About the Role
This is a senior engineering leadership role at a fast-growing B2B SaaS startup, focused on owning and scaling the backend platform. You'll join a small, high-performing development team and play a central role in shaping the architecture, reliability, and security of a microservices-based backend that directly powers the product experience.
What You'll Do
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Expand, consolidate, and scale a microservices backend architecture.
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Improve backend performance, reliability, and security across all services.
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Design and develop REST APIs for both internal and external consumers.
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Build and maintain integrations with third-party services and external APIs.
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Create internal tooling to streamline development and operational workflows.
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Define and contribute to software lifecycle and engineering best practices.
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Proactively propose innovative features and backend solutions aligned with product goals.
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Occasionally collaborate directly with customers to triage and reproduce bugs.
What We're Looking For
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11+ years of backend development experience, with a strong background in distributed systems and microservices.
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Hands-on proficiency with Go and Node.js; familiarity with PHP is a plus.
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Experience designing and consuming REST APIs, including OAuth2 implementation.
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Solid command of PostgreSQL or other relational databases, plus caching systems.
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Proficiency with Unix-based systems, Docker, and Kubernetes.
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Hands-on experience with cloud platforms such as GCP or AWS.
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Proven experience scaling infrastructure and implementing monitoring and logging solutions.
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Strong git version control proficiency.
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Security-conscious mindset with experience hardening backend services (nice to have).
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Experience with third-party and external API integrations (nice to have).
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Strong written and spoken English communication skills.
Compensation & Benefits
Salary range: $80,000 – $120,000 USD annually. Visa sponsorship is not available for this role.
Location
On-site in Canada. Candidates based in Canada are strongly preferred.
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