Senior Java Software Engineer

About Us Henry Schein One Canada builds technology that helps dental professionals, teams, and organizations work more efficiently and deliver better patient care. Recognized as one of the 2026 Best Workplaces in Canada through Great Place to Work®, we value collaboration, impact, and continuous improvement. Our Dentrix Ascend engineering team contributes to the development of Dentrix Ascend, our cloud-based practice management platform used by dental practices across the United States. Engineers in Canada work closely with product and engineering partners to build scalable features, improve system performance, and strengthen the reliability of a modern, cloud-native solution. This team plays an important role in driving technical quality, innovation, and continuous improvement for one of Henry Schein One’s growing cloud products. About the Opportunity We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our True North team and help build and evolve Dentrix Ascend for the US market. In this role, you will design, develop, test, and deliver reliable software for a complex SaaS platform used by dental professionals throughout their day. You will work across the development lifecycle, contribute to technical decisions, resolve complex production issues, and help improve the quality and maintainability of the codebase. This is a hands-on individual contributor role for an experienced engineer who enjoys solving complex problems, collaborating across disciplines, and supporting the growth of other developers. You will work closely with Product, Engineering, UX, and Quality partners across our distributed organization. At Henry Schein One Canada, you will join a culture that embraces ownership, collaboration, curiosity, and open communication within a flexible, high-performing environment. Availability This is a hybrid role, with one day per week in our Surrey, BC office to support collaboration, brainstorming, and team connection. Our office is located across from Guildford Mall. What You’ll Do Design, develop, test, and maintain scalable software for the Dentrix Ascend platformBuild high-quality backend services, APIs, database integrations, and user-facing functionalityTranslate product and business requirements into practical, maintainable technical solutionsContribute to technical design discussions and make recommendations that balance delivery, scalability, performance, and long-term maintainabilityWrite clean, secure, well-tested code and participate actively in code reviewsInvestigate and resolve complex production issues, identifying root causes and implementing sustainable solutionsImprove application performance, reliability, monitoring, and development workflowsCollaborate with Product, UX, Quality, and other engineering teams throughout planning and deliverySupport engineering modernization initiatives, including framework, architecture, and tooling improvementsMentor other developers through code reviews, pairing, knowledge sharing, and technical guidanceContribute to team standards and engineering practices while remaining accountable for your own delivery commitmentsExplore practical ways to use AI-assisted development tools to improve productivity and software quality What You’ll Bring 5+ years of professional software development experience, including experience building complex web or SaaS applicationsStrong experience with Java and modern object-oriented software developmentExperience with Groovy, Grails, Spring, or a comparable Java-based frameworkExperience designing, building, and consuming RESTful APIsStrong understanding of relational databases, SQL, data modelling, and ORM frameworksExperience writing unit, integration, and automated testsExperience working with cloud-based applications and modern development environmentsFamiliarity with CI/CD practices, version control, containerization, and production monitoringExperience diagnosing performance, reliability, or scalability issues in production systemsUnderstanding of software architecture, common design patterns, and secure development practicesExperience working in an Agile development environmentStrong communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skillsAbility to work independently while contributing effectively within a distributed teamBachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience Nice to Have Experience with Groovy, Grails, Spock, Hibernate, or LiquibaseExperience with React or another modern frontend frameworkExperience with microservices, distributed systems, or event-driven architectureExperience with Kafka, RabbitMQ, AWS SQS/SNS, or similar messaging technologiesExperience with AWS and KubernetesExperience profiling and optimizing application performance or database queriesExperience with observability and monitoring tools such as DynatraceExperience with AI-assisted development tools such as Cursor, Copilot, or similar platformsExperience working with healthcare, dental, financial, or other complex workflow-based software Our Technologies and Tools Java, Groovy, GrailsReactRESTful APIsKafka, RabbitMQPostgreSQL, Redis, MS SQLHibernate, LiquibaseAWS, Docker, KubernetesGitLab, GradleJira, DynatraceCursor and other AI-assisted development tools Our Recruiting Process We try to make our process as straightforward as possible while giving you and us opportunities to learn about each other. Introductory screening call with a Talent Acquisition team memberShort online behavioural and cognitive assessmentInterview with the Hiring ManagerTechnical and Team Panel Interview For us, hiring is always human first. Every application is personally reviewed, every interview is human-to-human, and we only use AI tools to support listening and accuracy, never to replace real connection. We pride ourselves on fostering a flexible, high-performing culture that is inclusive and supports professional growth. As a future team member, you will embrace ownership, transparency, communication, and collaboration. Compensation and Benefits The posted range for this position is between $130,000 CAD and $142,000 CAD, which is the expected starting base salary range for an employee who is new to the role through to someone who is fully proficient and experienced in the role. Many factors go into determining employee pay within the posted range, including prior experience, training, current skills, certifications, and education. Our benefits also include: 3% RRSP matchingComprehensive health benefits plan, including 100% drug coverageThree weeks of paid vacation, growing up to five weeks with tenureUnlimited paid flex daysPaid birthday off