Backend Engineer - 1 Year Contract

Teladoc Health, Inc.; Toronto; On-site; CAD 83,000 - 99,000; Full time

Job summary

Teladoc Health Canada is seeking a Backend Software Engineer to help build reliable, scalable backend systems powering our virtual care platform. You will design, implement, and operate backend services and APIs used by critical healthcare workflows, collaborating with senior engineers and cross-functional partners.

This hands-on role suits engineers who enjoy modern backend patterns, data sensitivity, and compliance requirements in a regulated environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional backend development experience.
• Bachelor's degree in CS or related field.
• Strong Java with Spring Boot and API design.
• Experience with relational databases and data modeling.
• Knowledge of cloud-native concepts and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with microservices and async messaging.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain backend APIs and services.
• Collaborate with product, frontend, QA, and platform teams.
• Ensure security, privacy, and compliance in backend systems.
• Write unit, integration, and acceptance tests.
• Contribute to scalable, reliable architecture and deployments.
• Participate in code reviews and reliability improvements.

Skills

5+ years backend development

Java

Spring Boot

CI/CD pipelines

Relational databases

Data modeling

Event-driven / asynchronous

Microservices

Cloud-native concepts

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Software Engineering

Tools

CI/CD tooling

SQL

Job description

Teladoc Health Canada is a virtual care provider that proudly serves over 9 million Canadians from coast to coast to coast. We use proprietary health signals and personalized interactions to drive better health outcomes across the full continuum of care, at every stage in a person's health journey. Teladoc Health leverages more than two decades of expertise and data-driven insights to meet Canada's growing needs.

Summary of Position

We’re looking for a Backend Software Engineer to join our growing engineering team and help build reliable, scalable backend systems that power our virtual care platform. In this role, you’ll work closely with senior engineers, product managers, and cross functional partners to design, build, and operate backend services and APIs used by critical healthcare workflows.

This is a hands on role ideal for an engineer who enjoys learning modern backend patterns and growing their technical depth in a regulated, mission driven environment.

If you are ready to take on this challenge and make a meaningful difference, we’d love to hear from you - even if you do not meet all the qualifications.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Design, build, and maintain backend APIs and services using Java and Spring Boot, following established engineering standards, architectural patterns, and quality practices

Work closely with product, frontend, QA, and platform engineers to clarify requirements and deliver backend capabilities aligned with roadmap and patient-care outcomes

Contribute to a modular, extensible API and service architecture that integrates cleanly with internal platforms and external partner systems

Design and implement robust data-access layers, including schema evolution, complex queries, and safe support for data migration and backward compatibility

Apply event-driven and asynchronous design patterns to support scalable, resilient workflows and downstream integrations

Write, execute, and maintain unit, integration, and contract tests; actively participate in debugging, root-cause analysis, and system reliability improvements

Use team self-service and platform tooling to provision, deploy, and operate services across environments, collaborating with DevOps and SRE where needed

Build backend services with security, privacy, and compliance in mind, adhering to healthcare data protection requirements and internal controls

Participate actively in code reviews, offering constructive feedback and continuously improving code quality, consistency, and maintainability

Consistently follow documented standards for security, documentation, testing, and deployment to ensure predictable, production-ready delivery

Continuously learn and apply new backend technologies, patterns, and tooling that improve delivery quality, scalability, and developer effectiveness

Supervisory Responsibilities

No

Qualifications Expected for Position

Required:

5+ years of professional backend software development experience building and supporting production systems

A bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related technical field — or equivalent experience that demonstrates the same depth.

Strong experience designing, building, and operating backend services and APIs using Java, Spring Boot, or comparable frameworks

Hands-on experience with relational databases, data modeling, schema evolution, and performance-aware query design

Experience writing and maintaining automated tests and contributing to CI/CD pipelines

Working knowledge of cloud-native concepts, including containers, service configuration, observability, and multi-environment deployments

Strong communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across engineering, product, QA, and platform teams

Practical experience with event-driven or asynchronous systems (messaging, workflows, background processing)

Exposure to microservices or modular service architectures with an emphasis on maintainability and operational readiness

Nice to Have:

Experience working in regulated, compliance-driven, or healthcare environments

Familiarity with healthcare interoperability standards such as HL7 FHIR

Experience supporting production systems, including operational ownership, on-call participation, or incident response

Hourly Rate Range

$60.10 to $72.12/hour

Position Type

Net New

At Teladoc Health Canada we thrive on difference and individuality. Teladoc Health Canada is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible environment, where all employees and customers feel valued, respected and supported. We are dedicated to building a workforce that reflects the diversity of our customers and communities in which we live and serve. If you require an accommodation for any stage of the recruitment process / interview process (including alternate formats of materials, or accessible meeting rooms or other accommodation), please reach out to us at [e-mail]