Senior Software Engineer, Backend – KYC

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Canada.

📋 Description

• Design, develop, and uphold robust, efficient, and reliable backend services.

• Collaborate with business stakeholders to architect and deliver new services from the ground up.

• Create new features and functionalities that provide value to customers.

• Coordinate with engineering and product teams to align efforts and deliver comprehensive solutions.

• Produce and maintain user-facing technical documentation.

• Influence the company's engineering culture and ensure adherence to high engineering standards.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 7 years of demonstrable experience as a Software Engineer with a focus on web backend development.

• Expertise in Golang is highly advantageous.

• Additional experience in data engineering is greatly preferred.

• A proven history of successfully delivering high-quality production services and systems.

• A customer-centric mindset with a strong focus on empathy towards users.

• Relevant industry experience, especially in banking or fintech, along with domain knowledge in fraud prevention or compliance.

• Proficient in English, capable of engaging in both casual conversations and formal documentation.

• Experience with highly available APIs, data pipelines, and backend services.

• Familiarity with technologies including TypeScript (React + Node), Golang, Ruby, Bigtable, Postgres/PostgreSQL, GCP Dataflow (Apache Beam), BigQuery, Python, Java, and Terraform.

• Must maintain a home base in the country of employment.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive compensation package in cash and equity.

• Early exercise options available for all, including pre-vested options.

• Remote-first culture allowing work from anywhere.

• Flexible paid time off and a year-end break.

• Health, dental, and vision insurance coverage for employees and dependents (specific to the US and Canada).

• 4% matching contribution in 401k/RRSP (specific to the US and Canada).

• A MacBook Pro delivered to your doorstep.

• One-time stipend to establish a home office, including desk, chair, screen, etc.

• Monthly meal stipend.

• Monthly stipend for social meet-ups.

• Annual health and wellness stipend.

• Annual learning stipend.