Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Fraud Decisioning)

Role overview Lead backend engineering initiatives that strengthen fraud detection and decision systems. The work spans architecture, implementation, rollout, and ongoing performance monitoring, with the goal of helping teams assess risk throughout the customer journey while adapting to changing fraud patterns.

Responsibilities - Plan and deliver large initiatives across engineering and partner teams, from technical definition through launch and maintenance. - Design reliable, understandable systems that account for failure cases and are straightforward to deploy and debug. - Review code and designs, set quality expectations, and give actionable feedback. - Mentor engineers, delegate ownership, and help teammates grow their technical leadership. - Align stakeholders on requirements and trade-offs, and advocate for sound technical approaches. - Contribute to hiring by evaluating candidates and improving interview materials.

Requirements - Around 6–10 or more years of software engineering experience, including technical leadership and mentoring. - Experience architecting, building, launching, and maintaining complex systems. - Ability to translate business, product, and technical needs into clear system designs and deliverable components. - Strong collaboration skills across product, machine learning, analytics, and business functions. - A practical, systems-level approach to engineering quality and team development. - Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent practical experience.

Benefits and work setup - Remote role for candidates residing in eligible Canadian provinces: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, or Saskatchewan. - The stated annual base pay range is CAD $181,000–$241,000; total compensation may also include equity and benefits. - Benefits include health, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents, monthly spending stipends, flexible time off, and an employee stock purchase plan.