Backend Developer II (Platform)

KOHO; Canada; Remote; CAD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A Canadian fintech company is looking for an Intermediate Backend Developer to join their Platform Team. In this remote role, you will maintain authentication systems, develop internal libraries, and lead projects. The ideal candidate holds a degree in computer science, embraces AI tools, and has experience with distributed systems. The company provides a supportive culture with remote working options and various employee benefits.

Benefits

Company-wide summer wellness days

Maternity & parental leave top-up

Access to an in-house certified performance coach

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s in computer science, engineering, or related field.
• Experience with tools like Claude Code to maintain code quality.
• Hands-on experience with Distributed Systems.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain authentication/authorization systems.
• Develop components for internal library.
• Lead small to medium size projects.

Skills

Experience with programming languages like Go, Python and SQL

Experience with Distributed Systems and Event driven Architecture

Excellent communication skills

Problem-solving skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or related field

Tools

AWS

Tools like Claude Code, Datadog, Temporal, GitHub Actions

Job description

About KOHO

KOHO’s purpose is to empower Canadians to build a great financial foundation with products that are radically transparent and easy to manage. We first launched in 2017, and we have since built a community of over 2 million users. Leading investors around the globe believe in our vision, and we’ve successfully raised over $320M to make our vision a reality.

Discover our culture hereand get the inside scoop from our teamhere!

About The Role

Ready to grow with our Platform Team? We're looking for an Intermediate Backend Developer to join us remotely from Canada.

Reporting to a Senior Software Development Manager, you'll be part of a multi-faceted pod responsible for building our internal development framework, maintaining code quality standards, and owning our internal authentication/authorization system. You'll also support feature teams as they advance their distributed systems architecture.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Own and maintain our authentication and authorization systems, ensuring secure and scalable access control across all services in our distributed architecture.

• Develop components for our internal library used by all backend developers to build our service oriented architecture.

• Develop POCs, gather systems inputs, build dashboards, make data-driven decisions to better our domains, systems & the business.

• Lead small to medium size projects, ensure project delivery meets expectations for our internal stakeholders.

• Foster cross-team collaboration, being a part of building a healthy engineering culture.

• Once fully integrated into the team you’ll be expected to join an on-call rotation with shifts every few weeks supporting our cross-functional services.

Who You Are

• You hold a bachelor’s in computer science, engineering, or a related field, with AWS certifications being a plus.

• You embrace AI-powered development workflows and have hands-on experience with tools like Claude Code or other AI coding assistants to accelerate development while ensuring code quality and maintainability.

• You have experience working with and developing Distributed Systems as well as an Event driven Architecture.

• You are proficient with programming languages like Go, Python and SQL.

• You are solution oriented and thrive on complex technical issues.

• You love working on hard problems, and owning the technical solutions from ideation to completion.

• You have excellent communication skills in order to dissect complex technical issues in a clear and concise manner.

• You excel at collaborating in a distributed team environment, proactively engaging with teammates while being self-directed in your work.

Nice to have:

• Experience working with and supporting authentication/authorization systems (OAuth, JWT, RBAC, etc.)

• Experience with tools such as Datadog, Temporal, GitHub Actions, RabbitMQ.

What's In It For You?

We invest time and resources into making sure KOHO is as good as the people we hire. Here are some of the reasons we attract the best people:

️ Balance Your Life - Company-wide summer wellness days, winter holiday closure, personal days, a wellness spending account, and maternity & parental leave top-up

Remote First - Work from anywhere in Canada with a budget to set up your home office

Level Up - Access to an in-house certified performance coach and an annual training budget

The KOHO Culture - We have won 7 "Great Place to Work " awards since 2019

Be an Owner - Every KOHO employee gets a generous amount of equity with a 10 year exercise window

The KOHO culture is one of collaboration, creativity, and diverse perspectives. We are committed to building and fostering an inclusive, accessible environment for everyone. If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding accessibility needs, please contact [e-mail] and the People and Culture team will be happy to help.

AI Disclosure: KOHO uses artificial intelligence (AI) in certain aspects of its recruitment process to screen, assess, or select applicants. For any questions or concerns, please contact us at [e-mail].

Note: this posting is for an existing vacancy that we are seeking to fill.

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