Senior Engineer, Backend Identity

League; Toronto; On-site; CAD 127,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare technology company is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to join their Identity Engineering team. You will design and scale critical identity services, collaborate with a small team, and mentor junior engineers. The role requires at least 5 years of experience in backend development, particularly in building scalable cloud services using technologies like Go and Node.js. Competitive benefits include comprehensive health coverage, bonuses, and unlimited paid time off.

Benefits

Comprehensive Health Benefits

Bonus Program

Employee Stock Option Program

Unlimited Paid Time Off

Spending Accounts

Wellness Days

Growth Opportunities

Mentorship Program

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years backend development experience required.
• Experience building scalable, fault-tolerant cloud services.
• Ability to write high-quality, testable code.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain backend services.
• Troubleshoot and resolve production issues.
• Lead complex projects from discovery to delivery.

Skills

Backend development

Cloud services

Team collaboration

Troubleshooting

Tools

Go

Node.js

MongoDB

Auth0

GitHub

GCP

Job description

Founded in 2014, League is the leading healthcare consumer experience (CX) platform, powered by artificial intelligence (AI), reaching more than 63 million people around the world and delivering the highest level of personalization in the industry. Payers, providers, and consumer health partners build on League’s platform to deliver high‑engagement healthcare solutions proven to improve health outcomes. League has raised over $285 million in venture capital funding to date, powering the digital experiences for some of healthcare’s most trusted brands, including Highmark Health, Manulife, Medibank, and Shoppers Drug Mart.

A Day in the Life

As a Senior Backend Engineer on our Identity Engineering team, you will design, develop and scale critical identity services and middleware that power League’s platform.

You will lead complex projects from discovery to delivery, working primarily with Go, Node.js, MongoDB, Auth0, GitHub and GCP. You will work as part of a small team to deliver features on our roadmap and contribute to building our developer program and tools. You’ll be responsible for large pieces of work, as well as setting best practices and mentoring other members of the team with openness and empathy. To thrive in this role, you are someone who works well in teams and enjoys collaborating.

What You Will Do

• Design, develop, and maintain robust and scalable backend services and data storage solutions, ensuring adherence to engineering best practices.
• Troubleshoot and resolve production issues, proactively identifying root causes.
• Actively participate in technical design and planning discussions, contributing to system design and documentation (including ADRs).
• Uphold code quality standards through code reviews, bug fixes, automated tests, and performance monitoring.
• Lead complex projects from discovery to delivery phases, including requirement gathering, design, development, testing, and deployment.
• Mentor junior engineers, fostering their growth and development.
• Participate in our On‑Call rotation.

What You Bring

• You have a minimum of 5 years backend development experience.
• You enjoy delivering value to customers.
• You have experience building scalable, fault‑tolerant cloud services.
• You know how to write high‑quality, testable code, and understand the trade‑offs between expediency and maintainability.
• You understand how the web works and what a good API looks like.
• When things break, you’re eager and able to help fix things.

Bonus Experience

• Experience building and maintaining environments deployed through infrastructure‑as‑code pipelines.
• An understanding of basic cryptographic principles and systems.
• Strong experience or knowledge about OAuth, OpenID Connect or FIDO standards.
• Experience working with Golang, Google Cloud Platform or Node.js.

What We Offer

• Comprehensive Health Benefits: We prioritize your well‑being with complete medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Bonus Program: Be rewarded for your contributions with our performance‑based bonus program.
• Employee Stock Option Program: Become an owner and share in our success through our stock option program.
• Unlimited Paid Time Off: Take the time you need to recharge and maintain a healthy work‑life balance.
• Spending Accounts: Manage your healthcare and dependent care expenses with tax‑advantaged spending accounts.
• Wellness Days: Prioritize your mental and physical health with dedicated wellness days throughout the year.
• Growth Opportunities: We invest in your future with abundant opportunities for professional development and advancement.
• Mentorship Program: Benefit from guidance and support from experienced leaders in your field.

Application Process

• Submit Your Application: You’ll receive a confirmation email right away.
• Intro sessions: Learn more about our culture, get alignment on your compensation expectation prior to committing to next steps.
• Take‑home assessment.
• Meet the Engineering Team: Dive into technical discussions and learn how you can make an impact at League.
• Final Steps: Meet our cross‑functional team and the hiring managers and share experiences on collaboration.
• Offer and onboarding!

We value your time and effort—our team is committed to providing updates throughout the process.

Security‑Related Responsibilities

• Compliance with Information Security Policies.
• Compliance with League’s secure coding practice.
• Responsibility and accountability for executing League's policies and procedures.
• Notification of HR, Legal, Compliance & Security of any incidents, breaches or policy violations.

Canada Applicants Only: The Canada‑specific compensation range below for this full‑time position is exclusive of bonus, equity and benefits. This range reflects the minimum and maximum target for base salaries for the position across all Canadian locations. Where in the band you may land is determined by job‑related skills/experience. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range specific to your skills and experience during the hiring process.

Compensation range for Canada applicants only

$127,700 - $150,000 CAD

Equal Employment Opportunity

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. If you are an individual in need of assistance at any time during our recruitment process, please contact us at [e-mail].