Growth Backend Engineer — Real-Time Microservices

EarnIn; Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 143,000 - 176,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial technology company is seeking a Backend Engineer for their Growth Engineering team in Vancouver. The ideal candidate will design scalable backend services and work on real-time personalization features. Requirements include 1+ years of experience, proficiency in backend languages like Kotlin or Python, and strong collaboration skills. The role offers a salary range of $105,000 to $128,000, along with excellent benefits including healthcare and a learning stipend.

Benefits

Healthcare

Internet/cell phone reimbursement

Learning and development stipend

Potential travel to HQ

Qualifications

• 1+ years of full-time backend software engineering experience.
• Strong fundamentals in service architecture and API design.
• Proficiency in at least one modern backend language.
• Experience with SQL databases and familiarity with NoSQL systems is a plus.
• Collaborative mindset with product, data, and design teams.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement backend features that drive EarnIn’s Growth funnel.
• Build and maintain scalable, event-driven microservices.
• Collaborate with Product, Data, and Marketing teams.
• Ensure system performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Develop automation and testing frameworks.
• Debug and resolve production issues.

Skills

Backend software engineering

Service architecture and API design

Modern backend languages (Kotlin, Java, C#, Python)

SQL databases

Event-driven patterns

Collaboration with cross-functional teams

Testing and debugging

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Tools

PostgreSQL

MySQL

Job description

A financial technology company is seeking a Backend Engineer for their Growth Engineering team in Vancouver. The ideal candidate will design scalable backend services and work on real-time personalization features. Requirements include 1+ years of experience, proficiency in backend languages like Kotlin or Python, and strong collaboration skills. The role offers a salary range of $105,000 to $128,000, along with excellent benefits including healthcare and a learning stipend.