Software Developer, Senior- Support (Remote Canada)

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Smile Digital Health is looking for a Senior Software Developer, Support to lead investigations, design enhancements, and resolve complex client-reported issues on the Smile platform while mentoring teammates and potentially joining an on-call rotation, all in a remote Canada setting. The role demands 6+ years of professional software development, strong expertise in Java, Spring, SQL, Git, and distributed systems, and a proven ability to troubleshoot critical production incidents and drive long-term fixes. Healthcare tech experience and familiarity with HL7 or FHIR are welcome assets. You will partner across product, engineering, and client services to deliver scalable, maintainable solutions and to strengthen incident response. To apply, tailor your resume to show concrete outages reduced, performance gains, leadership in projects, and clear evidence of collaboration and client impact; highlight mentorship, on-call readiness, and a passion for better global health.

Responsiblities

Lead the investigation and resolution of complex production issues impacting healthcare clients.
Working with Tier 1 and Tier 2 support teams to diagnose and correct issues raised in customer incidents.
Analyzing solutions to ensure that they will be interoperable, performant and maintainable.
Escalate high risk and complex client issues to leaders, as appropriate. 
Diagnose and resolve complex, high-priority production escalations that require deep code-level analysis and database inspection.
Design, implement, and maintain scalable, reliable, and maintainable software solutions within the Smile Digital Health platform.
Drive root cause analysis efforts and implement long-term corrective actions to reduce recurring issues.
Identify root causes of systemic software regressions, develop robust code patches, and coordinate with DevOps for hotfix deployments.
Provide technical leadership during incident response, troubleshooting, and high-priority client escalations.
Review, optimize, and refactor existing systems with a focus on performance, resiliency, and maintainability.
Conduct thorough code reviews and forensic log analysis isolate intermittent or hard-to-reproduce bugs.
Participate in code reviews, ensuring adherence to engineering best practices and coding standards.

Requirements:

6+ years of professional software development experience. Experience in the healthcare and/or technology industry, preferred. 
Post-secondary education in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field, and/or equivalent working experience.
Demonstrated experience and expertise with Java, Spring, SQL, Git, and distributed systems.
Proven experience troubleshooting and resolving critical issues in complex production environments.
Strong client relationship building skills and abilities to understand client objectives and goals, complex challenges and provide a clear path to resolution. 
Strong understanding of software architecture, design patterns, scalability, and maintainability principles.
Experience leading technical initiatives and driving projects from requirements through delivery.
Ability to analyze ambiguous problems, assess risk, and make sound technical decisions independently.
Strong experience with debugging, observability, logging, and monitoring tools.
Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across technical and non-technical teams.
Demonstrated mentorship and technical leadership experience.
Experience working in healthcare technology, HL7, or FHIR is considered an asset.