Engineering Manager

PurposeMed; Calgary; Hybrid; CAD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-friendly work

20 vacation days

Winter closure

Comprehensive medical, dental, and 
im

Mental health support

Stock options (Equity Incentive Plan)

Learning fund CAD 500

Gender-affirming care lifetime support

Job summary

PurposeMed in Canada is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead a high-performing team and partner with product, design, and data teams to deliver scalable software that improves care.

You will mentor engineers, shape technical strategy, drive operational excellence in a distributed system environment, and promote inclusive culture while working remotely across Canada.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Software Engineering with platform focus.
• 2+ years of engineering management experience guiding direct reports.
• Experience with distributed systems, cloud computing, and scaling infrastructure.
• Excellent ability to communicate complex technical ideas to stakeholders.
• Experience applying AI within development processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor an engineering team and conduct 1:1s and performance reviews.
• Collaborate with Product, Design, and Data leadership within the POD/Triad model.
• Define and drive the product's technical direction and architecture.
• Deliver high-quality features balancing speed and scalable maintainable systems.
• Create technical diagrams and document key technical decisions.

Skills

Platform development

Distributed systems

Cloud computing

Team leadership

Technical communication

AI in development

Tools

GCP

API Integrations

Data pipelines

Job description

About us:

PurposeMed is a Canadian-founded healthtech company established in 2019 with a mission to improve access to complex care for underserved communities. We've combined our clinical roots with a drive to scale, and now our exceptional team provides specialized care to thousands of patients every month.

PurposeMed consists of three complex care business units: Freddie, Frida, and Foria, and partners with Affrimng Care Pharmacy.

Freddie improves sexual health through education, prevention, and treatment with a focus on the LGBTQ2S+ community. As the #1 rated PrEP provider in North America, we're proudly dismantling barriers to sexual healthcare for patients across both Canada and the USA.

Frida transforms the lives of patients through easier access to adult ADHD diagnosis and fast, affordable treatment.

Foria provides trans, non-binary, and gender-diverse Canadians with specialized, gender-affirming healthcare.

Affirming Care Pharmacy provides discreet, specialty prescription delivery across North America. Operating from Calgary, Mississauga, Toronto, and San Antonio, they provide our patients with an integrated, end-to-end healthcare experience.

We are proud to be ranked #2 on Deloitte's 2024 list of Canada's 50 fastest-growing tech companies and recognized as one of Canada's Most Admired Corporate Cultures for two consecutive years. Driven by a strong mission, our team is passionate about making healthcare accessible to those who need it most—and we make sure to have fun along the way!

Permanent, full-time opportunity

Location: Remote (Canada)

Though we have an office based in Calgary, this is a remote position that is open to candidates across Canada.

PurposeMed's office is located on the unceded and traditional territories of the peoples of the Treaty 7 region which includes the nations of the Siksika, the Piikani, the Kainai, the Îethka Stoney Nakoda which consists of the Chiniki, Bearspaw, and Good Stoney Bands, and people of the Tsuut'ina First Nation. The city of Calgary is also homeland to the historic Northwest Métis and to the Otipemisiwak Métis government, Métis Nation Battle River Territory, Nose Hill Métis District 5 and Elbow Métis District 6.

Who we hope to find:

At PurposeMed, we're building technology that meaningfully improves access to care, and we need strong engineering leadership to help us do it well. We're looking for an Engineering Manager to uphold engineering standards, drive operational excellence, and deliver real value to our patients, clinicians, and the business. Reporting into the CTO, you will play a crucial role in both project execution and team management. You will coach and mentor a team of developers to help scale, maintain, and guide the technical tradeoffs between systems across our software platform.

This role is ideal for someone who can elevate the team around them, keep projects unblocked and flowing smoothly, and thoughtfully navigate technical decisions of various scales and levels of complexity.

In this role, you'll make an impact by:

Leading and Mentoring a High-Performing Engineering Team

• Guiding and mentoring members of the engineering team while providing coaching in 1:1s and running effective performance reviews
• Creating a positive, diverse, and inclusive environment for your team to bring their best selves to work
• Fostering strong relationships and effective communication with cross-functional teams and stakeholders

Driving Operational Excellence Across your Pod

• Working in close collaboration with Product, Design, and Data leadership on improving ways of working within our POD/Triad model
• Leading your pod's processes, and collaborating with other teams to ensure effective collaboration and continuous improvement
• Communicating ongoing initiatives and blockers while working with team members on prioritizing tasks that ensure development teams are set up for success

Shaping Technical Strategy and Delivering High-Quality Systems

• Supporting the technical strategy and working with the team on defining and setting the product's technical direction
• Driving the team to deliver high-quality features and products efficiently, balancing speed with the need for scalable and maintainable architecture
• Creating technical diagrams and driving documentation of key technical decisions and strategy

We need someone who has:

• 5+ years of experience in Software Engineering with a focus on platform development and infrastructure
• 2+ years of engineering management experience, supporting and guiding direct reports with a genuine excitement for helping to grow people's careers
• Experience with distributed systems, cloud computing, and scaling infrastructure (e.g. GCP, Third Party System Integrations, Data Systems)
• An excellent ability to communicate complex technical ideas to both technical and non-technical stakeholders in a way suitable for the audience and situation
• Experience with decisions and tradeoffs in applying techniques ranging from rapid prototyping to multi quarter technology shifts
• Experience making effective use of AI within a development process

It would also be great if you have:

• Experience managing relationships with external vendors and account managers
• A passion for platform services and ensuring developers have the tools and infrastructure they need to deliver value

Compensation:

• $140,000 -$170,000 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.
• The compensation listed above refers to a yearly base salary that may vary depending on a candidate's relevant qualifications, knowledge, competencies and work experience, and other factors including market conditions. Base pay is just one aspect of our total rewards at PurposeMed—see our other exciting benefits below!

Why you should join us:

• Be part of a team of great people who don't take themselves too seriously. While we're serious about the problems we solve, we believe in having fun along the way.
• Make an impact, every single day. We're providing compassionate, affirming care to many people who have never received the proper support before.
• Be confident in bringing your whole self to work. Inclusivity is core to how we take care of our patients, our teammates, and ourselves. We create spaces that are safe and affirming.

What we're offering (based on full-time, permanent roles in Canada & the USA):

• 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
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision care from your first day of work—we cover 100% of your premiums, with coverage available for dependents
• 8 health/sick days
• Extended mental health coverage
• $20,000 of lifetime coverage for gender-affirming care and procedures (Canada)
• $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

If you are looking for a place that sparks your creativity, helps others, and will push you to be your best, then you'll love PurposeMed.

PurposeMed is committed to being an equal-opportunity employer, and we highly encourage those from excluded and marginalized communities to apply. This includes groups such as (but not limited to): Indigenous, Black, and racialized communities, trans and non-binary, LGBTQ2S+, disabled, and HIV-positive people. You don't have to check every single box above. If the job description gets you excited and you think you could contribute your expertise to our team—

*Most of our roles are performed virtually from home across Canada and the USA. Team members working onsite at affirming Care pharmacies do need to be physically present.