About Pocketpills
Pocketpills is Canada’s online pharmacy. We’re revolutionizing the pharmacy experience by combining personalized care with innovative proprietary technology. We are a team of pharmacists, engineers, designers, and data scientists transforming a $42 billion industry. Through our easy-to-use app and website, members can fill prescriptions, order refills, and consult with pharmacists—wherever and whenever they need. With a presence in every province and territory, we are committed to making medication more accessible and affordable for all Canadians. Pocketpills is one of Canada’s fastest-growing health tech companies, with over 200 team members and counting!
Website: https://www.pocketpills.com/
We’re seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to join our Product team. This role involves designing and implementing server-side logic, ensuring application scalability and security, and maintaining our technology stack, including Java, SQL, spring, and more.
The ideal candidate will have a passion for web technologies, a strong background in relational databases, and experience in a modern software development environment. You’ll work in a dynamic, agile team environment, developing features that impact users in the Canadian market.
Desirables
B.Tech/ BE Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
06 to 08 years of programming in Core Java and with the spring framework
Good knowledge of object-oriented design, data structures, algorithms, and SQL.
Experience working with hibernate, Jenkins, maven and CI/CD pipelines
Well-versed with Test driven development
Strong hold on system design and architecture and demonstrated experience in developing things from scratch
Participate in all agile rituals including daily stand-ups, iteration planning, story huddles, retrospectives, and creation of burn-up charts. Ensure that all work is captured in Jira.
Supports and develops software developers by providing advice, coaching, and educational opportunities
Excited about working in a growth-stage startup, learning and solving problems without getting constrained by current knowledge or experience.
Experience building operationally critical services, especially in eCommerce.
Responsible for mentoring team of 4-6 Junior engineers
Required to work with the development team in Canada (as per business needs)