Software Engineer
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About FreshBooks
FreshBooks is a leading cloudbased SaaS accounting software platform built for small business owners and consistently ranks #1 easiest to use. With an emphasis on keeping things simple and stressfree wherever possible FreshBooks makes the hard parts of running a business a little bit easier. With FreshBooks our customers can get paid faster and spend less time on admin and paperwork so they can focus on what they do bestgrowing their businesses.
At FreshBooks we believe in humancentric connections that empower teams to do their best work. Headquartered in Toronto Canada our team operates in clusters across North America and Europe using a variety of working environmentsremote hybrid and inofficeall based on whats best for the team collaboration and mental wellbeing. We are committed to creating a supportive and flexible workplace where everyone can thrive grow and make an impact on small business owners and accountants.
The Opportunity Software Engineer
As a Software Engineer youll directly impact small business owners by crafting and enhancing our cloud accounting application. Youll solve complex problems with balanced judgment prioritizing both performance and maintainability. Working within agile teams your passion for software will drive innovation as you expand your expertise and champion impactful solutions that empower small business success.
What Youll Do as a Software Engineer:
- Build and deploy practical applications that maximize user satisfaction.
- Utilize continuous integration for confident and efficient code deployment.
- Make sound judgments in ambiguous situations optimizing for both design integrity and operational efficiency.
- Engineer technologies to streamline operations and minimize maintenance.
- Partner with crossfunctional teams (engineers designers product owners) to deliver exceptional user experiences.
- Contribute to and maintain a large codebase adding customerfocused features.
- Actively participate in architectural and design conversations sharing expertise.
- Implement testing advocate for improvements and foster a culture of excellence.
What Youll Bring to the Role
- 2 years building web applications.
- Proficiency in writing and working with resourceoriented REST APIs.
- Deep understanding of backend technologies and Python.
- Strong SQL skills and expertise with MySQL or similar relational databases.
- Ability to write unit tests for high code coverage.
- Capability to work with extensive codebases and produce robust testable code.
- Familiarity with containerization and infrastructure tools (Docker Kubernetes Ansible Terraform).
- Competence in using GitHub for code reviews pull requests and branch management.
- Familiarity with Scrum or Agile methodologies.
Youll Stand Out If You Bring Experience In
- Knowledge of JavaScript frameworks ( ReactJS).
- Understanding of cloud architecture and design patterns.
- Proficiency with continuous integration delivery and automated build pipelines.
Why FreshBooks
At FreshBooks every team member knows their voice is heard and their contributions matter making a difference in the lives of millions of small business owners and accountants worldwide. Grow your career work on projects that excite you and thrive in a supportive and collaborative environment.
Perks & Benefits
- Comprehensive health and wellness benefits. Including a retirement savings program or pension plan matched to your local office stock options for every fulltime employee generous time off parental leave and new parent support annual healthy living credit comprehensive medical and dental benefits fertility and genderaffirming benefits dependent on your region and more.
- Perks that matter. Including a Peer Recognition Program an Employee Assistance Program headphone credit meaningful inperson gatherings to bring onsite and remote employees together and more perks matched to your local cluster.
- Working environments to help you thrive. Beautiful office spaces welcome you in Toronto Amsterdam and San Luis Potosi. If you dont have access to a FreshBooks office you receive a home office credit to set up your home office. We are committed to creating supportive and flexible environments to support the best interests of the team collaboration and mental wellbeing.
- Supportive peer group mentors and leaders. We care about each other across the organization and have programs to support this so everyone feels a strong sense of belonging and believes in collective impact.
- Accelerated growth. Comprehensive company onboarding career development through continuous coaching training and learning on the job.
Closing
Even if your experience doesnt meet every bullet on the above lists wed love to learn more about you and why you think FreshBooks is the next step in your career.
FreshBooks is an equalopportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on gender religion race mental disability sexual orientation age or any other status. All applicants are considered based on their qualifications and merits. At FreshBooks we inspire an environment of mutual respect and we believe diversity and inclusion are crucial to our success.
FreshBooks provides employment accommodation during the recruitment process. Should you require any accommodation please indicate this on your application and we will work with you to meet your accessibility needs. For any questions suggestions or required documents regarding accessibility in a different format please contact us by phone atand/or email at
Employment Type
Full Time
