Platform Developer, Backend

Diagram; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading virtual care provider in Canada is seeking a Platform Developer, Backend to enhance platform tools and services. You'll work on backend systems, contribute to data pipelines, and ensure high availability and security standards. This role offers competitive benefits including 4 weeks vacation and a hybrid work environment, with opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

Access to the Dialogue app and virtual mental health support

Fully funded insurance and health spending account

4 weeks vacation and wellness days

Work abroad opportunities

Learning via Coursera and mentorship

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of meaningful experience in technology
• Comfortable designing software and discussing tradeoffs
• Willingness to learn new architectures on the job

Responsibilities

• Write precise, readable and testable code for other developers to follow
• Implement and maintain fault-tolerant backend services
• Contribute to development and improvement of data pipelines
• Monitor system performance and reliability

Skills

Experience working on distributed architectures

Software design communications

Familiarity with event-driven architectures

Familiarity with data synchronization architectures

Test-Driven Development

Job description

Platform Developer, Backend

The Platform team is looking for a Platform Developer, Backend to work on the platform tools and services that power Dialogue’s software products.

About the Platform Development team

Dialogue’s Integrated Health Platform️ supports the health and wellness of millions of people across 49,000+ organizations. We operate a reliable, highly-available, multi-tenant software architecture that powers several white-label mobile applications for our members, as well as desktop software used by our operations team to deliver care.

The Platform team’s mission is to streamline the development of these products by building and operating valuable platform technologies. These technologies aim to improve the security, reliability, and agility of the architecture and its data integrations as we continue to grow.

What you’ll be doing

• Write precise, readable and testable code and maintainable test suites that constitute a good example for other Dialogue developers
• Implement and maintain highly available and fault-tolerant backend services and platform systems
• Contribute to the development and improvement of data pipelines to ensure effective management of information flows
• Write and participate in the development and communication of technical design documents to align the team on clear solutions
• Monitor system performance and reliability, implementing improvements as necessary to ensure high availability
• Ensure the security and compliance of the platform with industry standards and regulations
• Improve the skills and effectiveness of other developers across the company through code review, documentation, and direct guidance
• Stay up-to-date with industry trends and best practices, and apply them to improve the platform

Platform capabilities

• Workflow orchestration
• Data Warehouse Infrastructure
• User authentication and authorization
• A member engagement platform

We design, build, maintain, and operate a variety of components, including HTTP services, data pipelines, libraries, and infrastructure

Qualifications

• Enjoy creating long-term business value with platform technologies
• Have 3-5 years of meaningful experience working on distributed, service-oriented architectures
• Feel comfortable designing software and communicating with colleagues about your decisions and tradeoffs
• Have familiarity with event-driven architectures, or willing to learn on the job
• Have familiarity with data synchronization architectures, or willing to learn on the job
• Experience with Test-Driven Development is a plus

Benefits and work culture

• 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

About Dialogue

Dialogue is the #1 virtual care provider in Canada. By developing our Integrated Health Platform, we provide exceptional online health and wellness programs (primary care, mental health, iCBT, EAP, and wellness) to organizations that want to improve the wellness of their employees and families.

When it comes to our work, we set the bar high. Together, we’re transforming health and helping millions improve their well-being. We’re firm believers that great people don’t settle on: Impact, Community, Growth, Excellence.

Feel like you can make a difference? Good news, we saved you a seat!

Note: Come as you are. As a proud equal-opportunity employer, Dialogue is dedicated to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace for everyone. Qualified applicants will be considered regardless of citizenship, ethnicity, race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, age, or veteran status. Applicants who require specialized accommodation are encouraged to contact [e-mail]