Team Lead, Engineering

About us:

PurposeMed was founded in 2019 with the mission of improving access to complex care for underserved communities. We’ve grown quickly in our first few years, and now our exceptional team serves thousands of patients each month across our multiple verticals.

PurposeMed consists of three complex care business units: Freddie, Frida, and Foria, and partners with Affirming Care Pharmacy. Freddie is focused on improving sexual health through education, prevention, and treatment with a focus on the LGBTQ2S+ community—we’re now the largest HIV prevention service in Canada and have recently expanded to the USA to further increase access to care! Frida is changing the lives of patients with easier access to adult ADHD diagnosis, and fast and affordable treatment. Foria Clinic provides trans, non-binary, and gender-diverse Canadians with gender-affirming healthcare. Affirming Care Pharmacy is a specialty pharmacy with locations in Calgary, Alberta, and Mississauga, Ontario. This partnership provides our patients with an end-to-end healthcare experience, from treatment, to prescription delivery, to continuous affirming care.

We’re one of LinkedIn’s Top 15 Startups in Canada, the #2 Company-to-Watch in Deloitte’s prestigious Technology Fast 50® program, and a member of the Team True North® roster as one of Canada’s fastest-growing and most promising startups. Our culture is highly mission-driven; our team is passionate about bringing healthcare to those who need it most. Best of all—we have fun doing it.

Permanent, full-time opportunity

Location - Remote (Canada)

Though we have an office based in Calgary, this is a remote position that is open to candidates across Canada. PurposeMed's office is located on the unceded and traditional territories of the peoples of the Treaty 7 region in Southern Alberta, which includes the Blackfoot First Nation tribes of Siksika, the Piikani, the Kainai, the Stoney Nakoda First Nations tribes of Chiniki, Bearspaw, and Wesley and the Tsuut’ina First Nation. The city of Calgary is also homeland to the historic Northwest Métis and to Métis Nation of Alberta, Region 3.

Who we hope to find:

PurposeMed is looking for an Engineering Team Lead who can combine strong technical expertise with excellent people management skills. Reporting to the SVP of Product and Engineering, you will play a crucial role in both project execution and team management. As a scrappy and lean team still in the early stages of a startup, we need someone who is equally passionate about leading and mentoring a team as they are about rolling up their sleeves and contributing hands-on code. This role is perfect for someone who thrives in the balance between people management and staying close to the technical details.  

In this role, you’ll make an impact by:

• Guiding and mentoring team members, providing coaching through 1:1s and running performance reviews to support ongoing professional development
• Work closely with Product, Design, and other departments to ensure technical efforts are aligned with the broader business strategy and deliver high-quality outcomes
• Lead your pod’s processes, including standups, retros, estimation and grooming sessions to ensure effective collaboration and continuous improvement. Ensure the right priorities are being worked on by the team and stakeholder expectations around releases are being effectively managed
• Driving the team to deliver high-quality features and products efficiently, balancing speed with the need for scalable and maintainable architecture.
• Actively jumping into the codebase when needed to help deliver features on time, demonstrating hands-on support and leadership
• Planning and overseeing the development and implementation of technical projects, ensuring they align with our overall business goals
• Facilitating team discussions and collaborating with Senior and Staff Engineers to design robust, scalable solutions, and contribute high-quality code. Being able to draw technical diagrams and drive documentation of technical decisions and strategy

We need someone who has:

• 3-5 years in software development with a strong background in React, Ruby on Rails.
• 1-2 years in engineering leadership or mentorship roles, demonstrating the ability to lead and inspire a team of developers through mentorship and technical coaching
• Formal people management experience is preferred but not required
• Excellent ability to communicate complex technical ideas to both technical and non-technical stakeholders, facilitating effective collaboration and decision-making 
• Ability to balance hands-on coding with strategic planning to ensure projects align with business objectives and technical standards

Compensation:

• $127,000 - $153,000 CAD / year
• Earn stock options through our Equity Incentive Plan—connect your efforts to PurposeMed’s growth as we work together to improve the lives of our patients across North America.
• The compensation listed above refers to a yearly base salary that may vary depending on a candidate's relevant qualifications, knowledge, competencies and work experience, and other factors including market conditions. Base pay is just one aspect of our total rewards at PurposeMed—see our other exciting benefits below!

Do you think you could be our next Engineering Team Lead? We look forward to seeing your application!

Why you should join us:

• Be part of a team of great people who don’t take themselves too seriously. While we’re serious about the problems we solve, we believe in having fun along the way.
• Make an impact, every single day. We’re providing compassionate, affirming care to many people who have never received the proper support before. 
• Be confident in bringing your whole self to work. Inclusivity is core to how we take care of our patients, our teammates, and ourselves. We create spaces that are safe and affirming. 

What we’re offering (based on full-time, permanent roles in Canada): 

Work/life flexibility and time off:

• Work flexibly within a team that’s remote friendly; we believe that work should fit around your life*
• 20 vacation days and a team that will remind you to use them!
• Annual winter break closure

Care for your physical and mental health:

• Extended medical, dental, and vision care starting on your first day of work!
• 8 wellness days
• $500 health and wellness spending account
• $2,000 mental health coverage with additional free online counseling through Inkblot Therapy and FeelingBetterNow mental health assessments
• $20,000 of lifetime coverage for gender-affirming care and procedures

Investment in your learning and growth: 

• $500 learning fund to use towards courses and other professional development
• Our unique People Potential program, in which you'll partner with your manager to identify opportunities to grow and achieve your full potential

Family care:

• $3,400 lifetime coverage for fertility drugs 
• Parental leave program for birthing and non-birthing parents–your choice of: 
• Short term: 4 weeks off to use flexibly in your first year of parenting
• Long-term: 13 weeks EI top-op

Eligible team members and their dependents** also receive no-cost access to PurposeMed’s services:

• Freddie: PrEP assessment and follow-up appointments
• Frida: ADHD assessment
• Foria: Gender-affirming care services 

If you are looking for a place that sparks your creativity, helps others, and will push you to be your best, then you’ll love PurposeMed.

PurposeMed is committed to being an equal-opportunity employer, and we highly encourage those from excluded and marginalized communities to apply. This includes groups such as (but not limited to): Indigenous, Black, and racialized communities, trans and non-binary, LGBTQ2S+, disabled, and HIV-positive people. You don’t have to check every single box above. If the job description gets you excited and you think you could contribute your expertise to our team—we hope you’ll apply!

*Most of our roles are performed virtually from home across Canada. Team members working onsite at Affirming Care pharmacies do need to be physically present.

**Permanent team members (employees) and their dependents are eligible, however, the person receiving the assessment must live in a province in which Freddie, Frida, or Foria operates, and be over the age of 18. Additional restrictions apply.