Our Mission
At Greenshield Labs, we believe in helping Canadians get the health care they need, when and where they need it.
We create apps and services that make it easier, more accessible and more affordable for Canadians to get the care they need. We believe in the power of technology to let you live a healthier, happier and more meaningful life. And with this passion, we’re making practical solutions to everyday problems..
Interested in building high-impact health products? You’ll fit right in.
Life at Greenshield Labs
We are founders, entrepreneurs, designers, and technologists coming together to build, launch, and scale products and companies solving painful problems in the Canadian health space. We love solving big challenges and are focused on providing Canadians with better access to the care they need.
We are looking for an experienced Engineering Manager to lead a new Development team as
we scope and build out an exciting new digital health product. You'll be working cross-
functionally with both internal and external Product Managers, Designers, and QA teams to
bring this new product to life. You love leading people and championing growth, ownership, and
accountability within your teams. You are an excellent coach, strong communicator, and have
the technical depth to guide and advise the team and other stakeholders.
THE ROLE IN A NUTSHELL
- Lead a team of Software Engineers
- Supporting Product Managers to plan and estimate delivery of product road map items in conjunction with the Technical Lead and other team members.
- Co-ordinate and have oversight of timelines and deliverables of the overall “Project(s)” they manage.
- Guide informed architectural decisions / recommendations
- Ensure their team is adhering to best practices when it comes to TDD, CI/CD, Cloud Infrastructure
- Identify areas of improvement within the codebase
- Supporting team members they manage, in their career progressions through feedback and mentoring.
- Hiring new team members
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR
- Bachelor's / Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field
- Substantial experience in leading teams who are developing REST APIs
- Computer Science degree or relevant experience
- 5+ years leading agile teams
- Advanced development knowledge using frameworks such as React and NodeJS
- Excellent knowledge of security, privacy, and accessibility
- Strong understanding of release management
- Familiarity with GCP is a plus
Our Commitment To Your Health:
We pride ourselves on offering flexible and comprehensive benefits for you and your dependents, covering medical, dental, mental health and more. At GreenShield, we understand that life happens. We offer flexible work hours for the times when you need to put your health, family, or well-being first.
Proficiency in English is required for this position. As part of this role, you will be required to communicate with colleagues, clients, or customers who predominantly use English as their primary language. English language skills are essential to ensure effective and efficient communication, both verbally and in writing and will enable strong collaboration with colleagues from diverse backgrounds. By requiring English proficiency for this position, we aim to ensure that our employees can excel in their roles, collaborate, and communicate effectively, and contribute to the success of our organization.
Even if your experience doesn’t align perfectly to every requirement in this posting, but you are excited about this opportunity, we invite you to apply from the page that opens by clicking “Apply Now”.
Providing this information gives GreenShield consent to use your personal information to assess your suitability for specific positions, future opportunities or for your personnel file. Your résumé will be held in strict confidence and will be viewed only by the Organization. Information may be stored outside of Canada and could be used for aggregate statistical purposes (which uses no personal identification).
Culture Matters:
We believe the best workplace cultures are where every voice is valued and every person feels comfortable bringing their authentic selves to work. Diversity and inclusion are ingrained in our DNA.
GreenShield is an equal opportunity employer. Whatever you need to be successful, we will support you. If you need accommodation during the recruitment process or a few questions answered, please let us know at at
requestforaccommodation@greenshield.ca. Information received relating to accommodation will be addressed confidentially.
