Senior Full Stack Developer

VITALL; Toronto; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

VITALL is seeking a Senior Full Stack Developer to join its growing health‑tech team in Toronto. You will lead design, development, and deployment of scalable software across web and mobile, guiding peers, ensuring privacy and security, and applying HL7/FHIR data standards throughout the stack.

As a senior contributor, you will shape technical decisions, mentor teammates, participate in architecture reviews, and work with product to deliver robust features on a modern cloud platform.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer or Software engineering or equivalent.
• 6-10 years experience in the software development and leading healthcare technology.
• Knowledge of multiple front end languages and libraries.
• Knowledge of multiple backend languages and frameworks.
• Familiarity with databases and cloud infrastructure.
• Experience developing and designing desktop, web and mobile applications.
• Experience working in an Agile Development environment with continuous integrations/ continuous deployment environments.
• Demonstrated problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Proven history of excelling in a team-based, collaborative environment.
• Working knowledge of HL7 and FHIR.
• Working knowledge of Health Care related privacy and security practices.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the design of scalable software with performance and security in mind.
• Participate in the entire application lifecycle, focusing on coding and debugging.
• Gather and address technical and design requirements.
• Work with team members to collaboratively define the roadmap for features and tools.
• Understand product roadmap and priorities, and apply them into development workflows.
• Design and build client-side and server-side architecture.
• Develop and manage well-functioning databases and applications.
• Write effective APIs and services, with special focus on performance and security.
• Implement security and data protection best practices.
• Clearly communicate with the team through our productivity tools.
• Practice test-driven development.
• Analyze and troubleshoot production issues in a timely fashion.
• Contribute to documentation, functional specifications, design documents and architecture diagrams.
• Use AI responsibly for all development functions and workflows, while being accountable for the outcome.
• Apply critical thinking and validate AI outcomes aligned to strong engineering practices.
• Guide team members and review their outcome for strong practices.
• Maintain strict confidentiality of records, client information, and company information.
• Ensure ongoing compliance with quality and industry regulatory requirements.
• Participate in regular privacy and security training.
• Adherence to company policies, following all privacy and security protocols.
• Other job-related duties may be assigned as required

Skills

Full stack development

Healthcare technology

HL7 & FHIR

Privacy & security

Team leadership

Agile / CI/CD

Cloud infrastructure

Web & mobile apps

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer or Software engineering

Job description

VITALL is looking to add to its growing and accomplished development team. The successful candidate will be a Senior Full Stack Developer who is passionate about making health information meaningful. This is an outstanding opportunity for the right candidate to define themselves as a lead contributor to the health technology industry and set themselves up for a successful career at VITALL.

The Sr. Full Stack Developer will participate in the design, creation, and improvement of scalable software. They will be part of a cross-functional team that’s responsible for the full software development lifecycle, from conception to deployment. They should be comfortable with both front-end and backend technological components, languages, frameworks, libraries, and workflows, including both web and native apps, and should be comfortable in guiding other team members in achieving the cohesive team goals. The overall objective of this role is to ensure the alignment of design and user experience requirements with application functionality through clean, functional, future-aligned code and system design.

You are a team player and contributor to technology decisions and architecture, and can balance day-to-day workload, with an eye for future improvements of your team and their work. You will be working as part of a group of developers who help each other solve problems across all functions. You will employ best practices in development, security, accessibility and design to achieve the highest quality of service for our clients. As a senior resource, you shall have experience working in the healthcare industry, PII/ PHI security compliances, and expertise in FHIR and HL7 data standards.

Job Summary:

VITALL is looking to add to its growing and accomplished development team. The successful candidate will be a Senior Full Stack Developer who is passionate about making health information meaningful. This is an outstanding opportunity for the right candidate to define themselves as a lead contributor to the health technology industry and set themselves up for a successful career at VITALL.

The Sr. Full Stack Developer will participate in the design, creation, and improvement of scalable software. They will be part of a cross-functional team that’s responsible for the full software development lifecycle, from conception to deployment. They should be comfortable with both front-end and backend technological components, languages, frameworks, libraries, and workflows, including both web and native apps, and should be comfortable in guiding other team members in achieving the cohesive team goals. The overall objective of this role is to ensure the alignment of design and user experience requirements with application functionality through clean, functional, future-aligned code and system design.

You are a team player and contributor to technology decisions and architecture, and can balance day-to-day workload, with an eye for future improvements of your team and their work. You will be working as part of a group of developers who help each other solve problems across all functions. You will employ best practices in development, security, accessibility and design to achieve the highest quality of service for our clients. As a senior resource, you shall have experience working in the healthcare industry, PII/ PHI security compliances, and expertise in FHIR and HL7 data standards.

Responsibilities:

• Contribute to the design of scalable software platforms with performance and security in mind
• Participate in the entire application lifecycle, focusing on coding and debugging
• Gather and address technical and design requirements
• Work with team members to collaboratively define the roadmap for features and tools
• Understand product roadmap and priorities, and apply them into development workflows
• Design and build client-side and server-side architecture
• Develop and manage well-functioning databases and applications
• Write effective APIs and services, with special focus on performance and security
• Implement security and data protection best practicesClearly communicate with the team through our productivity tools
• Practice test-driven development
• Analyze and troubleshoot production issues in a timely fashion
• Contribute to documentation, functional specifications, design documents and architecture diagrams
• Use AI responsibly for all development functions and workflows, while being accountable for the outcome
• Apply critical thinking and validate AI outcomes aligned to strong engineering practices
• Guide team members and review their outcome for strong practices
• Maintain strict confidentiality of records, client information, and company information
• Ensure ongoing compliance with quality and industry regulatory requirements
• Participate in regular privacy and security training
• Adherence to company policies, following all privacy and security protocols
• Other job-related duties may be assigned as required

Qualifications:

Required:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer or Software engineering or equivalent
• 6-10 years experience in the software development and leading healthcare technology
• Knowledge of multiple front end languages and libraries
• Knowledge of multiple backend languages and frameworks
• Familiarity with databases and cloud infrastructure
• Experience developing and designing desktop, web and mobile applications
• Experience working in an Agile Development environment with continuous integrations/ continuous deployment environments
• Demonstrated problem-solving and decision-making skills
• Proven history of excelling in a team-based, collaborative environment
• Working knowledge of HL7 and FHIR
• Working knowledge of Health Care related privacy and security practices

Preferred:

• Experience working in startup/ high-growth environment and having an entrepreneurial mindset
• Experience working with EMR and health information exchange
• Experience with supporting SOC2 and ISO compliance processes and audits in health-tech companies

What sets you apart:

• Demonstrated knowledge working with modern technology stack, HL7 and FHIR
• Demonstrated experience leading technology and guiding peer resources
• Self-learner with a strong interest in modern technologies and its under-the-hood components
• Flexible, able to adapt to changing environments, and work under pressure
• Strong ability to work collaboratively, independently and with AI assistants
• Problem solver, critical thinker, and organized
• Strong written and interpersonal communication skills
• Able to understand business priorities and foresee challenges

Success in This Role Looks Like:

• Timely delivery of functionalities and modules with the highest quality, scalability and security
• Timely guidance of other team members and review of their outcomes
• Improvement in product quality, implementation efficiency and streamlined development processes
• Prepared for upcoming priorities with sound architectural designs and for unexpected issues with contingency solutions

About VITALL:

• VITALL is a digital health platform that connects patients, caregivers, and practitioners with meaningful health information. Through integrated applications and services, VITALL enables remote care management, provides health journey insights, and consolidates medical records and real-time health data in one place - improving care when and where it matters.