Backend Engineer

Parallelz; Toronto; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology company in Toronto is seeking a skilled Backend Developer to create and maintain backend services using Go and Kubernetes. The role involves developing applications and APIs, maintaining cloud infrastructure, and monitoring system performance. Candidates should have expertise in Go, API development, and infrastructure maintenance. This is a full-time role offering a competitive salary and benefits including an Employee Stock Option Plan.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Benefits

Employee Stock Option Plan

Qualifications

• You should have experience with Go (Golang) programming.
• Proven experience in developing backend APIs.
• Experience in maintaining microservices and queue infrastructures.

Responsibilities

• Develop customer-facing applications and backend infrastructures.
• Maintain secure cloud infrastructures and DevOps tasks.
• Develop observability tools and performance monitoring dashboards.

Skills

Go (Golang) programming language

Backend API development

Infrastructure systems maintenance

Cybersecurity best practices

Docker containers

Kubernetes knowledge

Dashboard design and alerts

Problem-solving

Strong communication skills

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Traefik

GitHub Actions

OpenTelemetry

Job description

Role Overview

We are seeking a highly motivated and skilled Backend Developer to join our team! In this essential role, you will be part of a team developing, deploying, and maintaining backend services with an emphasis on infrastructure. We are seeking someone eager to make a significant impact in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Backend Development : Develop customer-facing applications, APIs, and infrastructure, leveraging Go for backend development and Kubernetes for container orchestration.
• Infrastructure & DevOps : Maintain secure, high-availability cloud infrastructures and microservice architectures, applying cybersecurity best practices and handling DevOps responsibilities such as troubleshooting issues and maintaining CI / CD pipelines.
• System Reliability & Monitoring : Develop and maintain observability tools, leveraging dashboards such as Kibana for proactive monitoring, logging, and alerting to ensure systems are online and performing as expected.

Parallelz Cultural Values

Drive to Win. High Performance Matters : We are inspired by those who pursue excellence, and we work with those who do. Achieving this required hard work, humility, and a commitment to constant improvement.

Challenge the Status Quo. Innovate Constantly : Curiosity drives us. We challenge the status quo and pursue ideas that fuel continuous growth.

Lead with First Principles. Reduce, Rethink, Rebuild : We deconstruct challenges to their atomic level, rethink and challenge assumptions, and pursue deep understanding to create impactful innovations.

Act Like It’s Yours. Own It : Everyone is expected to think like an owner. Taking full responsibility for understanding the inputs, outputs, and context to deliver and be accountable to the results that move the vision forward.

Parallelz is committed to providing accommodations for people with disabilities. If you require accommodation, we will work with you to meet your needs. Accommodation may be provided in all parts of the hiring process.

Requirements

Required Skills

• Go (Golang) programming language
• Experience developing backend APIs
• Experience maintaining infrastructure systems that include microservices and queues
• Understanding of cybersecurity and cloud security best practices.
• Experience with Docker containers
• Basic understanding of container orchestrators such as Kubernetes
• Proficiency in designing and creating dashboards and alerts to ensure system health
• Passion for solving complex technical challenges
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to effectively convey complex technical concepts and ideas

Nice-to-Haves

• Experience with Traefik
• Experience with GitHub Actions
• Experience with OpenTelemetry

Benefits

This is a full-time position. We offer a competitive salary, benefits, and an Employee Stock Option Plan.