Senior Software Development Engineer (Full Time)

Pillexa is a healthcare commerce platform that helps direct-to-consumer brands launch and scale across Canada and the US. We connect brands to a network of board-certified prescribers and licensed pharmacies through a single platform, handling intake, prescription validation, fulfillment, and shipping end-to-end. Our team builds and operates the infrastructure behind a fast-growing category, supporting HIPAA/PIPEDA-compliant systems used by patients and providers every day.

We are hiring a Senior Software Engineer to take ownership of significant parts of our platform and help shape how we build. You will partner with the leadership team on architecture and technical direction, mentor mid-level engineers through code review and pairing, and set the bar for engineering quality as we scale.

This is a senior role with mentorship responsibilities. It is full-time and on-site in Surrey, BC and we are looking for only local candidates.

Frontend: Next.js, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS

Backend: Node.js (Express), MedusaJS

Database & Caching: PostgreSQL, Redis

Monitoring & Analytics: Drive architectural decisions and document the trade-offs behind them

Design PostgreSQL schemas and caching strategies for systems that need to scale

Set up and tune monitoring, alerting, and dashboards in Datadog

Mentor mid-level/junior engineers through code review, pairing, and technical guidance

Help define engineering practices, including testing standards, release processes, and on-call

Partner with leadership on technical roadmap and hiring

You make the engineers around you better through code review, pairing, and clear technical writing. You make sound trade-offs between speed, quality, and complexity, and you can defend the calls you make. You know when to ship and when to invest in foundations.

You follow through on commitments, communicate early when timelines shift, and own outcomes end-to-end, including what happens after release.

Quality-minded. You write code that's clear, tested, and maintainable. You communicate clearly in writing and in meetings, partner well with product and operations, and bring people along on technical decisions.

5+ years of professional software engineering experience, with at least 2 in a senior or lead capacity

• Deep proficiency in TypeScript and Next.js
• Strong backend experience with Node.js and Express
• Strong PostgreSQL skills, including performance tuning and schema evolution
• Production experience deploying and operating services on AWS
• Experience working in a startup or as a sole/lead engineer on meaningful systems