Strategic Overview
Principal Software Engineer at PointClickCare is defined by the responsibilities and candidate requirements in the employer's listing.
The opportunity is defined by the responsibilities and candidate requirements published by the employer.
The role is listed for Mississauga, Ontario with a hybrid working arrangement, giving candidates the practical context needed to assess fit before applying.
Key information at a glance
Salary & Benefits
Published compensation: CAD 142,700 – 178,400 per year
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Full Job Description
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connects fragmented clinical systems to enable real-time care coordination across
thousands of healthcare facilities, serving millions of users. You will design and build
scalable platform services, leveraging modern AI-augmented engineering practices to
accelerate delivery, improve reliability, and enhance clinical and operational outcomes
• Partner with product and clinical teams to understand and solve real workflow
challenges
• Drive architectural decisions for business platform services
• Own the reliability and performance of critical healthcare solutions
• Mentor team members on modern engineering practices
(Java, Python, or similar)
• Deep understanding of cloud-native architecture and distributed systems design
patterns
• Expertise in design, optimization, and scaling for relational (SQL) database
• Experience designing and implementing RESTful APIs and microservices
• Proficiency with test-driven development, automated testing, and maintaining high
code quality
• Hands-on experience with modern frontend frameworks, primarily React
• Working knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code practices
• Experience with production observability, monitoring, and performance
optimization tools
• Comfortable using AI-augmented development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Claude
Code) as part of your workflow
• Experience applying AI tools throughout the development lifecycle from
requirements analysis, documentation to incident response
• Strong code review skills demonstrated through giving and receiving constructive
feedback
• Experience with Git workflows and collaborative development practices
• Ability to balance feature delivery with system reliability and technical excellence
• Comfortable with on-call responsibilities and incident response
What Would Make You Stand Out
• Experience building and scaling SaaS platforms
• Track record of mentoring engineers or leading technical initiatives
• Background with Spring Boot and Java ecosystem
• Experience with Azure cloud services and Kubernetes (AKS)
• Experience in healthcare technology or regulated industries
• Understanding of HIPAA compliance and handling sensitive data
• Front-End: React, Micro-Frontends, Material-UI
• Backend: Java, Spring Boot
• Data: PostgreSQL, MSSQL, Redis
• CI/CD: GitHub Actions, Jenkins
• Infrastructure: Azure, AKS, Terraform
• AI Tooling: Claude Code, Copilo
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