Backend Engineer (Early Team Member)
Backend Engineer (Early Team Member)
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Job Description
We re seeking a backend engineer who s excited about joining an early-stage team and shaping the foundation of our core integration platform. You ll help expand and refine a system that powers hundreds of integrations developing APIs and platform features that enable our customers to build and launch data-heavy applications with ease.
In this role you ll be deeply involved in architecting the key building blocks of the platform. Your work will include creating reusable services developing abstractions that simplify complex integrations and delivering high-performance APIs. While much of the day-to-day development focuses on TypeScript and there s also the opportunity to work across Java Python and other technologies as you contribute to solving multifaceted integration challenges.
Your work will directly contribute to building a more scalable robust and developer-friendly platform for a growing customer base.
What You ll Do
Expand and improve the integration framework that supports 175 data connections.
Design scope and deliver new integrations to extend platform capabilities.
Build APIs that are reliable intuitive and tailored for customer adoption.
Develop tooling libraries and patterns that boost quality testing and observability.
Optimize performance and scalability for large-scale data ingestion.
Support and troubleshoot technical integration issues in complex environments.
Participate in code reviews and help establish engineering best practices.
Requirements
What We re Looking For
4 years of professional backend development experience.
2 years building and deploying systems on AWS.
Experience with (TypeScript) and/or Java or eagerness to learn.
Ability to work with platforms where documentation may be limited.
Strength in debugging diagnostics and working across distributed systems.
Bonus Experience
Familiarity with serverless or event-driven designs (Lambda SQS Kafka etc.).
Strong knowledge of advanced TypeScript patterns and internals.
Background in designing or scaling large batch or streaming data pipelines.
Our Tech Stack
Backend: (TypeScript) Java
Cloud / Infrastructure: AWS serverless Lambda DynamoDB S3 SQS EventBridge Step Functions
Data: Kafka Flink Spark Python Iceberg S3
Frontend: (TypeScript) with SST styled with Tailwind and shadcn
Infrastructure as Code: SST AWS CDK
CI/CD: GitHub Actions
Benefits
Why Join Us
Competitive salary plus meaningful equity
New MacBook and top-quality equipment
Comprehensive health/dental benefits and flexible health account
Personal stipend for learning fitness or wellness
Four weeks of vacation plus statutory holidays
In-person collaborative team environment in downtown Toronto
Backend development, , TypeScript, Java, Python, AWS (Lambda, DynamoDB, S3, SQS, EventBridge, Step Functions), API design, Systems integration, Distributed systems, Debugging, Troubleshooting, Serverless architecture, Event-driven architecture, Kafka, Spark, Flink, Data pipeline development, Streaming data, Batch processing, Iceberg, Infrastructure as Code (AWS CDK, SST), CI/CD (GitHub Actions), , Tailwind, Software testing, Observability, Code reviews, Scalability optimization
Employment Type
Full Time
