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Software Engineer III Hybrid

GreenShield


Job Location:

Toronto - Canada

Yearly Salary: CAD 82639 - 103229
Posted: 17 September 2026 (Yesterday)
Application Deadline: 15 December 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

WHO WE ARE
When it comes to health were always looking for waysto push for better. Its why we were founded in the first 1957 ourfounder pharmacist William Wilkinson witnessed a mother sacrifice her healthby forgoing her own medicine to pay for her sick daughters prescription. Heknew there had to be a better way. So he introduced North Americas firstprepaid drug plan and GreenShield was born as a not-for-profit with a missionto support better health for all Canadians.

We arent just a health and benefits company. Werethe only not-for-profit social enterprise that brings worlds of coverage andcare together all in one place.
Were noble challengers purposefully building a betterway and we need the best people to help us create a more holistic approach thattakes care of the mind and body.

Our mission is to create better health for allCanadians and we know that starts with our employees.

THEROLE IN A NUTSHELL

Base Salary: CAD $82639.00 - 103229.00

GreenShield is a not-for-profit social enterprise dedicated to improving the health and well-being of Canadians. Our digital products are used by members employers HR administrators providers insurers and benefits administrators to access services understand benefits manage care and make important health decisions.
We are looking for a Full Stack Engineer to build and operate systems that directly shape how customers experience our services. This is a hands-on engineering role on products used in real consequential moments where quality reliability latency and availability are immediately visible to the people who rely on them.
The systems we build are expected to deliver a first-class customer experience. Low latency high availability security and the ability to operate at scale are baseline expectations. Any degradation in the customer experience is treated as a defect to be understood measured and resolved.

The Role

As a Software Engineer III you will deliver end-to-end product improvements across user experience backend services APIs databases and cloud-based systems. You will work closely with Product Design Data Security Operations and other engineers to turn customer problems into reliable production software.
This is not a role focused only on writing code. You will be expected to understand the problem you are solving clarify what success looks like and make engineering decisions grounded in evidence. You will use data instrumentation customer signals and operational metrics to validate assumptions evaluate trade-offs and improve the systems you help build.

Responsibilities:

  • Design build test and operate full stack features that meet a high bar for reliability security performance accessibility and customer experience.
  • Own your work through production including system behavior observability supportability incident follow-up maintainability and continuous improvement.
  • Add instrumentation review metrics and use data to guide decisions validate assumptions and improve outcomes.
  • Work across user interfaces APIs backend services databases integrations and cloud-based systems.
  • Make pragmatic engineering decisions that balance delivery speed operational risk maintainability and customer impact.
  • Contribute to operational excellence through useful logs metrics alerts dashboards runbooks automated tests and production readiness practices.
  • Partner with Product Design Data Security Operations and other engineers to clarify requirements surface risks and make trade-offs explicit.

WHO WERE LOOKING FOR

  • 3 years of experience building software systems across modern web applications backend services APIs databases and production environments.
  • Bachelors degree in Computer Science Computer Engineering Software Engineering a related field or equivalent practical experience.
  • Full stack experience with technologies such as TypeScript React PostgreSQL RESTful APIs and cloud platforms. Experience with GCP NestJS NextJS or similar technologies is an asset.
  • Experience delivering customer-facing features and supporting them after launch with attention to reliability quality security performance and customer experience.
  • Sound engineering judgment and a willingness to make decisions using evidence from metrics instrumentation production behavior and customer signals.
  • Commitment to operational excellence. You build systems that are observable testable maintainable and able to operate under real-world conditions.
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills with the ability to work effectively with engineers product managers designers and operational partners.
  • A high-ownership mindset strong follow-through curiosity and a commitment to improving the systems you work on.

Working Style


You succeed in this role if you are energized by systems that matter customers who depend on them and teams that care about raising the bar. You think in terms of reliable service measurable outcomes and continuous improvement and you stay engaged until the problem is resolved.

THE CULTURE
We believe a career should be meaningful. Not just ameans to earn a living. Our culture is one where everyones voice is heard andvalued. Because thats what it takesto create better health for all. We dare to challenge the status quo. And weredriven by people who have challenged theirs. We believe that yourworkplace should empower you to be the best version of yourself. Thats why we provide aplace where you can be inspired challenged and rewarded.

Where your growth means our growth.
Where your voice is heard and valued.
Where your work has purpose. And purpose matters.

We believe our people arecritical to our overall success. Inclusivity makes us a stronger smarter andmore informed organization. Being intentionally inclusive of diversebackgrounds perspectives and experiences will enhance our company culture topositively impact how we support our communities. A career at GreenShield isnt just about personalachievements its about making adifference together.

Heres to Better Health for All!

AFEW MORE DETAILS
Proficiency in English is requiredfor this position. As part of this role you will be required to communicatewith colleagues or customers who use English as their primary language. By requiring English proficiency for thisposition we aim to ensure that our employees can excel in their rolescollaborate and communicate effectively and contribute to the success of ourorganization.

GS supports diversity equity andinclusion in our teams and communities and we value the unique contributionsmade by all. Even if your experience doesnt align perfectly to everyrequirement we invite you to apply. We encourage applications fromall candidates and will accommodate needs under human rights legislationthroughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process. Please let usknow of any accommodation through Information received relating toaccommodation will be addressed confidentially.

Providing this information givesGS consent to use your personal information to assess your suitability forspecific positions future opportunities or for your personnel file. Yourrésumé will be held in strict confidence and will be viewed only by theOrganization. Information may be stored outside of Canada and could be used foraggregate statistical purposes (which uses no personal identification).

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