Digital hearing assessment platform for clinics and OTC markets
hearX builds clinically validated digital audiometry applications deployed across 192 countries, running a modern serverless and containerized stack (React, Next.js, AWS ECS/Fargate, Terraform) with strong AWS security posture (GuardDuilt, IAM, Security Hub). The engineering-forward hiring mix (3 senior engineers, 1 data hire) and active project slate—spanning event-driven architecture, CI/CD, high-availability systems, and hardware market entry—reveal a company scaling beyond software into medical devices while managing FDA and security compliance overhead.
hearX develops digital hearing health applications used by professionals and end-users in clinical and over-the-counter settings. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Pretoria, South Africa, the company operates across 192 countries as part of the LXE Hearing group. The product line combines digital assessment tools (audiometry, screening, ototoxicity monitoring) with OTC hearing aid offerings. The team operates at 51–200 employees and is actively recruiting senior-level engineering and data talent in South Africa and Canada, reflecting expansion into hardware manufacturing and scaling of core platform infrastructure.
React, Next.js, Tailwind CSS, TypeScript, AWS (ECS, Fargate, Connect), Salesforce, Terraform, GitHub Actions, CloudWatch, GuardDuty, and AWS Security Hub. Infrastructure runs on AWS with container orchestration and infrastructure-as-code patterns.
Public-facing web UI, CI/CD pipeline management, automated testing, hardware market entry, event-driven serverless architecture, high-availability disaster recovery, and cost optimization. FDA compliance and security compliance are concurrent priorities.
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