Backend Software Engineer

WHO IS RATEHUB

Were a company on a mission We are a unique Canadian Fintech that is the one stop shop for all financial needs of the consumer Save Spend Borrow Invest and Protect. Every single team member from product & engineering to sales & marketing finance operations and everything in between is obsessed with one thing; helping Canadians make better financial choices. And were pretty great at it too. Via our digital application technology and our awardwinning inhouse brokerages we help over 2M Canadians per month make a positive impact on their finances. We have many unique businesses a mortgage brokerage a life insurance brokerage a home and auto insurance brokerage a mortgage originations and servicing business a Financial Services Marketplace and a content business across Ratehub and MoneySense. 365 days a year we deliver our users the best online mortgage experience personalized Credit Card and Loans options and cheaper auto & home insurance policies than they typically get from their existing financial adviser.

Changing how people make financial choices isnt easy though. We know that achieving our mission is full of challenges; challenges that can be complex and often unexpected but that are always interesting rewarding and fun to solve as a team. This is where you come in. We are on the hunt for the right kind of people to join us and help lead us forward to continued growth.

Were looking for a Backend Software Engineer to join our remotefirst team. As a member of our mortgages team you will play a central role in the evolution and creation of webbased microservices. The successful candidate will work closely with product managers QA and other developers to allow us to help Canadians make better financial decisions.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Build and evolve our suite of HTTPbased and eventdriven microservices
• Create extend and evolve shared libraries
• Write automated tests to ensure correctness and protect against regressions
• Integrate services into our observability platform configure alerts monitor services in production and improve them based on the data gathered
• Participate in best practice discussions and suggest improvements to our processes libraries and ways of working
• Work with developers and other members of the business to identify improvements suggest implementation options tradeoff alternatives and make technical architecture decisions
• Give advice on technical issues impacting many functions across the business and discuss issues with technical teams from partner companies

YOUR QUALIFICATIONS

• 3 years of industry experience as a backend developer
• Experience building webbased web microservices
• Fluency with JavaScript and/or TypeScript; experience with Node/Expressbased microservices preferred
• Experience with PHP is not strictly required but very beneficial
• Knowledge of interfacing with Salesforce Filogix and/or BOSS are an asset.
• Familiarity with distributed application (microservice) architecture and best practice
• Experience integrating 3rdparty APIs within a microservices environment
• Experience with event driven services and application architecture
• Proficiency with both relational (e.g. MySQL PostgreSQL) and document databases (e.g. MongoDB Firebase)
• High degree of comfort with Git source code management
• Experience with kubernetes and managing infrastructure via gitops is an asset
• Familiarity with Linux or other Unixlike environment; feeling at home in the terminal
• Curiosity and ability to learn quickly and write maintainable code
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

OUR TECH STACK:

• Language/Framework: Node/Express PHP/Laravel Java
• Databases: PostgreSQL MongoDb Redis
• Eventing/PubSub: Kafka
• CI/CD: GitHub Actions ArgoCD Argo Workflows
• Packaging and Deployment: Docker Kubernetes Helm GCP/GKE
• Observability and Monitoring: New Relic

CULTURE FIT:

• Members first we prioritise the interests and needs of our members above all else.We solve member pain points and focus on member satisfaction. We start with members and end with the P&L.
• Growth mindset we set ambitious goals and challenge the status quo. We take responsible risks and are accountable for our actions.
• Better together we are One team with One common goal. We make our footprint bigger than our foot leave our egos at the door support each other to achieve great results as One company.
• Run after problems we tackle problems head on and focus on finding solutions. Obstacles are seen as opportunities for growth and innovation. We have the hard conversations and choose the harder right over the easier wrong. And we do it with a smile.
• Measure Learn Iterate Innovate we focus on getting things done. We measure what matters iterate learn iterate many times in a datadriven way which is how we will innovate.

JOB PERKS:

• Competitive salary: We know its expensive to live/work in Canada
• Remotefirst organization: we love opportunities to get together as a team but for the most part we offer our employees the flexibility to work anywhere in Canada
• Flexible hours: Enjoy a couple more hours of sleep in the morning if you want
• Benefits: Health is wealth! A benefits package with no employee contribution required
• Perks: RRSP matching program individual training allowance fun team socials (remote AND inperson) and more!

Ratehub welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.