An Engineering Lead position at a healthcare technology company, responsible for leading a cross-functional engineering team while maintaining hands-on development involvement. The role focuses on building scalable cloud-based platforms using Node.js, Python, and React, with responsibilities including team mentorship, technical decision-making, and process improvement.

Overview TalentReach is hiring on behalf of a growing healthcare technology company seeking an experienced Engineering Lead to guide the technical direction of a cross-functional engineering team while remaining actively involved in software development. This role combines hands-on engineering with people leadership, helping build scalable platforms that enable internal teams to deliver high-quality software more efficiently.

This is a remote position based on the East Coast of Canada.

Role

As an Engineering Lead, you will lead a cross-functional Scrum team responsible for building and enhancing platform capabilities that accelerate product development across the organization. You will partner closely with Product Management, mentor engineers, drive technical decisions, and continuously improve engineering processes while contributing directly to the codebase.

What You'll Do

- Lead a cross-functional engineering team responsible for platform initiatives that support product development across the organization
- Design, build, and enhance scalable backend and frontend applications
- Partner closely with Product Management to define technical solutions and deliver iterative product improvements
- Develop and maintain modern web applications using Node.js, Python, React, and related technologies
- Design, build, and maintain RESTful APIs and backend services
- Optimize relational database architecture, performance, and scalability
- Collaborate across Engineering, Product, Customer Success, and other business teams to identify opportunities for improvement
- Participate in sprint planning, technical design, estimation, and Agile development processes




- Conduct code reviews and promote high standards for software quality and maintainability
- Mentor engineers through coaching, technical guidance, and regular one-on-one meetings
- Identify technical risks, process improvements, and operational efficiencies while driving continuous improvement across the engineering organization
- Help establish engineering standards, development best practices, and scalable delivery processes

Required Qualifications

- 3+ years of experience in a senior engineering or technical leadership role
- Proven experience leading Agile or Scrum engineering teams while maintaining hands-on technical responsibilities
- Strong experience with Node.js and/or Python
- Advanced knowledge of TypeScript and JavaScript
- Experience building modern frontend applications using React and state management libraries
- Strong experience designing and developing RESTful APIs
- Experience working with AWS cloud services including containerized application deployment
- Experience with Docker, Infrastructure as Code, and CI/CD pipelines
- Strong experience with relational databases including MySQL, MariaDB, or similar technologies
- Experience working with Redis or other caching technologies
- Robust understanding of Git, version control workflows, and collaborative software development
- Experience building and supporting large-scale web applications
- Solid understanding of Linux-based operating systems
- Knowledge of secure software development and web application security best practices
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across technical and non-technical teams

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience in healthcare technology, insurance technology, or other highly regulated industries
- Experience supporting engineering platform or developer productivity initiatives
- Experience improving engineering processes and delivery effectiveness across multiple teams
- Strong background mentoring engineers and developing technical leaders
- Experience working within fast-paced startup or growth-stage environments

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