Location: Remote across Canada and USA - (Headquarters in Montreal)
Type: Permanent full-time

Application Deadline: April 10, 2026
 

About Cognitai

Innovating Responsibly for Mental Healthcare.

Cognitai is a Clinical Decision Support Platform, for mental healthcare, designed to enhance continuity, precision, and personalization while reducing clinician burden. We are in pilot stage and moving toward a secure, scalable solution for clinical and research settings. Our platform supports mental health professionals with better between-session visibility, session preparation, documentation support, and secure data-driven workflows.

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​The role

We are hiring a Software Developer (Full-Stack) to support the continued development of our platform across backend systems, infrastructure, and product features.

This is a hands-on role for someone who wants to grow in a structured environment with direct supervision, mentorship, and meaningful learning opportunities. You will contribute to real product development while building experience in secure healthcare technology, compliant data systems, and scalable engineering practices.

 

Why join Cognitai

• Work on a meaningful product in mental healthcare

• Learn in a regulated environment with strong exposure to secure software development and data protection practices

• Gain practical experience with compliance-aware product development, including Québec Law 25, PIPEDA,

• HIPAA, and secure handling of health-related data

• Receive structured onboarding, supervision, and mentorship

• Grow within an early-stage company with real pilot traction and long-term product ambition

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What you’ll do​

• Develop, maintain, and improve product features across backend and full-stack workflows

• Support API development, data ingestion, and secure system integrations

• Contribute to infrastructure, deployment workflows, and platform reliability

• Help implement secure and compliant data flows across application components

• Work with founders and technical leaders to deliver scoped milestones in a structured way

• Participate in documentation, testing, and engineering quality practice
   

What you’ll learn

• Practical secure development in a healthcare technology environment

• Compliance-aware engineering practices related to Québec Law 25, PIPEDA, HIPAA, and Canadian data residency

• Backend systems, infrastructure workflows, and deployment practices

• Technical documentation, monitoring, and reliability processes

• Cross-functional collaboration with product, clinical, and technical stakeholders
   

What we’re looking for

• Background in software development, computer science, software engineering, or a related field

• Comfort with backend and full-stack development concepts

• Familiarity with APIs, databases, and modern development workflows

• Interest in secure systems, infrastructure, and healthcare technology

• Clear communication, curiosity, and willingness to learn in a structured environment

• Ability to work collaboratively and deliver within defined scope

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Nice to have

• Experience with cloud platforms, CI/CD, or containerized services

• Exposure to healthcare data, privacy, or compliance-oriented software

• Familiarity with wearable data integrations or mobile/backend systems

• Interest in AI-enabled product workflows
   

Nice to have

• Familiarity with FHIR data model and healthcare interoperability standards.

• Experience scaling observability and SLO-driven operations.

• Exposure to SOC 2/HIPAA/PIPEDA processes and audit readiness.

• Experience with media/TTS processing or secure asset delivery.
   

What success looks like 

In the first stage, success means contributing effectively to product delivery, learning the platform and workflows, and growing into the responsibilities of a strong full-stack developer within a secure and structured healthcare environment.
 

How we hire

1. Intro conversation

2. Technical discussion

3. Product and collaboration conversation

4. Founder conversation and references

5. Short practical exercise if needed