MedMe Health

Software for pharmacies to move beyond dispensing

Engineering Manager

$140K - $180K CAD / 0.10% - 0.50%
Location
Remote
Job Type
Full-time
Experience
6+ years
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About the role

Hi, I’m Purya, Co-Founder & CEO at MedMe Health. At MedMe, we are passionate about empowering pharmacists to provide services beyond just prescribing for patients in the community. Our mission is to build an all-in-one cloud-based platform that empowers pharmacists to schedule, document, and manage clinical services at scale. We help pharmacies transform into community health hubs.

We are building software for an industry that has relied on pen and paper throughout its history. This is why crafting, building, and constantly improving the end-to-end customer experience is essential. It’s crucial that we listen deeply to the diverse needs of our pharmacies which could be located anywhere from dense urban jungles to small remote communities. We design and build for their needs to ultimately provide more proactive and sustainable care for the patients in their communities.

MedMe has the two largest pharmacy chains in Canada as clients; we are servicing over 4000 pharmacies, and we power over 14 million patient services. We played a critical role across the country throughout the pandemic in getting the larger population vaccinated. MedMe’s ultimate vision is to transform pharmacies from today’s dispensing locations to tomorrow’s health hubs.

MedMe has raised over $3.7M USD including from M12 (Microsoft’s Venture Fund), MaRS IAF, and Y-Combinator.

Our culture is defined by our core values—RICE: Rigorous, Impactful, Caring, and Elegant. We encourage curiosity and autonomy, focus on transformative impact in healthcare, champion open communication and collaboration, and strive for excellence through simplicity. Join our supportive and empowering team in our mission to reshape healthcare through innovation and creativity.

We are an equal opportunity employer, welcoming applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.

The opportunity

Engineering Managers are strong technical and interpersonal leaders who want to make a large impact at MedMe. They are generally professionals on the People Management track with considerable software development experience. You will be responsible for managing a small team of software engineers and leading an Agile Pod to deliver software projects that advance MedMe’s mission to change the way people access healthcare.

Engineering Managers at MedMe can move fluidly from leading and mentoring others into the details of a particular technical problem. At MedMe Engineering, we value technical knowledge, communication, leadership, and judgement as core competencies. We ask our leaders to leverage these skills to help us achieve outcomes we align on across the different departments of our company. Put another way, we like to hire smart and responsible people, agree on clear goals and expectations, and then get out of the way.

Team Leadership / Mentorship (50%)

  • Lead an Agile Pod of Software Engineers and QA
  • Coordinate with Engineering Leadership and Product Management to own and execute software projects, either directly or by supporting emerging leaders on your team
  • Functionally manage a small team of Software Engineers, manage performance and work to maximize the growth of the people you lead
  • Share your knowledge through peer mentorship
  • Collaborate with Product Management to build a complete understanding of not just what we’re building, but who it’s for and why it creates value.
  • Collaborate with other technical leaders on system design and architecture
  • Assist with resource planning, hiring, and onboarding of new team members

Hands-on IC / Technical Leadership (50%)

  • Build web applications using React and NodeJS (both in Typescript) using GraphQL and a Postgres database on AWS infrastructure
  • Help improve the quality of our implementations by providing code reviews, system designs, and technical oversight
  • Lead technical efforts across all environments (development, testing, production), ensuring smooth deployments and system reliability
  • Guide infrastructure improvements such as cloud migrations, CI/CD optimizations, and performance tuning
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams on security enhancements, scaling solutions, and DevOps workflows
  • Collaborate on key technology decisions to shape the architecture and product roadmap
  • Design and implement solutions for specific tickets

Some projects you could expect to work on:

  • Creating new patient and pharmacist flows (e.g., intakes, modules, features) to meet the needs of both our national enterprises and mom-and-pop pharmacy partners
  • Optimizing infrastructure for faster deployments and better reliability
  • Implementing security protocols and automated monitoring to ensure compliance and performance across environments

Our Tech Stack

  • React 17+
  • Node.js/Typescript with GraphQL
  • Java (Legacy API)
  • GoLang
  • Python
  • PostgreSQL
  • AWS infrastructure (CDK or Terraform a plus)
  • Typescript (both frontend and backend)
  • Dockerized / Container Infrastructure
  • Github & Github actions

We value technology problem solvers over technology specialists. In general, you should be comfortable with web applications, understand the presentation layer, state management, service calls and server side business logic, persistence, infrastructure, and so on. If you don’t have material direct experience with specific technologies listed above but have worked on similar types of products in the past, you may still be a good fit for our team.

About You

  • You are an experienced full-stack software engineer who has led multiple projects from concept to delivery.
  • You may not have functionally managed team members directly before but have a good understanding of how to create an environment where software engineers can be highly productive and grow in capability.
  • You are a team player and you enjoy collaborating with your fellow team members to work through ideas and challenges
  • You have a growth mindset and you seek out opportunities to grow.
  • Your communication style is open, concise, and effective; you can easily explain technical concepts to non-technical parties.
  • You care about the products you build and about the people who ultimately use them
  • You are looking for an opportunity to grow your people management skills
  • You feel comfortable adding value at any point of the software lifecycle

How We Hire

MedMe is committed to a fair and equitable hiring process for all candidates. To ensure that each candidate’s journey is consistent and the selection process is unbiased, the team at MedMe will not be responding to any personal messages regarding this role or other opportunities.

The Interview Process

  • Round 1: Online Assessment (asynchronous)
  • Round 2: Virtual 30-minute interview with an Engineering Manager
  • Round 3a: Virtual 60-minute technical (live coding)
  • Round 3b: Virtual 60-minute system design (collaborative)
  • Round 4: Virtual/Onsite 45-minute interview with the team and one of our Founders

Then, references + offer!

Annual Salary ranges from $140,000 - $180,000 CAD + stock options

Perks at MedMe

  • Comprehensive Health Benefits: Full coverage for dental, vision, physical, and mental health, plus a health spending account to cover additional wellness needs
  • Group RRSP: Secure your future with our Group Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)
  • Professional Development: We support your growth with a yearly budget dedicated to learning opportunities
  • Work-from-Home Stipend: A dedicated stipend to help set up and maintain your ideal home office
  • Office Closure for Holidays: Enjoy 1-2 weeks of company-wide office closure during the holidays
  • Company Retreats: Participate in exciting on-site team retreats for collaboration and bonding
  • Hackathons: Get creative during our hackathons, where the team solves problems, builds new features, and explores innovative ideas

Location & Timezone Requirement

We are fully remote in Canada, however, we like to plan on-site team retreats! Due to the nature of this role, we require at least a 5-hour overlap with Eastern Standard Time (EST) in your standard working hours.

About MedMe Health

Closer look at our culture & team: https://www.instagram.com/medmehealth/

MedMe Health
Founded:2019
Team Size:30
Location:Toronto, Canada
Founders
Nicholas Hui
Nicholas Hui
Founder
Purya Sarmadi
Purya Sarmadi
Founder