Senior Full Stack Engineer

Total Life, Inc. • Vancouver, BC

9d • CA$120,000 - CA$150,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

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.

Requirements

• 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 Haves

• Prior experience in HealthTech, digital health, or highly regulated, compliant environments (e.g., HIPAA, PIPEDA, healthcare integrations).

Responsibilities

• Own, design, and scale production-grade applications and microservices using a high-performance Go backend and a highly optimized, modern JavaScript frontend.
• 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.
• 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.
• Drive engineering excellence by defining technical standards, leading robust code reviews, and mentoring team members to elevate the collective bar of the engineering organization.
• 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.
• Ensure our systems adhere to the rigorous security, data privacy, and compliance frameworks required in a modern digital health environment.

Benefits

• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior