Staff Data Developer

About AlayaCare 

At AlayaCare, we’re more than just a fast-growing SaaS company, we’re a team of people passionate about transforming home healthcare. Our cloud-based platform empowers care providers around the world to deliver better outcomes for their clients.   

With 550+ employees across Canada, the US, Australia, and Brazil, we’re united by a shared mission and a strong culture of transparency, growth, and human connection. Whether you're early in your career or a seasoned expert, AlayaCare offers the opportunity to grow your impact, your skills, and your career.

About the Role

We are seeking a Staff Data Developer to join our Data & Intelligence division. Reporting to the Director of Data Engineering, you will design and implement scalable, complex data pipelines and infrastructure to power our data products.

As a senior member of the team, you’ll collaborate closely with data scientists, software engineers, and product managers to enhance the reliability and performance of our data systems, while influencing the enterprise-wide data architecture. You will also mentor junior engineers and drive best practices in data engineering.

What You’ll Do

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable, cost-effective, and reliable data pipelines for structured and unstructured data.
• Translate business needs into technical requirements and ensure alignment with product and customer success teams.
• Architect and implement data storage solutions (data lakes, warehouses, real-time processing systems) and supporting cloud infrastructure.
• Optimize pipelines for performance, scalability, cost-efficiency, and automation.
• Ensure data quality, integrity, and security across all systems.
• Evaluate and adopt new tools, technologies, and processes.
• Partner with DevOps and engineering teams for seamless deployment, monitoring, and troubleshooting.
• Document workflows and processes for knowledge sharing and maintainability.
• Stay current on industry trends in data engineering, ML, and cloud computing.
• Provide mentorship and technical leadership to junior engineers.

What You Bring to the Team

• 5+ years of hands-on experience with data software development.
• Experience with AlayaCare’s stack (Python, PHP, Vue.JS, AWS).
• Bachelor’s or advanced degree in computer science, mathematics, or related fields.
• Strong skills in DBT, SQL, Python, Snowflake, Iceberg, Spark, and AWS (ECS, S3, Aurora, RDS).
• Experience with streaming technologies such as Kafka, Kinesis, and Flink.
• Familiarity with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Expertise in dimensional data modeling and semantic layer design.
• Strong collaboration, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience in Agile development methodologies.
• Mindset encouraging transparency, accountability, and trust.
• Experience in healthcare, home health, or medical devices is an asset.
• Familiarity with data governance concepts & tools is an asset.
• Bilingual in French and English is an asset.

Why Join AlayaCare?  

Work With Purpose   

At AlayaCare, you’ll help build technology that empowers care providers and improves outcomes for patients and families. Every line of code and every customer interaction contributes to making care more connected, accessible, and human.  

Grow in a High-Trust Culture   

We believe in transparency, feedback, and assuming positive intent. Here, you’ll feel safe to share your ideas and career goals, and be supported to achieve them through mentorship, career mobility, and a promote-from-within philosophy.  

Balance That Works for You   

We value flexibility and well-being. From “Wellness Fridays” to volunteer time off, to flexible vacation, we make sure you have the space to recharge, contribute to your community, and live your best life.  

Benefits That Matter   

• Equity in a well-funded, scaling company.  
• Comprehensive health benefits, telemedicine, and lifestyle spending accounts.  
• Parental leave top-up and family support programs.  

Inclusive by Design   

We celebrate diverse perspectives and foster belonging through our DEIB initiatives. Employee-led events, summits, and social activities, both in-person and virtual, create meaningful connections across our global teams.  

Location and Work Model

This role is based in Montreal. At AlayaCare, our hybrid model includes 2 set in-office collaboration days/week, and it is expected that team members are present in the office on those days to foster connection, innovation, and teamwork.  

Ready to Join Us?  

Apply today and be part of a company that makes a real difference in the future of home and community care. Not the right role for you? Share this posting with someone who might be a great fit.  

AlayaCare uses AI tools during our hiring process to support fair, consistent, and objective decision-making. Some initial screening steps may be automated to help identify qualified candidates. If your application is declined automatically, you may request a human review.  

We’re committed to creating a workplace where everyone belongs. If you require accommodation during the application process, please reach out to [email protected].