Senior Backend Developer
PurposeMed
💵 $79k-$93k
📍Remote - Canada
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Summary
Join PurposeMed, a top Canadian startup, as a Senior Backend Developer and play a leading role in evolving our platform's architecture. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, design and maintain scalable backend systems, and mentor junior developers. This remote position, open to candidates across Canada, offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits. We are looking for someone with a strong foundation in backend development, proficiency in various programming languages, and experience with relational databases and APIs. PurposeMed is committed to improving access to healthcare for underserved communities and fostering a fun, inclusive work environment.
Requirements
- A strong foundation in backend development, including designing and implementing scalable, maintainable systems
- Proficiency in problem-solving across various programming languages, databases, and cloud infrastructures, with the ability to adapt to new technologies as needed
- Experience working with relational databases, building and consuming APIs (REST/GraphQL/SOAP), and integrating third-party systems
- A practical understanding of cloud-based infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines to support deployment and scalability
- Strong expertise in third-party integrations, with the ability to collaborate effectively with vendors across a spectrum of developer experiences
- A proactive mindset when tackling challenges, including navigating less-documented systems with creativity and persistence
- Demonstrated ability to mentor and guide junior developers while fostering collaboration
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills for cross-functional teamwork
- A pragmatic approach to balancing legacy systems with new solutions
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand and define requirements, while advocating for scalable and strategic solutions that align with business needs
- Partner closely with Product Managers, Data Analysts, and other Engineers to align on goals and deliverables
- Design and maintain scalable, high-performance backend systems that enhance user experience and operational efficiency
- Communicate effectively across teams to ensure clarity, alignment, and successful outcomes
- Investigate and resolve complex technical challenges
- Collaborate with vendors and internal teams to navigate API limitations and improve system performance
- Mentor the engineering team to adopt best practices in building scalable and maintainable systems, while fostering a collaborative and growth-oriented engineering culture
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Ruby on Rails for the backend, REST and GraphQL APIs for integrations, and PostgreSQL for relational database management
- Experience with Heroku and GitHub Actions for CI/CD
Benefits
- $110,000 - $130,000 CAD a year
- Earn stock options through our Equity Incentive Plan—connect your efforts to PurposeMed’s growth as we work together to improve the lives of our patients across North America
- Work flexibly within a team that’s remote friendly; we believe that work should fit around your life*
- 20 vacation days and a team that will remind you to use them!
- Annual winter break closure
- Extended medical, dental, and vision care starting on your first day of work!
- 8 wellness days
- $500 health and wellness spending account
- $2,000 mental health coverage with additional free online counseling through Inkblot Therapy and FeelingBetterNow mental health assessments
- $20,000 of lifetime coverage for gender-affirming care and procedures
- $500 learning fund to use towards courses and other professional development
- Our unique People Potential program, in which you'll partner with your manager to identify opportunities to grow and achieve your full potential
- $3,400 lifetime coverage for fertility drugs
- Parental leave program for birthing and non-birthing parents–your choice of: Short term: 4 weeks off to use flexibly in your first year of parenting Long-term: 13 weeks EI top-op
- Eligible team members and their dependents** also receive no-cost access to PurposeMed’s services: Freddie : PrEP assessment and follow-up appointments Frida : ADHD assessment Foria : Gender-affirming care services
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