Tech Lead - Engineering -
Alan
Date: 1 day ago
City: Toronto, Ontario
Contract type: Full time
Who we are
At Alan we are on an important mission to empower everyone to live a longer, healthier life. Our goal is to extend the quality years of life expectancy for everyone.
We are empowering our members to live a longer and healthier life with a ‘one-stop health partner’ model seamlessly integrating insurance, prevention, affordable care access and well-being services. We are redefining healthcare by being both a health insurer and a provider, creating the most member-centric experience in a vast market. We go above and beyond for our members and companies to overcome the day-to-day health obstacles and our product is built to address the biggest pain points they face. With Alan, you’re never alone.
We partner with 30,000+ companies, with 700K+ members, and have €500M+ and growing ARR.
The team is 600+ people, and we operate in France , Spain , Belgium , and Canada .
How we do it ?
About
People joining Alan are always surprised and delighted by our innovative working method. We have a set of cultural values that guide our approach to work, such as:
In our engineering team, we build the infrastructure, interfaces, and applications to provide first-class service to our members, health professionals, and even ourselves!
Being an engineer at Alan means joining a team of talented, committed and passionate engineers, with a lot of product interaction.
We move fast, with a lot of ownership, and are proud to tackle big problems!
Our process is very simple: those who make product decisions are the same ones who build them.
Our stack is Python/Flask, React/Redux, React Native, PostgreSQL.
Want to know more? Read this article if you want to discover how life as an Engineer at Alan looks like, and how our Engineering team is organized: https://blog.alan.com/tech-et-produit/engineering-organisation-at-alan
For this opportunity, we are aiming to hire within the D-F level range.
️ Is it you we’re looking for? ️
We are looking for an experienced Team Lead to oversee our local engineering team. The ideal candidate will have 8+ years of engineering experience, with at least 2-3 years leading teams in a B2B SaaS environment. This is a critical role that will help us scale our engineering organization across product, technology, and internal operations as we continue to grow.
What You’ll Do:
For more details on how engineers can grow at Alan, take a look at our Engineering career path: https://medium.com/alan/engineering-career-path-at-alan-e5de5c2e740c
Perks & Benefits
At Alan, we're committed to bringing holistic health into everyone's daily life - and that starts with our employees. We want to empower our Alaners with benefits and perks selected to ensure well-being, boost productivity, and foster a harmonious work-life balance.
Therefore, We Will Offer
At Alan we are on an important mission to empower everyone to live a longer, healthier life. Our goal is to extend the quality years of life expectancy for everyone.
We are empowering our members to live a longer and healthier life with a ‘one-stop health partner’ model seamlessly integrating insurance, prevention, affordable care access and well-being services. We are redefining healthcare by being both a health insurer and a provider, creating the most member-centric experience in a vast market. We go above and beyond for our members and companies to overcome the day-to-day health obstacles and our product is built to address the biggest pain points they face. With Alan, you’re never alone.
We partner with 30,000+ companies, with 700K+ members, and have €500M+ and growing ARR.
The team is 600+ people, and we operate in France , Spain , Belgium , and Canada .
How we do it ?
About
People joining Alan are always surprised and delighted by our innovative working method. We have a set of cultural values that guide our approach to work, such as:
- Mission is the Boss: We have a mission-first focus with long-term thinking, where all employees act as owners seeking the company's success above all else.
- Member & Customer-led: We are obsessively focused on solving customer problems and creating delightful experiences while building trust.
- Excellence like Athletes: We maintain high standards and talent density, using the Keeper Test to ensure exceptional performance.
- Enlightened Despots: We combine distributed ownership with accountability, empowering decision-makers while maintaining responsibility.
- Radically Transparent: We make information accessible and written-first, promoting async communication while protecting sensitive data.
- Kind, Methodic Optimists: We collaborate genuinely without ego, support teammates, and maintain positive intent while assuming the best.
- Empathetic Challengers: We give direct feedback with empathy, praise strengths, and focus on growth through candid communication.
- Bold & Creative Contrarians: We think differently to achieve greatness, challenge expertise with first principles, and embrace calculated risks.
- Disciplined Executors: We focus on making good decisions quickly, maintain accountability, and break down problems into manageable pieces.
- Fight for Simplicity: We eliminate unnecessary processes, stay concise and articulate, and maintain smart frugality while solving problems pragmatically.
In our engineering team, we build the infrastructure, interfaces, and applications to provide first-class service to our members, health professionals, and even ourselves!
Being an engineer at Alan means joining a team of talented, committed and passionate engineers, with a lot of product interaction.
We move fast, with a lot of ownership, and are proud to tackle big problems!
Our process is very simple: those who make product decisions are the same ones who build them.
Our stack is Python/Flask, React/Redux, React Native, PostgreSQL.
Want to know more? Read this article if you want to discover how life as an Engineer at Alan looks like, and how our Engineering team is organized: https://blog.alan.com/tech-et-produit/engineering-organisation-at-alan
For this opportunity, we are aiming to hire within the D-F level range.
️ Is it you we’re looking for? ️
We are looking for an experienced Team Lead to oversee our local engineering team. The ideal candidate will have 8+ years of engineering experience, with at least 2-3 years leading teams in a B2B SaaS environment. This is a critical role that will help us scale our engineering organization across product, technology, and internal operations as we continue to grow.
What You’ll Do:
- Lead high-impact, high-stakes projects involving multiple engineers and cross-functional teams.
- Design and implement efficient systems by implementing important product features and broad technical changes.
- Improve engineering practices by impacting collaboration between teams and enhancing product development cycles.
- Mentor and grow the engineering team by providing technical guidance, career development, and leadership support (more details in this article).
- Drive hiring and talent development by contributing to the recruitment process, improving technical assessments, and shaping the candidate experience.
- Foster a strong engineering culture by encouraging knowledge sharing, best practices, and technical excellence.
- Well-versed in Object Oriented Programming such as Python, Java, C#, and enthusiastic about web technologies such as modern Javascript.
- Strong track record of leading complex projects and aligning engineering efforts with business goals.
- Proven experience in mentoring and developing engineers at various levels.
- Willing to work in Python/JavaScript (but you don't need to have experience with those 2 languages!).
- Passionate about building products.
- Self-starting and entrepreneurial.
- Humble and still willing to grow (no matter your seniority!).
- Collaborative, enthusiastic about teamwork, learning, and teaching.
- Fluent in English (no need to speak French!).
For more details on how engineers can grow at Alan, take a look at our Engineering career path: https://medium.com/alan/engineering-career-path-at-alan-e5de5c2e740c
Perks & Benefits
At Alan, we're committed to bringing holistic health into everyone's daily life - and that starts with our employees. We want to empower our Alaners with benefits and perks selected to ensure well-being, boost productivity, and foster a harmonious work-life balance.
Therefore, We Will Offer
- In Office: amazing office space right in the heart of the financial district (King & Yonge) to work closely and collaboratively with your colleagues 4-5 days per week in-person!
- All the tools you need: Macbook Pro, keyboard, laptop stand, monitor, and Bose noise-canceling headphones.
- Flexible leave policy: we trust Alaners to take the holidays they need, and no pre-approval is required.
- Delightful healthcare insurance: great benefits until we launch our own Alan Canada plans.
- GRRSP: Generous employer matching program!
- Transport: monthly Toronto Transit Commission pass or other equivalent commuter benefits!
- Learning & Training opportunities: a highly flexible training policy, free books and budgets to attend and speak at conferences if the opportunity arises!
- Parental leave: extended parental leave for all new parents.
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