Senior Software Developer, Backend

Summary

Senior backend developer on the Client Experience team building, improving, and operating mission-critical apps and API services for Dialogue's Canadian virtual care platform serving ~3 million members. Core stack is Python with databases and cloud infrastructure; PostgreSQL, AWS, and React are valued.


Your role as Senior Software Developer, Backend

Reporting Malik Lewis, Manager, Software Developer the mission of the Senior Software Developer, Backend is to enable close to 3 million members to improve their health in a simple and effective way through the Canadian virtual care platform, Dialogue.

What you'll be doing

  • Building, improving, and operating mission-critical applications and API services as part of the Client Experience team;
  • Identifying, refining, and prioritizing work items by business value in collaboration with the product manager;
  • Writing and participating in the elaboration of technical design documents to align the team on clear solutions;
  • Writing accurate, readable, testable code and maintainable test suites which set a good example for other developers;
  • Improving the skills and effectiveness of other developers through code review, documentation, and direct guidance;

We'd love to hear from you if you have

  • 5 or more years of experience with distributed systems, API design, relational modeling, or DB administration.
  • A track record of architecting, organizing, and shipping significant software initiatives.
  • You reason about data structures and algorithms, and you apply them in order to build robust, scalable systems.
  • You break down systems and product development work into incremental changes and consistently deliver value.
  • You communicate clearly and effectively with technical and non-technical colleagues, in a variety of contexts.
  • Experience with Python, databases, and cloud infrastructure is required.
  • Proficiency in PostgreSQL and AWS services is an asset.
  • Any level of experience with web application development, particularly with React, is an asset.

At Dialogue, your well-being is our priority


Taking care of others also means taking care of our team! Depending on your role and employment status, you could have access to the following benefits:

  • Access to the Dialogue app and virtual mental health support for you and your family
  • Fully funded insurance, a health spending account, dental coverage, and fitness reimbursement
  • 4 weeks vacation, 9 wellness days, and 1 volunteer day
  • Hybrid work: 3 days/week in our Montreal or Toronto offices, excluding remote roles
  • Work abroad up to 4 weeks/year
  • Incentive plans, referral bonuses & RRSP matching
  • Learning via Coursera, external training budget & mentorship
  • Optional parental leave top-up


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