Senior Backend Software Engineer

• 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.

• 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.

• 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