Senior Backend Software Developer (Rider Experience) Engineering

About this role ✨

• Be involved in - and sometimes lead - design discussions related to code architecture;
• Deliver high-quality code. Design, code, test, document, and release new features using a combination of tools and languages;
• Work on a complex distributed system, where real-time data updates and impacts the system every second;

• Bring a deep understanding of transit-related challenges (e.g. fares, public transit passenger information);
• Be in a high-impact position, empowered to make decisions that lead us to success while building complex products and features;
• Actively participate in the day-to-day operations of the team, contributing ideas for how the team can better meet the needs of our transit agency customers;

• Mentor and guide developers of all levels, fostering a culture of continuous learning and collaboration, and drive improvements in the codebase, ensuring best practices are followed and high standards are maintained;

• Drive continuous improvement in development processes, tools, documentation, and methodologies;
• Be part of the on-call SRE team, after fully ramping up to the rest of this role's responsibilities;
• Manage the configuration and maintenance of development and production environments, ensuring security, reliability and scalability of our applications.

• Collaborate with other development teams to establish best practices and frameworks that support efficient and effective mobile app development across all contributors;
• Work closely with Product, Design, and QA teams to align on goals and deliver high-impact solutions that enhance the overall user experience.

About the Mobile Team✨

• Purposeful work: Be a part of a mission-driven company that is solving real-world problems and improving the lives of people around the world. Learn more about the impact we're making in our 2023 Global Impact Report!
• Growth Opportunities: Spare is growing fast and there is uncapped potential for rapid advancement of motivated high performers on our team! 🚀
• Market-competitive pay: We benchmark roles annually to attract and retain top talent. For Growth roles, we also offer a competitive commission/bonus structure that rewards strong performance. 
• Stock options: Enjoy the feeling of ownership. All Spartians are provided stock options, so you can share in the growth and success of Spare!
• Flexible work: Work remotely from anywhere in Canada, in your own time zone. 
• In-office collaboration: If you're in Metro Vancouver, you have the option to work out of our HQ located downtown, close to Waterfront Station. If you're located elsewhere, you'll have access to CA$200/month to spend on a coworking membership to work together with team members in your city.
• Home office allowance: We recognize the importance of a productive home office setup to help you do your best work, which is why we provide a CA$1,000 home office allowance.
• Team offsites & socials: We love the flexibility of remote work, and we also value the importance of in-person connection. Each team has an annual budget for travel and accommodations to get together for a team offsite or hackathon. Plus you have access to a CA$50 monthly budget to socialize with other Spartians in your city - go out for a meal or hit up a karaoke spot!
• Health insurance: We offer a fully-paid health insurance package for you and your dependents that includes prescription drug, paramedical, mental health, dental, life insurance, travel insurance, and Employee Assistance Program.
• Lifestyle Spending Account: We offer CA$500 per year Lifestyle Spending Account (taxable benefit), which you can use to get reimbursed for a variety of expenses including education, wellness, transportation, and childcare/pet care.
• Paid time off: Along with your three weeks of annual vacation, we offer unlimited sick days and have company-wide shut-down days to help you rest and recharge.
• Parental leave top-up: Top up of up to 80% for 15 weeks to help you adjust to the new addition to your family!