Job Description

Backend Developer (Laravel)

Our client is a health care software platform for connecting patients with home care and community services. Their software has helped over four hundred thousand patients access health care in Canada, from newborns needing health screening to seniors accessing home care.

The company is based in Orillia, Ontario. However, most of the team of ~20 people work remotely, most of the time. You can too if that is best for you.

The Opportunity:

The public API is an important part of the company platform, and driver for future platform growth. Your work will have a major impact on the core product, its customers and co-workers.
This role will focus on the development of the public API, and develop other related back-end software.

The public APIs are based on the HL7 FHIR standard, which is the leading edge of Healthcare Interoperability standards. You are, or will become, an expert in this specialized domain of Healthcare APIs.

The internal APIs are important for maintaining a modular architecture. You will architect and develop these APIs, as well as develop other supporting back-end application infrastructure. We are a small collaborative team, so contributing to the broader application development is welcome.

The public API stack is Java & Node. The backend stack is Laravel (9)/PHP +Vapor, REACT, TypeScript, PostgreSQL or other relational databases, Rest APIs, CI/CD and automated build pipelines, AWS infrastructure

The ideal candidate is also interested in participating in the HL7 FHIR global health interoperability community.

Responsibilities:

• Develop the public API, internal API, and other backend services.
• Work closely with other development team members, and developer relations.
• Lead API development projects from end-to-end as the key person responsible for successful solutions.
• Effectively communicate your API design concepts to stakeholders with thoughtfulness and confidence. This includes interacting with the development team constantly, understanding technical constraints and finding room to create solutions while building an understanding of the code base.
• Ensure API priorities align with the strategic goals.
• Collaborate with integration partners to ensure API implementation success.
• Optimize security, performance, scalability and usability.
• Participate in code reviews.
• Effectively consider the technical implications of design decisions (e.g., coding complexity, performance).
• Be highly proficient in collaborative API design, publishing and testing tools like Postman, OpenAPI, Stoplight, etc...
• Participate in the HL7 FHIR Canadian + global community.

• Are passionate about APIs and the potential that they unlock.
• Have experience creating highly secure and performance APIs from conception to launch and after.
• Are unfazed by ambiguity, often offering solutions that are not immediately evident to others.
• Are a strong collaborator with an ability to work with teammates to scope and solve complex problems.
• Are obsessive about building resources and processes to help people help themselves.
• Have worked on complex projects and products with workflow design challenges.
• Love connecting with the people who use your API.
• Love what you do and are hungry to learn new skills.
• Are highly motivated and conscientious.
• Have excellent communication skills.

• Knowledge of health care or community service sector
• Speaking and writing French
• Familiarity with HL7 FHIR