Senior Full Stack Developer
Why STARS
At STARS, we come to work every day with a purpose…to save lives. Whether you work in the aircraft or at one of our six bases, everyone at STARS plays a vital role in helping to provide critical care, anywhere. Since flying our first mission in 1985, we have never lost sight of what is most important – our VIPS, or Very Important Patients. Each year, we fly over 3,000 missions, providing world-class critical medical care whenever and wherever we are needed, and every team member contributes to helping that VIP. We are a lifeline to the community when time and clinical expertise can make all the difference.
We are currently looking for a Senior Full Stack Developer on the software development team in a hybrid capacity at any one of our 6 bases located in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
While you may not be flying the helicopter or providing patient care, as a member of STARS’ IT team, you will play an important role in STARS’ life-saving mission. Be part of something bigger. Be part of our team.
Position Summary:
STARS is seeking a Senior Full Stack Developer (hybrid) to join our Software Development Team. In this role, you’ll help design, build, and optimize mission-critical applications and integrations that power our dispatch, clinical, and operational systems. You’ll work across the full stack, from backend APIs and implementations to modern front-end interfaces, contributing to systems that directly support patient care and operational excellence.
The ideal candidate brings a passion for modern web technologies, experience with cloud-native architectures, and the ability to work collaboratively with and across teams in support of STARS’s mission of delivering critical care anywhere.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, develop, deliver and maintain full-stack applications supporting mission-critical workflows across backend, frontend, and integration layers using modern frameworks and services. (e.g., Node.js/TypeScript, React, Vue.js, .NET). Experience with PWA/SWA
- Contribute to technical design decisions and architecture following best practices for performance, maintainability, and security.
- Contribute to best practices in code reviews, testing, CI/CD, observability and appropriate documentation to ensure performance, reliability and maintainability of applications.
- Primarily works on the development team and with Product, Data, IT Operations and in service to other key stakeholders on requirements, deliverables, and ensure reliable releases.
- Promote engineering excellence through personal leadership, learning and knowledge sharing, identifying opportunities to optimize systems and developer workflows, and fostering a culture of technical excellence.
Qualifications & Requirements:
- 6+ years of professional full-stack development experience with a strong portfolio of delivered production applications.
- Proven track record building and deploying production-grade systems in cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
- Proficiency in TypeScript/JavaScript with experience in backend frameworks (e.g., Express.js, Fastify) and .NET Core.
- Experience with reactive frontend frameworks such as React, Vue.js, or Angular, and strong fundamentals of CSS, responsive frontend design, and CSS accelerators (e.g. Tailwind)
- Experience with databases (PostgreSQL, SQL Server) and ORMs.
- Experience designing and consuming RESTful and event-driven APIs (e.g. Pub/Sub, Kafka, or RabbitMQ).
- Familiarity with CI/CD, and infrastructure-as-code tools.
- Understanding and intelligent use of software testing practices.
- Experience with Git-based workflows, agile methodologies, and scrum practice and tools.
Ideal Skills and Experience:
- Experience with Static Web Applications (architecture and deployment)
- Experience with architecture for Progressive Web Applications (including offline operation, data syncing, and online enhancement)
What we offer:
At STARS, every day we come to work with a purpose, to save lives. Maybe that’s your purpose too.
We provide a strong total reward offering inclusive of a salary tailored to your education and experience, comprehensive organization-paid health and dental benefits, free parking and more. But the real reward is joining a legacy – a legacy of lives saved, of hope in the fact of the unimaginable, and of pride in making a difference.
When you join STARS, you become part of a community that knows we’re stronger together. It takes a team to deliver the highest standards of care, and we need you to help us be our best.
Elevate your career. Be part of something bigger. Be part of STARS.
How to Apply/ Deadline to apply:
If you are the person we are looking for and would like to make a difference with your career, please make sure to apply by closing date: November 17, 2025
Want to learn more?
Looking to support life-saving missions from a business perspective? See how our Corporate Services team helps STARS run efficiently and effectively. [Learn More About Corporate Services]
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What We Do
EVERY LIFE IS WORTH FIGHTING FOR.
Every day, STARS takes care of some of the most critical patients in Western Canada. We're able to do it because we've built a strong foundation through our Vision and Mission.
OUR ORIGIN STORY
It all began when a pregnant woman from a rural community died from blood loss, leaving a father alone with their newborn. For STARS founder Dr. Powell, her death was one too many. Something had to be done.
Motivated to change emergency care across rural Alberta, Dr. Powell and his colleagues created a helicopter air ambulance service, which was built and supported by the community.
While the faces have changed, STARS team members continue to be motivated by our passion for saving more lives and our desire to be the disruptive innovator who contributes to transformation in the health-care system.
As we’ve grown and evolved, STARS has never wavered from our mission. Fundamentally we all believe that where you live – or work, play and travel – shouldn’t impact your chance of survival.
Our strategy focuses on three core groups that are integral to our fight to save lives:
PATIENTS - VIPs (Very Important Patients) are at the centre of our universe and at the forefront of everything we do.
CREW - Our missions would not be possible without everyone who works here and makes it a reality.
ALLIES - We have a community of supporters who play a vital role in our efforts to save lives.
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