Senior Backend Developer

Koho Financial Inc; Canada; Remote; CAD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Senior Software Developer, Backend, where you will play a pivotal role in shaping the technical landscape. This innovative firm empowers its team with autonomy and ownership, fostering a collaborative environment. You will be responsible for guiding technical strategies, mentoring peers, and overseeing production operations. With a commitment to work-life balance and professional growth, this role offers the opportunity to thrive in a fast-paced, outcome-oriented setting. If you're eager to challenge the status quo and drive impactful solutions, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Wellness Spending Account

Maternity & Parental Leave Top-Up

Remote Work Budget

In-House Performance Coach

Annual Training Budget

Equity with 10-Year Exercise Window

Qualifications

• Experience with microservices architecture and distributed systems.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to communicate complex issues.

Responsibilities

• Guide the technical strategy for your team and department.
• Mentor and educate other developers, accelerating their career growth.

Skills

Microservices Architecture

Distributed Systems

Problem-Solving

Technical Communication

Collaboration

Quality Assurance

Tools

PostgreSQL

DynamoDB

Redis

RESTful APIs

Docker

AWS

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 1.5 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

As a Senior Software Developer, Backend on KOHO’s Tech and Engineering team, you will be a strong contributor in the KOHO ecosystem and work with other developers to help define and implement processes. You will be working as part of a cross-functional team and driving our core features from start to finish.

Our teams have a large degree of autonomy and ownership and we’re looking for someone with a high level of initiative. This is a fast-paced outcome-oriented environment! We are looking for collaborative-oriented developers like you who are always eager to learn and help other developers grow. Excited yet?

What You’ll Do (key responsibilities that the successful candidate will do and be measured by)

• You are an ambassador for KOHO and live the company’s Values

• You will guide the technical strategy for your direct team and the broader department

• You will be participating in rotating on-call duties, including incident management

• You will create technical designs for KOHO’s new features

• You will be mentoring and educating other developers on the team and accelerating their career growth

• You will be owning the production operation, monitoring our system, and helping define SLAs/SLOs

Who You Are: (list the skills and experience that are mandatory for this role)

• You can challenge the status quo through research and introduce new tech to the team

• You are solution-oriented - you identify problems, own them, and improve them!

• You can communicate complex technical issues in a concise and effective manner

• You thrive on collaborating within the tech team and other departments

• You can work independently and effectively without clear requirements or supervision

• You know how to find the balance between quality and speed

• You know how to monitor and observe the performance of your system in a production environment

• You understand microservices architecture and distributed systems

• You have designed, implemented and deployed a major user facing service into production.

• You have iterated on user-facing features, improving their reliability and addressing customer feedback
  

A bonus if you have experience or an interest in any of the following! - (this is an optional list - any skills that are a bonus but not mandatory for a candidate to have)

• Go

• PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, Redis

• RESTful APIs, Docker, or AWS

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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