Senior Fullstack Developer (Python)

AlayaCare•Montreal, QC

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

We are seeking a Senior Developer to join our Platform division. Reporting to the Engineering Manager, the team is dedicated to product development and the ongoing enhancement of features within our SaaS application. As a senior member of the team, your critical thinking and solution-oriented approach continually support the success of the team. In the Platform division, the teams own the shared backend services and shared product features such as authentication, background jobs, configuration, integrations, eventing, notifications, roles and access control, organization hierarchy, secure messaging, document management, tasks, and data onboarding tooling.

Requirements

Bachelor’s or advanced degree in computer science, mathematics, or related fields.
4-6+ years of hands-on experience with data software development.
Extensive development experience with Python and unit testing using PyTest.
Some experience with PHP and JavaScript (preferably Vue), along with their respective unit testing frameworks.
Experience using SQL databases, Git, CI/CD tools, Docker, SQLAlchemy, cloud computing platforms (AWS preferred).
Strong knowledge of AI-assisted development practices combined with a proactive approach to keeping pace with advancements.
Awareness of current industry trends in technology, performance, and software development tools and practices.
Strong communication skills, with the ability to effectively engage both technical and non-technical audiences.

Nice To Haves

Bilingual in French and English considered an asset.

Responsibilities

Design, code, test, and debug complex software at a high level of quality as a full-time member of a development team.
Provide technical leadership within the team and assist in improving colleagues’ skills through code reviews, technical mentoring, role-modelling, coaching, and knowledge-sharing.
Lead technical innovation in the areas of component re-use, extensibility, maintainability and scalability.
Monitor applications in production, proactively identifying and resolving client issues.
Contribute to defining and implementing the product-wide technical roadmap, ensuring the success of technical cross-team initiatives and responsible adoption of new technologies that are aligned with industry trends.
Participate in a support queue rotation (designed to respect personal time) to support team software.
Identify gaps in product requirements and work with Product Owners to design features that meet client needs.
Actively code on a daily basis, leveraging AI-powered tools such as Claude or Cursor to stay at the forefront of AI capabilities.
Plan, implement and execute automated tests that validate good quality results, while continuously advancing Alayacare’s testing practices.
Anticipate problems, recognize barriers, and proactively raise concerns to management and to senior members of the technical organization.