Software Engineer, Backend (Platform) - Canada Remote

About League  

Founded in 2014, and with a total funding currently at $220 million;  League is a platform technology company powering next-generation healthcare consumer experiences. Payers, providers, consumer health partners and employers build on League’s platform to deliver high-engagement, personalized healthcare experiences consumers love. Millions of people use solutions powered by League to access, navigate and pay for care.

We are looking for a skilled Backend Engineer to join our Platform core team. In this role, you’ll be building backend services, developing APIs, and implementing business logic that drives key features.

You’ll also collaborate cross-functionally to integrate services across multiple teams and troubleshoot production issues as they arise.

This is a mid-level position, ideal for engineers with solid backend development experience who are eager to contribute to impactful projects and cross-team initiatives.


What you will do:

• Design, build, test, ship and maintain backend services to support various platform functionalities.
• Write business logic to meet complex requirements, translating product needs into scalable backend solutions.
• Investigate, troubleshoot, and resolve production issues, maintaining high service availability and reliability
• Participate in technical design and planning discussions
• Ensure code quality through regular code reviews, bug resolution, automated testing, and performance monitoring.
• Work closely with other teams to integrate backend services across the organization.

About You:

• Proficient in Golang, with over 3 years of experience in building and maintaining backend services.
• Hands-on experience with MongoDB (nice to have) for data management and storage, including schema design and performance optimization.
• Proficient in RESTful API design, microservices, and building secure, scalable APIs
• Strong analytical skills, with proven experience investigating, troubleshooting, and resolving production issues in a live environment.
• Experience in building and maintaining automated test suites
• Diploma or degree preferred but not required

Security-related Responsibilities:

• Compliance with Information Security Policies
• Compliance with League’s secure coding practice
• Responsibility and accountability for executing League's policies and procedures
• Notification of HR, Legal, Compliance & Security of any incidents, breaches or policy violations

CANADA APPLICANTS ONLY: The Canada-specific compensation range below for this full-time position is exclusive of bonus, equity and benefits. This range reflects the minimum and maximum target for base salaries for the position across all Canadian locations. Where in the band you may land is determined by job-related skills/experience. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range specific to your skills and experience during the hiring process.

Compensation range for Canada applicants only$94,200—$141,400 CADOur employees come from different backgrounds, and we celebrate those differences. We are looking for the best candidates for our open roles, but do not expect applicants to meet every qualification in order to be considered. If you are excited about what you could accomplish at League and believe you can add value to our team, we would love to hear from you.
We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. If you are an individual in need of assistance at any time during our recruitment process, please contact us at recruitinginfo@league.com.

Our Application Process:   Applying to a role you love can be exhausting, and understanding the next steps can feel vague and uncertain. You have done the hard part of submitting your application; let's do ours by sharing potential next steps

• You should receive a confirmation email after submitting your application.
• A recruiter (not a computer) reviews all applications at League.
• If we see alignment with League's needs, a recruiter will reach out to learn more about your goals. The recruiter will also share the team-specific interview process depending on the roles you are exploring.
• The final step is an offer, which we hope you will accept!
• Prior to joining us, we conduct reference and background checks. Additional checks could be required for US Candidates, depending on the role you are exploring.

Here are some additional resources to learn more about League:

• Learn about our platform, leadership team and partners
• Highmark Health, Google Cloud, League: new digital front door to seamless care
• Former Providence President and Workday EVP of Corporate Strategy join League Board of Directors
• League raises $95 million USD in Series C to build world’s leading healthcare CX platform
• Forbes x League: The Platformization Of Healthcare Is Here
• Fast Company x League: If we want better innovations in healthtech, we need more competition

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