Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Identity Decisioning)

Team: IT

Location: Canada

Commitment: Full-time

Workplace Type: remote

Accountabilities:

• Set the technical strategy for the team over a year-long horizon and connect that strategy to critical projects with meaningful business impact.
• Partner with product management, design, analytics, and other engineering teams throughout the product development lifecycle to ensure technical sustainability, risks, and trade-offs are clearly understood and effectively managed.
• Act as a force multiplier for the engineering team by defining, communicating, and advocating for scalable technical solutions and effective operational processes.
• Own the team’s operational health and service availability by establishing appropriate monitoring, triage rotations, playbooks, policies, testing practices, alerting, and on-call processes.
• Establish and promote high standards for code reviews, system design, engineering quality, and technical ownership within the team and across the broader engineering organization.
• Communicate technical approaches and engineering standards through written documentation, technical discussions, and talks that help raise engineering quality across teams.
• Support the growth and development of engineers through ongoing feedback, technical guidance, mentorship, and leadership by example.
• Drive major technical initiatives, including the delivery of significant system components and the thoughtful deprecation of existing functionality through clear technical and execution plans.

Requirements:

• 8+ years of experience designing, developing, and launching backend systems at scale, using technologies such as Python or Kotlin.
• Extensive experience building and operating highly available distributed systems, with hands-on experience in technologies such as AWS, MySQL, Spark, and Kubernetes.
• Demonstrated ability to lead the technical definition and execution of major features, system components, architectural initiatives, or system deprecations.
• Strong software engineering fundamentals and a track record of writing high-quality, maintainable code that is clear and reusable by other engineers.
• Ability to work effectively across levels of abstraction, from understanding low-level language behavior and implementation details to designing and reasoning about large-scale system architecture.
• Demonstrated ability to gather, incorporate, and iterate on feedback from engineering and cross-functional peers to increase technical impact and effectiveness.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across a global engineering organization.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent practical experience.
• Strong ownership mindset and the ability to operate effectively in ambiguous environments while balancing technical quality, delivery, reliability, and business priorities.

Benefits:

• Annual base pay range of CAD $181,000–$241,000.
• Remote-first working environment with flexibility built into the role.
• Remote eligibility limited to candidates residing in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, or Saskatchewan.
• 100% company-subsidized medical coverage for employees and their dependents, along with dental and vision coverage.
• Monthly stipends supporting technology needs as well as health and wellness spending.
• Flexible time off and generous holiday calendars.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), allowing eligible employees to purchase company stock at a discount.
• Additional equity rewards may be available as part of the overall compensation package.
• New hires are invited to participate in an in-person onboarding experience.
• Inclusive interview process with accommodations available for candidates with disabilities.