enabled services covering ~30 million people; ~60,000 appointments/day; ~2.5M home visits/month
Home healthcare delivery and hospital avoidance through technology-enabled community care.
2016
Hospitals and Health Care
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Transaction comprised a mix of debt and equity; announced as a transaction in excess of $150M.
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Seed round reported as approximately €1.5M.
“Led by funds affiliated with BDT & MSD Partners and Schroders Capital; additional investors include Kairos, Vanderbilt Endowment, University of Illinois Foundation, yabeo, CD Ventures, the Boehringer Family, Evolve Healthcare Partners, Escondido Ventures, Kanoo Ventures and Nordic Eye.”
Department: Engineering
Reports to: CTO
Location: Hybrid/London
Terms: Full Time Permanent
About Cera:
Cera is the UK’s largest HealthTech company and one of Europe’s fastest-growing businesses – harnessing preventative technology and AI to take care out of Britain’s hospitals and into patients’ homes. Our 10,000 carers and nurses deliver around 2.5 million patient home visits a month – a volume greater than all A&E attendances across England.
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Cera is now Europe’s largest HealthTech company and one of its fastest-growing businesses, with circa $500 million in annualised revenues, and 150-fold growth in impact over the past five years. Cera has also gathered the largest home healthcare dataset in Europe, powering the development of cutting-edge AI products that have reduced hospitalisations by up to 70%, saving the UK Government and NHS more than £1 billion to date.
The UK’s Number 1 ranked HealthTech company, Cera’s pioneering approach has been recognised by numerous industry awards including a Newsweek AI Impact Award, the UK Tech Awards’ Tech for Good Prize, Health Tech Digital’s Best Use of Artificial Intelligence, the Deloitte Fast 50 and EY’s prestigious UK Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2024. Cera was recently recognised by TIME Magazine as one of the World’s Top HealthTech Companies, and has been recognised as the Number 1 Healthcare AI Company for 2025.
About the role:
We are seeking a visionary and strategic Director of Engineering to lead, mentor, and scale our entire engineering organization. The ideal candidate is a seasoned technical leader who can drive the company's technical strategy, foster a culture of innovation, and ensure the delivery of high-impact, scalable solutions. You will be a key member of the leadership team, working cross-functionally with Product, Design, and other departments to build a world-class engineering function that aligns with our ambitious company goals.
This role is a critical leadership position with a significant impact on the company's long-term success and technological direction.
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Policies and Procedures: Employees must adhere to all organisational policies and procedures.