Java technical lead Jobs in Brampton, ON

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Technical Lead – Healthcare Technology | Brampton, ON

As the Technical Lead, you will oversee a team of self‑motivated and well‑respected team members, driving the strategic direction of the Pharmacy and Healthcare Technology Solutions team. You are a problem solver and passionate about breaking the barriers to improving the health and wellness of Canadians. You will work closely with internal and external cross‑functional teams and stakeholders to guide and deliver technical capabilities required to achieve the enterprise business goals and objectives.

What You’ll Do :

Collaborate with diverse agile teams, including Infrastructure, Information Security, Application Development, and external partners / vendors, to drive the successful implementation of complex, innovative features.

Champion code quality through rigorous code reviews, strategic technical debt management, and informed trade‑off decisions balancing short‑term delivery with long‑term architectural health.

Architect and document robust technical designs, encompassing API specifications, sequence diagrams, and comprehensive system designs that address both high‑level vision and low‑level platform requirements.

Provide technical leadership across internal and external development teams to engineer scalable, efficient, and resilient cloud‑native applications.

Guide development teams through the entire software development lifecycle, build FHIR compliant systems (where applicable), proactively resolving impediments, assisting comprehensive testing, and ensuring seamless production deployments.

What You Bring :

Proven track record as a Senior Software Engineering Leader, complemented by academic qualifications in Computer Science or a related technical discipline.

Extensive expertise in designing and implementing robust Cloud‑Native architectures, leveraging key GCP services such as Pub / Sub, Cloud SQL, Cloud Storage, and Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE).

Deep knowledge and hands‑on experience across the full stack, including modern frontend frameworks (React, Next.js) and robust backend development with Java 11+ and microservices integration patterns.

Possess a holistic mindset encompassing Development, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), and a strong commitment to security and privacy best practices.

Proficient in designing and optimizing complex, scalable data models for both relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL) and NoSQL solutions.

Prior experience within the Healthcare sector is considered an asset.

Familiarity with FHIR‑compliant systems is an advantage.

If you’re up to the challenge, then we would love to hear from you. Apply today, and get the process started.

Loblaw recognizes Canada's diversity as a source of national pride and strength. We have made it a priority to reflect our nation’s evolving diversity in the products we sell, the people we hire, and the culture we create in our organization. At Loblaw, we celebrate diversity and strive to build a culture of inclusion where differences are embraced, valued and supported. We are committed to being an equal opportunity employer and encourage people from all backgrounds and identities to apply to our jobs. Accommodation in the recruitment, assessment, and hiring process is available upon request for applicants with disabilities.

We thank all candidates for their interest but please note, those candidates who meet the minimum requirements for the position will be contacted.

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If you are unsure whether your experience matches every requirement above, we encourage you to apply anyway. We are looking for varied perspectives which include diverse experiences that we can add to our team.

We have a long‑standing focus on diversity, equity and inclusion because we know it will make our company a better place to work and shop. We are committed to creating accessible environments for our colleagues, candidates and customers. Requests for accommodation due to a disability (which may be visible or invisible, temporary or permanent) can be made at any stage of application and employment. We encourage candidates to make their accommodation needs known so that we can provide equitable opportunities.

Please Note

Candidates who are 18 years or older are required to complete a criminal background check. Details will be provided through the application process.

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