Staff Engineer - User Experience (Backend) We are at a critical stage of growth, scaling our platform, modernizing legacy services, and strengthening our event-driven architecture to support increasing patient volume and communication complexity.

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Engineer - User Experience (Backend) , you will be the technical authority for the Patient Platform domain, translating architectural strategy into scalable, production-ready distributed systems in partnership with cross-functional teams. This is an opportunity for a senior technical leader who thrives in ambiguity, moves pragmatically, and enjoys balancing hands‑on engineering with architectural influence. You will strengthen reliability, observability, and fault tolerance across distributed systems, scale and harden our patient communication platform (Email, SMS, notifications), and design secure systems handling sensitive patient and identity data in regulated environments.

Additionally, you will champion best practices in automated testing, CI/CD, and secure development while elevating engineering standards through mentorship, design reviews, and technical leadership. However, we are open to remote candidates across Canada. Design and implement event-driven workflows using AWS EventBridge and async messaging Improve reliability and fault tolerance of communication pipelines (email, SMS, notifications) Untangle tech debt and make high-leverage decisions that improve engineering velocity Design secure, scalable systems that handle sensitive patient and identity data Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Architecture, Security, QA, Clinical, and Frontend teams Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to cross-functional stakeholders and leadership, influencing architectural direction and product decisions Advocate for improvements in developer experience, testing practices,



and system observability 10+ years of backend engineering experience, including platform or high-scale distributed systems Robust experience in Python (FastAPI, Flask) or similar modern backend frameworks Deep expertise designing event-driven architectures in AWS (EventBridge, SQS/SNS, Lambda, ECS) Experience building and operating async task processing systems (e.g., Experience designing systems in regulated environments handling sensitive data (HIPAA, PHI/PII) Excellent technical communication skills and demonstrated cross-team architectural influence Experience building or scaling communication platforms (email delivery systems, SMS gateways, notification orchestration) Familiarity with BFF patterns supporting React or modern frontend applications Hands‑on experience with contract testing frameworks (e.g., Building strong relationships is at the core of everything we do — our team gets together each week to connect, share, and socialize Recognizing time away to restore is vital to our wellbeing — we have a flexible vacation policy and we will encourage you to use it We offer a comprehensive benefits package including health, dental, vision, including Mental Health coverage, to support you and your family Prenuvo offers eligible Canadian employees access to both RRSP and TFSA retirement savings plans, with immediate, optional enrollment and the flexibility to invest and save for the future on your own terms.

The base salary for this role ranges from $180,000- $210,000 in local currency, depending upon experience and geographic location We are an equal‑opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. As part of the hiring process, successful candidates will undergo a background check in compliance to applicable federal, provincial, and state rules. #

📌 Staff Engineer - User Experience (Backend) (Vancouver)
🏢 Prenuvo
📍 Vancouver