The Role
The Backend Engineer will design and implement Laravel-based services, write maintainable code, collaborate with teams, and improve system performance.
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ABOUT MAPLE
Founded in 2015, Maple is a fast-growing health tech company with a vision to power the future of healthcare by building a connected and superior experience for patients, doctors, nurse practitioners and other types of health providers.
We offer virtual care services across multiple distribution channels, including Direct-to-Consumer ("B2C"), Employers and Private Insurers ("B2B") and Public Sector Institutions ("B2I"). With a growing network of 2,000+ healthcare providers and nearly 7 million Canadians with access to our services, Maple is one of Canada’s fastest-growing virtual care companies.
We have established an entrepreneurial culture centered around our purpose to support people’s health and well-being and to strengthen the healthcare system. We attribute our success to our team, who has helped us achieve numerous noteworthy awards including: LinkedIn's Top 10 Startups, Deloitte Canada’s Technology Fast 50, Globe & Mail's Top Growing Companies in Canada, North America’s Inspiring Workplaces, and Glory Professional’s The Power 50: Canada’s Most Impactful Companies.
THE POSITION
Join us as a Backend Engineer and help power the technology behind Maple’s virtual care platform. In this role, you’ll be part of a cross-functional squad of engineers, product managers, and designers, solving real user problems and shipping features that improve healthcare access for millions of Canadians.
As a Backend Engineer, you’ll contribute to the design and implementation of Laravel-based services, write clean and maintainable code, and collaborate with your squad to deliver features end-to-end. You’ll gain exposure to system architecture, observability, and performance improvements while developing your technical expertise and product thinking.
If you care about quality, take pride in your work, and want to build products that people actually use and love, this is an opportunity to grow your skills while making a meaningful impact.
YOUR IMPACT
- Contribute to backend services built with Laravel (PHP) that directly support patient and provider experiences.
- Collaborate within your squad to design, build, and ship new features that balance technical soundness with user impact.
- Write clean, maintainable, and testable code that improves the reliability and scalability of our platform.
- Participate in code reviews and team discussions, helping to raise the bar for quality while learning from more senior engineers.
- Use AI tools thoughtfully in your workflow — from code generation to debugging — while ensuring outputs meet quality standards.
- Support improvements in observability, performance, and developer experience across our systems.
3 – 18 MONTH DELIVERABLES
In your first 3 months, you’ll get hands-on with our Laravel codebase, contribute to shipping your first features, and learn how our squads work. You’ll gain context on our platform, development practices, and the healthcare problems we’re solving.
By 12–18 months, you’ll be a trusted contributor on larger projects, owning features or backend components from design through to deployment. You’ll have strengthened your Laravel expertise, improved system performance in measurable ways, and built strong working relationships across engineering, product, and design.
CANDIDATE PROFILE
- 3+ years of production-level experience with Laravel (PHP) — you’ve built and maintained applications in Laravel, shipping features that real users depend on.
- Solid backend fundamentals — knowledge of APIs, databases, caching, and distributed systems concepts, with eagerness to deepen your expertise.
- Commitment to code quality — you write clean, maintainable code and value testing, reviews, and continuous improvement.
- Collaboration skills — you’re comfortable working in squads or cross-functional teams to deliver features end-to-end.
- Growth mindset — you’re eager to learn from senior engineers, take on increasing responsibility, and build your product thinking.
- AI fluency — you know how to leverage AI tools to accelerate tasks responsibly while staying accountable for results.
- Familiarity with modern tooling — Git, CI/CD, cloud environments (AWS preferred), and openness to learning new tools as needed.
- Backend: Built on Laravel PHP framework, with multiple integration services, such as Langfuse.
- Frontend: React Native Web for a unified codebase across web and mobile, Typescript and styled components; we also leverage Alpine, Livewire and Tailwind.
- Databases: Multi-database architecture with MySQL 8 and Amazon DocumentDB, Redis for caching, and Typesense for search engine indexing.
- Infrastructure & DevOps: Containerized, auto-scaling architecture built on top of AWS; Infrastructure-as-Code setup with Terraform and GitHub Actions.
- Testing & QA: We utilize a number of testing tools for unit, integration, end-to-end and accessibility testing, such as PHPUnit, Jest, WebDriverIO, and axe-core.
- Other Tools & Services: Monitoring and observability with Datadog, project management done through Jira, and BugSnag for bug tracking.
Not checking every box? Please apply anyway. We understand that candidates have different experiences that may make them a fantastic fit for this position, and for Maple. We value equity, diversity, and inclusion, and we’re committed to providing fair and equal opportunities to all applicants. We also want to provide an accessible interview process, so if there’s any accommodations that would make your experience more comfortable, please let us know.
OUR TECH STACK
OUR CORE VALUES
- We are a team: We’re team Maple. We’re better together. We support each other, face challenges collectively, and are united in a belief that we can make a positive difference in healthcare, as one.
- We can do big things: We’re bold. We know that if we push the boundaries, and inspire each other to dream bigger and think differently, we will realize our incredibly ambitious goals.
- We celebrate wins and own mistakes: We empower each other to own our contributions. We celebrate and learn from our achievements, and we recognize and learn from our mistakes.
- We get better every day: We never settle. We’re always learning and improving, always seeking feedback, and we tackle challenges with a belief that better is always possible—in ourselves, our processes, our products and our services.
- We’re all the way in: We’re fully committed. We strive for excellence, are driven by our purpose, and we act with urgency to fulfill it every day.
- Competitive benefits package: Health, dental, counselling, and life insurance coverage to care for you and your loved ones.
- Health spending account: Extra funds for wellness essentials like eyeglasses, therapy, and more.
- Maple access: Virtual healthcare for you and your family, including general practitioners, pediatrics, and therapy consultations.
- Flex benefits budget: You’ll receive an annual flex budget to support your growth and well-being. A portion of this budget is dedicated to learning and development through our Branch Out Budget, with the remaining amount flexible to use toward wellness expenses, additional learning, or a one-time contribution to your GRSP, so you can invest in what matters most to you.
- Paid health days: 10 extra days for when life happens—rest, appointments, or caregiving included.
- Destination5: Work internationally in eligible countries for up to 5 days per year.
- Retirement savings plan: Invest in your future with our group retirement savings plan.
- Job type: New role, full-time
- Hiring manager: Senior Manager, Engineering
- Location: Hybrid
- Start date: Feb/March 2026
- Vacation: 3 weeks
WORKING AT MAPLE
We want you to love working at Maple—feeling challenged, supported, and cared for. Just as we strive to grow and improve, we encourage you to embrace the same mindset as you work toward your personal best. Together, we can learn, develop, and power the future of healthcare. At Maple, your success is our success.
We care about your health and well-being. Here’s how we’ve got you covered:
The pay range for this role is $116,000 – $129,000. Offers can vary depending on skills, experience, and readiness to meet Maple’s expectations for this level. We encourage open conversations about pay. If you have questions about how compensation works at Maple, you’re welcome to ask at any point in the interview process.
OTHER
Please note that any offer of employment may be subject to verification of employment and education background checks, including a criminal record check.
USE OF AI
At Maple, we do not currently use Artificial Intelligence (AI) or automated tools to screen, assess, or select candidates. Every application is thoughtfully reviewed by our Talent Acquisition team or hiring managers.
Top Skills
Amazon Documentdb
AWS
Axe-Core
Github Actions
Jest
Laravel
Mysql 8
PHP
Phpunit
Redis
Terraform
Typesense
Webdriverio
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The Company
What We Do
About Maple
Maple is a virtual care platform that allows Canadians to see a doctor online within minutes — 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Patients can securely text, audio, or video chat with a Canadian-licensed doctor for diagnosis, treatment, and prescriptions. We also offer a wide variety of specialties such as dermatology, endocrinology, and mental health therapy, which can be booked in under 72 hours.
Incorporated in 2015, Maple has been operating in Canada since late 2016. We initially launched in Ontario and now offer services in every province and territory of Canada.
About our vision
Maple is defined by three words — simple, connected, and human.
It should be simple to access healthcare. That’s why we created a platform that’s easy to use for Canadians of all ages, abilities, and technology education levels.
Healthcare should be connected. We believe that in the future, the majority of wellness and medical care interactions will occur digitally. Our vision is to have Maple be the primary vehicle for healthcare providers to deliver patient care. Maple is on its way to becoming an open-source system to facilitate wellness and care encounters. Maple boasts a streamlined user experience, integrated digital health record keeping, and tools for continuity of care within Canada’s broader healthcare system.
The human aspect of medicine should never be forgotten. Our healthcare providers are passionate about what they do, and are dedicated to improving patients’ lives with each virtual care visit.
About our team
We’re a tightly-knit group of people who are committed to improving the lives of others. We have an ambitious vision, and we’re excited for our team to continue growing.
