Senior Backend Engineer (Java/Springboot)

About Pocketpills :

Pocketpills is Canadas online pharmacy. Were 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 pharmacistswherever 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 Canadas fastest-growing health tech companies, with over 200 team members and counting!

Were 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. Youll 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.

Required to work with the development team in Canada (as per business needs)