Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Ledger Engineering)

Role overview Lead backend engineering for an audit-grade ledger platform that supports accurate financial records and reporting. The systems serve both consumer-facing financial activity and institutional partners, with close ties to accounting operations, monthly close, audits, and capital markets reporting. The role combines technical strategy with dependable day-to-day platform operations.

Responsibilities - Set a year-long technical direction and turn it into delivery plans for significant business needs. - Partner with product, design, analytics, and engineering teams to clarify system requirements, risks, and trade-offs. - Define solutions and operating practices that increase the team’s effectiveness. - Maintain availability through monitoring, testing, alerting, incident processes, and on-call readiness. - Establish code review and design standards, and share practices through writing and technical presentations. - Develop engineers through feedback, guidance, and example.

Requirements - At least 8 years of experience designing, building, and launching backend systems at scale. - Experience with highly available distributed systems; Python or Kotlin and AWS, MySQL, Spark, or Kubernetes are relevant examples. - Background in financial systems, ledgering, treasury, or a related area where accuracy and reliability are critical. - Experience defining technical plans and delivering substantial features or system changes, including deprecation work. - Ability to work across implementation details and system architecture, and to navigate ambiguity. - Strong written and verbal communication with engineering and cross-functional partners.

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.