Remote-friendly Senior Platform Engineer: Backend Standards & DX

Wave HQ; Remote; CAD 160,000 - 179,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial technology company in Canada is hiring a Senior Software Engineer to design and maintain its backend ecosystem. In this role, you will standardize frameworks, streamline system communication, and lead complex migrations while leveraging your extensive backend engineering experience. The ideal candidate has over 8 years of experience and strong skills in Python and containerization tools like Docker. This position offers a competitive salary, bonus structure, and various employee benefits, including wellness programs and flexible work arrangements.

Benefits

Bonus Structure

Employer-paid Benefits Plan

Health & Wellness Flex Account

Professional Development Account

Wellness Days

Holiday Shutdown

Extra vacation days in the summer

Work from anywhere in the world up to 90 days

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional background in backend engineering.
• Proven expertise in reusable software libraries and frameworks.
• Experience in designing and scaling inter-service communication.

Responsibilities

• Standardize shared components for web frameworks.
• Architect frameworks for real-time communication between services.
• Lead complex cross-team migrations.

Skills

Backend engineering

Python (Django)

Containerization tools

Kafka

AWS

GraphQL

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

A leading financial technology company in Canada is hiring a Senior Software Engineer to design and maintain its backend ecosystem. In this role, you will standardize frameworks, streamline system communication, and lead complex migrations while leveraging your extensive backend engineering experience. The ideal candidate has over 8 years of experience and strong skills in Python and containerization tools like Docker. This position offers a competitive salary, bonus structure, and various employee benefits, including wellness programs and flexible work arrangements.