Molecular You is a health tech company that turns complex biomarker science into actionable insight for everyday people. We're looking for a senior backend engineer to own platform quality — consistency across services, …
Skills: Ruby on Rails, Elixir, Phoenix, RabbitMQ, Terraform
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$120k–$140k/yr
Full-time
Posted 27d ago
~40 hrs/week
Responsibilities
Own platform quality, consistency, and security while driving the thoughtful adoption of new technologies. Collaborate with the scientific product manager to design and ship new health report products.
Requirements
Requires production experience with Ruby on Rails, Elixir/Phoenix, and infrastructure tools like Terraform and AWS. Candidates must demonstrate experience with distributed systems and the ability to manage security or compliance decisions.
Full job description
Molecular You is a health tech company that turns complex biomarker science into actionable insight for everyday people. We're looking for a senior backend engineer to own platform quality — consistency across services, thoughtful tech adoption, security and compliance, and shipping things through to done. Compensation is $120,000–$140,000 CAD depending on experience. You'll also work closely with our scientific product manager to co-design new health report products, which means you'll need genuine curiosity about how biology works. You don't need a science degree — but if you've ever looked at your own lab results and wondered what they actually mean, that's the instinct.
What you'll own
Platform quality and consistency — you notice when two services handle errors differently and fix it, not file a ticket
Thoughtful introduction of new technology — you're skeptical until it earns its place, then you drive adoption through
Security and compliance balance — you've made design decisions where delivery and security were in tension, and you navigated them with judgment, not just caution
Production improvements from diagnosis through to resolution — you close the loop
New health report products developed alongside our scientific PM — from clinical question to shipped feature
What we're looking for
Production experience with Ruby on Rails and Elixir/Phoenix — shipped and operated, not just familiar
Distributed systems in practice: async messaging (RabbitMQ or similar), failure modes, idempotency, dead-letter queues
Infrastructure ownership: Terraform and AWS at a level where you can drive a change, not just read one
At least one example of reducing platform entropy — a migration, deprecation, or refactor that made a system class simpler, not just larger
Experience owning a security or compliance decision end-to-end (HIPAA/PIPEDA context is a plus; the judgment is the requirement)
Clear, direct communication — you can explain a technical trade-off to a scientific PM without either oversimplifying or retreating into jargon
If you meet most of these but not all, we'd still like to hear from you. We're looking for the right person, not the perfect checklist.
How we work
We use Shape Up: six-week cycles with real autonomy, followed by cooldown periods where you help shape what comes next. You'll have direct access to customer feedback and clinical context. Engineering, product, and science work closely together here — decisions get made in conversations, not committees. We're a small team. Your voice will carry. So will your follow-through.
Ownership of platform quality and engineering standards across a production health platform
A role where your architectural decisions are load-bearing, and you'll know itVancouver-based, hybrid — we work together in person and value flexibility
Related keywords
Ruby on RailsElixirPhoenixRabbitMQPostgreSQLTerraformAWSGitHubDistributed SystemsIdempotencyDead-letter QueuesHIPAAPIPEDAShape UpHealth TechBiomarker Science
Detect Disease, Predict Outcomes, and Manage Health with 250+ biomarkers and personalized molecular insights.
Industry
Technology, Information and Internet
Company size
11-50 employees
Founded
2014
Headquarters
Vancouver, British Columbia
LinkedIn followers
2,830
Total funding
$21M
Molecular You helps you decode your health by delving deep into molecular data. We offer a clear, comprehensive view of an individual’s true health status—long before symptoms appear. Our advanced molecular insights go beyond traditional diagnostics, detecting hidden risks and accurately predicting future diseases.
With over 250 biomarkers tested, we analyze critical molecular indicators across multiple categories, including proteins, metabolites, and environmental influences. By integrating this data, we deliver personalized, actionable insights into your current health, nutritional requirements, and potential disease risks, empowering you to take control of your well-being.
Offices: 555 Burrard St, Suite 1185, Vancouver, British Columbia V7X 1M8, CA
molecular profilingprecision healthpersonalized healthhealth insightsproteomicsmolecular testingmetabolomicsmicrobiomedigital healthbig data
Detect Disease, Predict Outcomes, and Manage Health with 250+ biomarkers and personalized molecular insights.
Industry
Technology, Information and Internet
Company size
11-50 employees
Founded
2014
Headquarters
Vancouver, British Columbia
LinkedIn followers
2,830
Total funding
$21M
Molecular You helps you decode your health by delving deep into molecular data. We offer a clear, comprehensive view of an individual’s true health status—long before symptoms appear. Our advanced molecular insights go beyond traditional diagnostics, detecting hidden risks and accurately predicting future diseases.
With over 250 biomarkers tested, we analyze critical molecular indicators across multiple categories, including proteins, metabolites, and environmental influences. By integrating this data, we deliver personalized, actionable insights into your current health, nutritional requirements, and potential disease risks, empowering you to take control of your well-being.
Offices: 555 Burrard St, Suite 1185, Vancouver, British Columbia V7X 1M8, CA
molecular profilingprecision healthpersonalized healthhealth insightsproteomicsmolecular testingmetabolomicsmicrobiomedigital healthbig data