Senior Software Engineer (x/f/m) - Canada

Alan; Toronto; On-site; CAD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A health technology company located in Toronto is seeking an experienced engineer with 3+ years in software development. You will work with Python and JavaScript to design and build systems that enhance healthcare experiences. Ideal candidates are collaborative, self-starting, and eager to grow. The role comes with flexible working conditions and a range of employee benefits including generous parental leave and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

MacBook Pro and necessary equipment

Flexible leave policy

Healthcare insurance

Generous employer matching program

Transport benefits

Flexible training policy

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in engineering roles.
• Ability to tackle high-impact projects.
• Willingness to mentor and lead teams.

Responsibilities

• Design efficient systems and engineering practices.
• Contribute to hiring processes and improve assessments.
• Build first-class services for health professionals and members.

Skills

Object-Oriented Programming

Python

Java

JavaScript

Team collaboration

Problem-solving

Tools

Python/Flask

React/Redux

PostgreSQL

Job description

Who we are

At Alan we are on an important mission to empower everyone to live a longer, healthier life. Our goal is to extend the quality years of life expectancy for everyone.

We are empowering our members to live a longer and healthier life with a ‘one-stop health partner’ model seamlessly integrating insurance, prevention, affordable care access and well-being services. We are redefining healthcare by being both a health insurer and a provider, creating the most member-centric experience in a vast market. We go above and beyond for our members and companies to overcome the day-to-day health obstacles and our product is built to address the biggest pain points they face. With Alan, you’re never alone!

We partner with 35K+ companies of all sizes, serving more than 950+ members, and have reached 680M+ in ARR.

Our team of 700+ people (still growing) operates across France, Spain, Belgium, and Canada.

How we do it?

People joining Alan are often surprised and delighted by our innovative working method. We have a set of cultural values that guide our approach to work, such as:

• Mission is the Boss: We have a mission-first focus with long-term thinking, where all employees act as owners seeking the company's success above all else.
• Member & Customer-led: We are obsessively focused on solving customer problems and creating delightful experiences while building trust.
• Excellence like Athletes: We maintain high standards and talent density, using the Keeper Test to ensure exceptional performance.
• Enlightened Despots: We combine distributed ownership with accountability, empowering decision-makers while maintaining responsibility.
• Radically Transparent: We make information accessible and written-first, promoting async communication while protecting sensitive data.
• Kind, Methodic Optimists: We collaborate genuinely without ego, support teammates, and maintain positive intent while assuming the best.
• Empathetic Challengers: We give direct feedback with empathy, praise strengths, and focus on growth through candid communication.
• Bold & Creative Contrarians: We think differently to achieve greatness, challenge expertise with first principles, and embrace calculated risks.
• Disciplined Executors: We focus on making good decisions quickly, maintain accountability, and break down problems into manageable pieces.
• Fight for Simplicity: We eliminate unnecessary processes, stay concise and articulate, and maintain smart frugality while solving problems pragmatically.

⭐️ The Engineering team ⭐️

In our engineering team, we build the infrastructure, interfaces, and applications to provide first-class service to our members, health professionals, and even ourselves! Being an engineer at Alan means joining a team of talented, committed and passionate engineers, with a lot of product interaction.

We move fast, with a lot of ownership, and are proud to tackle big problems!

Our process is very simple: those who make product decisions are the same ones who build them.

Our stack is Python/Flask, React/Redux, React Native, PostgreSQL.

Want to know more? Read this article if you want to discover how life as an Engineer at Alan looks like, and how our Engineering team is organized: https://blog.alan.com/tech-et-produit/engineering-organisation-at-alan

For this opportunity, we are aiming to hire within the C1-E level range.

⭐️ Is it you we’re looking for? ⭐️

We are looking for engineers with 3+ years of experience to help us scale our Engineering community from different perspectives (product, tech, and internal organization-wise):

• You’ll be able to tackle high-impact & high-risk projects involving many engineers.
• You’ll design efficient systems and engineering practices to align with and facilitate interactions between multiple teams/products.
• You’ll have the opportunity to mentor other engineers & lead crews (more details in this article).
• You’ll be able to contribute to hiring your future coworkers and shape candidates' hiring experience (improving our technical assessment process etc...)

You would be a good fit at Alan if most of this sounds like you:

• Well-versed in Object-Oriented Programming such as Python, Java, C#, and enthusiastic about web technologies such as modern JavaScript.
• Willing to work in Python/JavaScript (but you don't need to have experience with those 2 languages!).
• Passionate about building products.
• Self-starting and entrepreneurial.
• Humble and still willing to grow (no matter your seniority!).
• Collaborative, enthusiastic about teamwork, learning, and teaching.
• Fluent in English (no need to speak French!).

But above all, we are looking for high potential and curiosity: make sure to show us this when you apply! Everything else is a bonus. For more details on how engineers can grow at Alan, take a look at our Engineering career path: https://medium.com/alan/engineering-career-path-at-alan-e5de5c2e740c

At Alan, we're committed to bringing holistic health into everyone's daily life - and that starts with our employees. We want to empower our Alaners with benefits and perks selected to ensure well-being, boost productivity, and foster a harmonious work-life balance.

Therefore, we will offer:

• All the tools you need: MacBook Pro, keyboard, laptop stand, monitor, and Bose noise-canceling headphones.
• Flexible leave policy: we trust Alaners to take the holidays they need, and no pre-approval is required.
• Delightful healthcare insurance: great benefits until we launch our own Alan Canada plans.
• GRRSP. Generous employer matching program
• Transport: monthly Toronto Transit Commission pass or other equivalent commuter benefits.
• Learning & Training opportunities: a highly flexible training policy, free books and budgets to attend and speak at conferences if the opportunity arises.
• Parental leave: extended parental leave for all new parents.

You can find more information about our perks, salary, and equity here.