Senior Software Engineer, Backend - KYC

Role overview

Build and maintain backend services and APIs for identity verification and related risk workflows. As a senior engineer, you’ll deliver customer-facing capabilities, contribute to technical direction, and help raise engineering standards across a distributed team. The work calls for reliable production systems and close coordination with product, engineering, and business partners.

Responsibilities

- Design, build, and operate dependable backend services that support evolving platform needs. - Work with business stakeholders to shape services from early design through delivery. - Develop product features and capabilities that solve customer problems. - Coordinate with engineering and product teams on implementation and delivery. - Create and maintain technical documentation that helps users understand and adopt services. - Contribute to engineering practices, quality standards, and technical roadmaps.

Requirements

- At least seven years of professional software engineering experience focused on web backends. - Demonstrated delivery of high-quality production services and systems. - Strong user focus and empathy in technical decision-making. - Professional English communication skills, including writing and conversation. - Role is remote within Canada, with a home base required in the country of hire.

Nice to have

- Proficiency in Go; data engineering experience is also desirable. - Banking or fintech experience, including familiarity with fraud prevention or compliance. - Exposure to technologies used by the team, including TypeScript, Node.js, Ruby, PostgreSQL, Bigtable, BigQuery, Apache Beam/Dataflow, Python, Java, and Terraform.

Benefits and work setup

- Remote-first work within the country of hire, with flexible paid time off and a year-end break. - Cash and equity compensation, with early exercise available for options. - Health, dental, and vision coverage and retirement-plan matching are listed for eligible U.S. and Canadian employees. - Equipment, a home-office setup stipend, and monthly meal and social stipends are provided; annual wellness and learning stipends are also listed.