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Full Stack Software Developer

Location: 

Toronto, ON, CA Edmonton, AB, CA Fredericton, NB, CA Halifax, NS, CA Vancouver, BC, CA

Req ID:  51630
Jobs by Category:  Technology Solutions
Job Function:  Engineering & Development
Status:  Full Time
Schedule:  Regular

Description

 

Join our team and what we'll accomplish together

 

At TELUS, we are transforming health care with innovative solutions that empower people to live healthier lives and our TELUS Health team is on a mission to improve access to primary care, mental health, chronic disease management and aging-in-place solutions.

 

TELUS Health is empowering every person to live their healthiest life. Guided by our vision, we are leveraging the power of our leading edge technology and focusing on the uniqueness of each individual to create the future of health. Simply put, our team members are united by their commitment to continuously innovate to make healthcare more accessible and deliver improved health experiences for everyone.

 

You will have a direct impact on the Home Health Monitoring (HHM) product, which enables patients with severe chronic diseases or conditions to monitor health factors from the comfort of their homes and share this information electronically with health professionals.

 

Your role:

 

We are seeking a skilled and motivated Full Stack Software Developer to join our team. Expertise in cloud-native infrastructure and Ruby is essential, as well as working knowledge of modern DevOps/SRE tools and practices. You will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining robust, scalable backend systems within our complex architecture that power our applications.

 

TELUS Health is seeking a Full Stack Software Engineer to build solutions to enhance availability, performance, and stability of services as well as automating away repetitive work. 

 

In this role, you will:

 

Infrastructure Management:

 

  • Handle day-to-day AWS platform operations using modern observability tools, such as DataDog, CloudWatch, etc. 
  • Design and implement scalable cloud-native architectures
  • Architect, optimize, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions
  • Manage production incidents by responding to alerts, troubleshooting system issues, leading root cause analyses, and ensuring follow-through on post-incident reviews.
  • Implement disaster recovery and capacity planning with Infrastructure as Code

 

Core Development:

 

  • Build and maintain backend systems using Ruby (Ruby on Rails) and Java, with focus on performance and scalability
  • Implement secure data solutions across MySQL, PostgreSQL, or MongoDB databases
  • Ensure system integrity through proper authentication mechanisms

 

Quality and Documentation:

 

  • Maintain code quality through comprehensive testing and peer reviews
  • Document technical specifications for future maintenance
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams (frontend, design, product) for solution delivery

 

Technical Prerequisites:

 

  • Experience with AWS (preferred) or Google Cloud Platform
  • Knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes for containerization

 

 

Qualifications

 

What you bring:

 

  • Degree in Engineering/Computer Science with 5+ years of backend development experience
  • AWS (preferred) or Google Cloud Platform experience
  • Expert-level distributed systems architecture and monitoring
  • Docker, Kubernetes for container orchestration
  • Jenkins or Github Actions for continuous integration
  • Database optimization (eg MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB)
  • Ruby on Rails Expertise and familiarity with Java, Javascript, Python
  • RESTful APIs integration expertise
  • Microservices architecture implementation
  • Application clustering and load balancing
  • Security best practices for cloud infrastructure
  • Configuration management at scale
  • System telemetry for distributed architectures
  • Experience in high-throughput web applications
  • Proven problem-solving across solution stack
  • On-call rotation availability
  • Experience in distributed team environments

 

Nice to Have:

 

  • Have experience in or be willing to learn data pipeline design in Apache Spark/AWS Glue, Apache Kafka/AWS kinesis

 

 
Salary Range:  $82,000-$124,000
Performance Bonus or Sales Incentive Plan:  12%

Actual total compensation will be determined based on factors such as knowledge, skills, performance and experience. In addition, TELUS offers rewarding benefits such as:

  • Comprehensive total rewards package highlighting competitive salary and bonus structures, minimum 3 weeks of vacation, and flexible benefits plan to meet the needs of you and your family
  • Flexibility to work in-office, virtually or a combination of both, based on the role's requirements
  • Generous company matched pension and share purchase programs
  • Opportunity to give back to communities in which we work, live and serve
  • Career growth and learning & development opportunities to develop your skills
  • And much more …

A bit about us

We’re a people-focused, customer-first, purpose-driven team who works together every day to innovate and do good. We improve lives through our technology solutions and foster a culture of innovation that empowers team members to solve complex problems and create remarkable human outcomes in a digital world. 

You’ll find our engaging, high-performance culture personally fulfilling, professionally challenging, and financially rewarding. We’re committed to diversity and equitable access to employment opportunities based on ability. Your unique contributions and talents will be valued and respected here. When you join our team, you’re helping us make the future friendly.

Note for Quebec candidates: if knowledge of English is required for this position, it is because the team member will be asked, on a regular basis, to interact in English with external or internal parties or to use English applications or software as part of their tasks.

 

 

 

 

Technology Solutions

We’re into seeing where technology can take us, so if you have ever imagined what the future of supply chain management, cybersecurity, the cloud and Internet of Things will look like, we want you to be part of the team that makes it happen.

We are honoured to be recognized

5G
TELUS’s fastest network. 5G enables a superior experience with fast downloads and richer multimedia applications

6
Innovation centres across Canada that bring our team members together with customers, partners, start ups, universities, hospitals and fellow colleagues to tackle some of the biggest technological hurdles Canada will face in the near future.

1
Million active users logging into My TELUS per month (consumer mobility).

Accessibility

TELUS is proud to foster an inclusive culture that embraces diversity. We are committed to fair employment practices and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment.

We offer accommodation for applicants with disabilities, as required, during the recruitment process.

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