Senior Full Stack Engineer

### The Mission At Total Life, we believe that the later chapters of life should be defined by growth, purpose, and emotional resilience. We are on a mission to revolutionize healthier aging by combating the silent epidemic of mental health issues and anxiety among the elderly. Our work is driven by a deep-seated commitment to making quality, affordable emotional support services easily accessible to a demographic that is too often overlooked in the digital health revolution. We are a behavioral health company solely dedicated to the 65+ population. Our values are rooted in empathy, evidence-based care, and accessibility. We don’t just provide therapy; we empower seniors to redefine their identity, navigate complex health changes, and maintain a high quality of life. When you join Total Life, you aren’t just joining a platform—you are joining a movement to ensure that every senior has a partner in their mental health and wellness journey. We are growing fast, our technology is at the center of everything we do, and we are looking for a **Senior Full-Stack Engineer** who wants their code to mean something. Working closely with leadership across product, design, and clinical operations, you will serve as a technical pillar for our platform. Every architectural choice you make, every API you design, and every system you scale directly impacts real patients, providers, and clinical outcomes. ### What You'll Do & Build This is a high-leverage role with deep technical ownership. You won’t just be shipping features; you will be architecting the foundational systems that support our rapid operational scale. - **System Architecture:** Own, design, and scale production-grade applications and microservices using a high-performance Go backend and a highly optimized, modern JavaScript frontend. - **Data Engineering & Performance:** Design scalable data models in PostgreSQL built for complex, data-heavy clinical workflows. Lead efforts in SQL optimization, indexing strategies, and database reliability as our active monthly sessions scale. - **Accessible Frontends:** Architect responsive, highly accessible, and elegant user interfaces (HTML5/CSS3/ES6) tailored specifically for our unique 65+ demographic, ensuring top-tier performance across all devices. - **Technical Leadership:** Drive engineering excellence by defining technical standards, leading robust code reviews, and mentoring team members to elevate the collective bar of the engineering organization. - **Product Collaboration:** Partner as a technical peer with product and design from early discovery and concept phases through to production launch, balancing business velocity with technical sustainability. - **Security & Compliance:** Ensure our systems adhere to the rigorous security, data privacy, and compliance frameworks required in a modern digital health environment. ### Our Stack - **Backend:** Go, PostgreSQL - **Frontend:** Vanilla JavaScript (ES6+), HTML5, CSS3 (Flexbox, Grid, CSS Variables) - **APIs:** HTTP REST, robust service integrations - **Version Control & DevOps:** Git / GitHub, modern CI/CD pipelines - **Design & Collaboration:** Figma, Agile methodologies - **AI Tools:** We actively leverage LLMs and advanced tooling to accelerate development velocity and expect you to champion their effective use within the team. ### Who You Are You are a seasoned engineer who thrives in ambiguity and cares deeply about the *why* behind the code, not just the *how*. You have a proven track record of shipping stable, scalable software in production environments and possess the product mindset required to bridge the gap between technical execution and human impact. ### Requirements ### Specifically, you bring: - **5+ years of professional full-stack experience**, with a significant focus on building and scaling production applications using **Go** and **SQL**. - **Advanced frontend capability** using modern HTML, CSS, and vanilla JavaScript (ES6+), with a strong eye for performance, optimization, and digital accessibility (WCAG). - **Deep database expertise**, including complex schema design, query optimization, and managing relational databases (PostgreSQL) under scaling loads. - **Proven technical leadership** experience—whether through formal mentoring, architecting major system components, or defining team engineering workflows. - Strong product intuition and a collaborative mindset, comfortable working in a fast-paced, cross-functional, agile environment. - A bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience demonstrating deep fundamentals in software architecture. - **Nice to have:** Prior experience in HealthTech, digital health, or highly regulated, compliant environments (e.g., HIPAA, PIPEDA, healthcare integrations). ### Benefits ### What We Offer - **Salary:** $120,000 – $150,000 CAD, commensurate with senior-level experience - **Performance Bonus** - **Comprehensive Benefits:** Extended health, dental, vision, and life insurance - **Paid Time Off** - **Flexible Work:** Hybrid model with remote flexibility and collaborative in-office time in Vancouver, BC. - **Mission:** The opportunity to do work that genuinely matters, solving systemic healthcare challenges for an underserved population.

• Extended health insurance • Dental insurance • Vision insurance • Life insurance • Paid Time Off