About the role

Senior Full-Stack Engineer at Total Life creating scalable applications supporting mental health for the elderly. Collaborating with product and clinical teams to enhance user experience and performance.

Responsibilities

Own, design, and scale production-grade applications and microservices using a high-performance Go backend and a highly optimized, modern JavaScript frontend.
Design scalable data models in PostgreSQL built for complex, data-heavy clinical workflows. Lead efforts in SQL optimization, indexing strategies, and database reliability as our active monthly sessions scale.
Architect responsive, highly accessible, and elegant user interfaces (HTML5/CSS3/ES6) tailored specifically for our unique 65+ demographic, ensuring top-tier performance across all devices.
Drive engineering excellence by defining technical standards, leading robust code reviews, and mentoring team members to elevate the collective bar of the engineering organization.
Partner as a technical peer with product and design from early discovery and concept phases through to production launch, balancing business velocity with technical sustainability.
Ensure our systems adhere to the rigorous security, data privacy, and compliance frameworks required in a modern digital health environment.

Specifically, you bring:
**5+ years of professional full-stack experience**, with a significant focus on building and scaling production applications using **Go** and **SQL**.
**Advanced frontend capability** using modern HTML, CSS, and vanilla JavaScript (ES6+), with a strong eye for performance, optimization, and digital accessibility (WCAG).
**Deep database expertise**, including complex schema design, query optimization, and managing relational databases (PostgreSQL) under scaling loads.
**Proven technical leadership** experience—whether through formal mentoring, architecting major system components, or defining team engineering workflows.
Strong product intuition and a collaborative mindset, comfortable working in a fast-paced, cross-functional, agile environment.
A bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience demonstrating deep fundamentals in software architecture.
**Nice to have:** Prior experience in HealthTech, digital health, or highly regulated, compliant environments (e.g., HIPAA, PIPEDA, healthcare integrations).

What We Offer
**Salary:** $120,000 – $150,000 CAD, commensurate with senior-level experience
**Performance Bonus**
**Comprehensive Benefits:** Extended health, dental, vision, and life insurance
**Paid Time Off**
**Flexible Work:** Hybrid model with remote flexibility and collaborative in-office time in Vancouver, BC.
**Mission:** The opportunity to do work that genuinely matters, solving systemic healthcare challenges for an underserved population.