Senior Backend Software Engineer
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Role details
Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source
Tech stack
Clean Code Principles
Java (Programming Language)
Amazon Web Services
Cloud Computing
Code Review
Computer Programming
Software Debugging
Disaster Recovery
Design of User Interfaces
Human-Computer Interaction
MongoDB
Open Source Technology
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Software Engineering
Software Systems
Spring-boot
Backend
Containerization
Kubernetes
Production Code
Front End Software Development
Docker
Jenkins
Microservices
Job description
- Independent Implementation: Lead the full software development lifecycle for complex features, including implementation, comprehensive testing, and debugging of robust code.
- Technical Leadership: Drive the technical delivery of projects, influencing architectural decisions and ensuring solutions are scalable, maintainable, and aligned with long-term business goals.
- Mentorship & Guidance: Actively mentor junior and intermediate engineers, providing constructive feedback through code reviews and documentation to support their professional growth.
- Operational Excellence: Proactively identify operational risks and control deficiencies. Drive discussions regarding system redundancy, disaster recovery, and service availability.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with Frontend Engineers, Product Managers, and Designers to build cohesive, user-centric solutions.
- Process Innovation: Identify opportunities for automation and suggest UI improvements to enhance the overall user experience and internal delivery efficiency.
Requirements
- Expert Java Foundation: Extensive experience with Java and a deep understanding of core programming principles and best practices. Proven expertise in Spring Boot for building scalable microservices and experience managing data with MongoDB.
- Enterprise Experience: A track record of working on enterprise-level software systems that require high reliability and performance.
- Architectural Vision: Ability to design and implement forward-thinking architectures that balance short-term value with long-term sustainability.
- Quality Focused: Strong commitment to delivering testable, observable, and maintainable code.
Preferred Experience
- High-Traffic Systems: Experience designing and maintaining systems that handle high volumes of traffic and parallel connections.
- Open Source Passion: A demonstrated passion for contributing to or leveraging open-source technologies.
- UI/UX Awareness: A keen eye for user interface improvements and the ability to contribute to frontend-related technical discussions.
- Infrastructure & Cloud: Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS/GCP) and containerization tools like Jenkins, Docker, or Kubernetes.
Benefits & conditions
- A noble mission that creates meaningful, fulfilling work
- A team that cares deeply for customers and for each other
- Flexible, remote first work environment
- Professional learning and development for all role levels
- An awesome and welcoming Toronto HQ
- Competitive health benefits that start on day one
- A management team focused on performance, growth, engagement and connection
- Our winning strategy and market potential
- Innovative PTO policy with lots of time and space for self-care
- Passionate customers that believe in us-and what we do
- A chance to work with new tech like generative AI-and see the customer impact
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