Staff Backend Developer

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Job Description

Were building scalable data-driven product systems and looking for a Staff Software Developer with strong engineering skills and a track record of designing and delivering complex production-grade systems. Youll lead the design and delivery of critical product components collaborate closely with technical leads and senior stakeholders and play a key role in driving technical quality scalability and engineering standards across a core product area.

Overview

Own critical components end-to-end and deliver measurable improvements in system quality scalability and reliability. You operate independently drive design decisions and elevate engineering standards through technical leadership and mentorship.

What youll do

Own delivery for significant features or systems: clarify requirements design solutions execute ship and iterate.
Design and build scalable backend services APIs and data pipelines that support core product functionality.
Drive system design decisions balancing scalability performance reliability and cost.
Define how quality is measured for your area (success metrics testing strategy observability) and automate it wherever possible.
Lead structured experimentation: define hypotheses evaluate results and translate insights into product and system improvements.
Improve operational readiness: deployment automation monitoring/alerting incident response and performance optimization.
Mentor engineers through design reviews code reviews and hands-on technical guidance.
Influence engineering best practices architecture decisions and long-term technical direction.

Engineering Expectations

Strong system design skills with the ability to break down ambiguous problems into scalable technical solutions.
Ability to evaluate new technologies tools and approaches and recommend solutions based on trade-offs impact and ROI.
Builds systems that are secure reliable and compliant by design partnering with cross-functional teams when needed.
Drives technical alignment across teams and contributes to improving engineering standards and processes.

How we work

We balance exploration with delivery test ideas quickly then productionize what works.
Done means quality goals are met followed by continuous improvement in scalability performance and reliability.
The team owns systems end-to-end (build release reliability).

Years of experience

Overall: 6 years in software engineering
Relevant: 3 years building and shipping production systems in product teams
Technical (hands-on coding): 5 years

Required skills & knowledge

Strong software engineering fundamentals and advanced system design experience
Hands-on coding in Python and/or TypeScript (or similar) building APIs services and data pipelines
Experience designing and scaling distributed systems in production environments
Strong experience with cloud platforms (AWS GCP or Azure) CI/CD automated testing and observability
Proven ability to own systems end-to-end from design through production and iteration
Experience working in fast-paced ambiguous environments with evolving requirements
Strong experimentation mindset: define metrics build evaluation approaches and iterate quickly

Desired (nice to have)

Experience building data-driven or ML-enabled systems
Familiarity with experimentation frameworks A/B testing or performance optimization
Experience with event-driven architectures streaming systems or large-scale data processing
Exposure to modern AI tools or integrations (not required)
Contributions to open source technical blogs or conference talks

Education

Bachelors in Computer Science Engineering or related field (or equivalent practical experience)

For this role the estimated annual base salary range is between $104000 $130000 (CAD). In addition to base salary our compensation package may include bonuses commissions for eligible sales roles and a comprehensive benefits package. The actual base salary will vary based on factors including individual qualifications and market data as objectively assessed during the interview process.

This posting is for anew vacancy.

This hiring process utilizes artificial intelligence tools to assist in candidate screening and assessment. Our AI tools are designed to complement not replace human decision-making.

Overview of Benefits:

• Health & Wellness Comprehensive medical dental and vision coverage tailored to your local needs
• Time Off PTO and public holidays to rest recharge and do what matters most
• Volunteer Days Dedicated time to give back and support the communities that matter to you
• Ignite Days Dedicated learning days to support continuous growth skill development and professional learning
• Financial Compensation that reflects your market and your value
• Retirement Retirement plans designed to help you build long-term financial security
• Tuition Assistance Invest in your growth with support for continuing education and professional development
• Flexibility Work where you thrive with remote and hybrid options available across most regions