Senior Backend Developer

Since launching in 2019 CapIntel has been on a mission to provide magical financial moments for all: investors wealth professionals and our customers.

Our innovative proposal generation platform transforms how financial professionals compare discuss and present investment options empowering clients to make informed decisions. We pride ourselves on revolutionizing an outdated process with a product thats adopted 4x more than previous solutions. One executive called CapIntel the most intuitive platform Ive used in almost 20 years in financial services.

As one of Canadas fastest-growing wealthtech companies CapIntel is expanding at an unprecedented pace. Our relentless commitment to innovation drives us to build a dynamic team strengthening our ability to impact the wealth industry landscape in 2025 and beyond.

About the Role

CapIntel is hiring a Senior Backend Developer to take ownership of the systems that power our core product. Youll play a critical role in enhancing the performance reliability and scalability of our platform while contributing to features that drive meaningful experiences for thousands of users.

This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a collaborative cross-functional environment enjoys building APIs that solve complex problems and brings a product-minded approach to backend engineering. While this is a backend-focused role familiarity with frontend frameworks is expected and you may occasionally support frontend integration within our MERN stack.

What Youll Do

• Lead the design and development of scalable backend services using TypeScript/JavaScript and NoSQL databases like MongoDB.

• Architect and optimize RESTful API integrations that support enterprise-level scale performance and security.

• Collaborate with frontend engineers to ensure seamless API consumption and user-facing feature delivery.

• Own the deployment monitoring and reliability of backend services on AWS with a focus on performance observability and cost-effectiveness.

• Contribute to and uphold code quality standards through code reviews documentation and mentoring of intermediate developers.

• Write robust unit and integration tests ensuring backend stability across evolving product requirements.

• Work cross-functionally with product managers designers and fellow developers to translate requirements into scalable backend solutions.

What Youll Bring

• 5 years of professional backend development experience with advanced proficiency in and TypeScript/JavaScript.

• Deep experience working with MongoDB PostgreSQL or other production-grade databases.

• A track record of building and maintaining secure performant RESTful APIs ideally in a product-focused or B2B SaaS environment.

• Strong knowledge of cloud infrastructure especially AWS and experience managing deployments environments and monitoring.

• Passion for clean code testing and automation with hands-on experience writing comprehensive unit and integration tests.

• Strong communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively across engineering product and design teams.

• A product-first mindsetyou think beyond code and care deeply about the end-user experience.

Bonus Experience

• Familiarity with serverless architecture (e.g. AWS Lambda).

• Experience optimizing CI/CD pipelines and deployment workflows.

• Python scripting or experience with data processing pipelines.

• Exposure to frontend frameworks like and collaborating within a full-stack MERN environment.

Not Sure You Meet Every Requirement

We know that what matters most is a great attitude a hunger to learn and a drive to deliver high-quality work. While experience is valuable we also understand that careers dont always follow a straight youre excited about this role but not sure you meet every requirement we encourage you to apply!

Why Youll Love Working Here:

Visit our Careers Page to learn more about what its like to work here including the virtues that guide us and the perks and benefits designed to help you thrive. Were proud to be a team where respect trust and collaboration drive everything we do. At CapIntel we challenge and elevate each other because we know that true impact happens when exceptional people work together toward a common goal. Wed love for you to be part of our journey!

Whats Important to Us:

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