Senior Back-End Developer

Nesto Cloud; Canada; Hybrid; CAD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mortgage technology firm in Canada is seeking a Senior Back-End Developer to enhance their cloud-native tech platform. The role involves designing and developing a scalable back-end, collaborating with front-end developers, and writing maintainable code. Ideal candidates should have 5+ years of software development experience, be detail-oriented, and possess excellent communication skills. This position offers a hybrid work model and generous benefits including a comprehensive health plan and time-off policy.

Benefits

Exclusive employee mortgage program

4 weeks vacation per year

Fully paid premium health benefits

Annual health and wellness budget

Dog-friendly office

Temporary international work program

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software development experience
• Excellent communication skills for a technical audience
• Detail-oriented with long-term system thinking

Responsibilities

• Design and develop the scalable back-end of the nesto platform
• Collaborate with front-end developers and data team
• Write clean and maintainable code

Skills

Go

Python

Node.js

C#

Software development

Team collaboration

Communication

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering

Job description

Our mission is to provide a positive, empowering, and transparent property financing experience that is simple from start to finish. Our team consists of skilled technology experts, caring mortgage specialists, and a diverse marketing team, all working together to lead change in the mortgage industry.

At nesto, we're proud of

• Our clients love our positive, empowering, and transparent mortgage financing experience.
• Our 4.5-star Google reviews talk by themselves!
• We won the 2023 & 2024 CLA Lender of the Year award, recognizing our excellence in lending services.
• We are a B Corp certified organization, highlighting our dedication to making a positive impact on our society and our planet.
• Our highly skilled, diverse, and collaborative team, makes everything possible!
• Our Mortgage Cloud platform gives financial institutions full access to nesto’s proprietary technology, powering a better client experience, from start to finish.

About

We are looking for a Senior Back-End Developer to join our growing and diverse team. This role involves developing the scalable back-end of our modern, cloud-native tech platform to provide customers with a seamless and digital mortgage experience. As a Back-End Developer, you will work closely with the front-end developers and data team to build data services and write modular, maintainable code.

What you’ll be doing

• Design and develop the scalable and innovative back-end of the nesto platform
• Collaborate closely with the front-end developers and data team to build and optimize data services
• Write clean and maintainable code with an emphasis on solid coding principles
• Apply your strong technical skills in design, coding, testing, and debugging to create top-quality software. Investigate and troubleshoot difficult-to-reproduce bugs, narrow down failure conditions, and perform the first test of new functionalities with confidence
• Continuously learn about the system and cutting-edge technologies, and use your newfound knowledge to drive improvements in your work.

Who we're looking for

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or another technical field
• 5+ years of professional software development experience
• Professional experience with Go, Python, Node.js or C#
• Passionate about creating an application that users will love and use
• Eager to learn and share knowledge
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts to a non-technical audience
• Enjoy working in a collaborative team environment and collaborating with people from diverse backgrounds
• Detail-oriented and able to think deliberately about long-term system thinking

What we offer

• Contribute directly to shaping the experience that modernizes the Canadian mortgage industry
• Take advantage of nesto's employee mortgage program that provides our employees with the best, exclusive, preferred low rates
• Benefit from a generous time-off policy including 4 weeks vacation per year
• Enjoy a premium benefits plan fully paid by nesto, including a top-class insurance plan and unlimited access to telemedicine and mental health service, for you and your family from day 1
• Access to an annual health and wellness budget
• Take your work internationally with our temporary international work program
• Seize the possibility of working in a hybrid mode. We own beautiful offices in downtown Montreal (Peel Station) and our spaces are dog-friendly

Diversity & Inclusion

At nesto, we believe that creativity and collaboration are the result of a diverse team. We are committed to fostering a culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging, and we strongly encourage women, people of color, LGBTQIA+ individuals, and individuals with disabilities to apply. We are committed to creating a workplace that is inclusive and welcoming to all.