Senior Backend Developer (SRE)

Poka EN; Montreal; Hybrid; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology company in Montreal seeks a Backend Developer with a focus on Site Reliability Engineering to enhance their core infrastructure. The role involves ensuring system availability, implementing monitoring solutions, and automating processes. Ideal candidates will have a degree in Computer Science, 5 years of experience in backend development, and proficiency in Python and AWS. The company offers a dynamic work environment with flexible work policies and comprehensive benefits.

Benefits

Dynamic and collaborative work environment

Hybrid work policy

Flexible schedule

Group insurance from day one

MacBook Pro with a home office allowance

Snacks and drinks provided

Qualifications

• 5 years of experience in backend web service development.
• Strong expertise in system administration and site reliability engineering.
• Solid understanding of distributed systems, networks, and databases.
• Hands-on experience with automation and infrastructure as code.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the availability and performance of mission-critical systems.
• Design and implement monitoring and alerting for operational insights.
• Automate deployment, scaling, and incident recovery processes.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives across engineering.

Skills

Backend web service development

Site reliability engineering

System administration

Problem-solving skills

Clear communication skills

Education

Degree in Computer Science

Tools

AWS

Python

Observability tools

Job description

At Poka, we’re transforming how frontline teams operate, learn, and solve problems.

Our connected worker platform is purpose-built for manufacturing, empowering frontline workers to share knowledge, collaborate in real-time, and drive continuous improvement. Think of it as the missing digital link, bringing the human interface into the stack of the Smart Factory, generating the right data and insights that drive entirely new scales of process improvements.

We’re proud to support global leaders like Nestlé, Bosch, Mars, and Danone in their digital transformation journeys and as part of the IFS family, our reach and impact continue to grow globally.

As a Backend Developer focused on Site Reliability Engineering at Poka, you’ll take a key role in scaling, optimizing, and securing the core infrastructure that powers our platform.

Your work will directly support the stability and performance of our production systems while enabling engineering teams to deliver value faster and with greater confidence.

With daily deployments to production, we place a strong emphasis on quality, observability, and operational excellence. You’ll join a highly collaborative environment where continuous improvement, technical ownership, and innovation are deeply embedded in our culture.

In this role, you will:

• Ensure the availability, performance, and resilience of mission-critical systems and services
• Design and implement robust monitoring and alerting to provide real-time operational insights
• Automate deployment, scaling, and incident recovery workflows
• Lead or contribute to incident response and post-incident analysis to drive long-term reliability
• Partner with development teams to architect scalable, fault-tolerant backend systems
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives, from ideation to implementation
• Help embed and evolve our DevOps and SRE best practices across engineering
• Improve the developer experience for backend engineers through tooling, observability, and process enhancements
• Contribute to the development of complex platform subsystems
• Clearly document decisions, processes, and systems clearly through RFCs and ADRs

What you bring:

• A degree in Computer Science or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 5 years of experience in backend web service development, combined with strong expertise in system administration and site reliability engineering.
• Solid understanding of distributed systems, networks, and databases.
• Knowledge of cloud ecosystems, especially AWS.
• Hands-on experience with observability tools (e.g., Datadog, CloudWatch, or similar).
• Experience with automation and infrastructure as code (CloudFormation is a plus).
• Proficiency in Python.
• Strong problem-solving skills, particularly in managing complex incidents and conducting effective post-mortems.
• Clear communication skills in both French and English
• Experience in a startup or scale-up environment (a plus).

Beyond your technical expertise, we’re looking for someone who thrives in a dynamic and sometimes unpredictable environment. You stay calm under pressure, whether facing frequent interruptions, spikes in stress, or urgent issues. You’re comfortable quickly reprioritizing as needed. You know how to identify risks, close gaps, and create value even when the path forward isn’t clearly defined. Your resilience, curiosity, and autonomy enable you to thrive in an environment where developers have the freedom to shape their own solutions. Most importantly, you bring a strong team spirit rooted in collaboration, openness, and a positive attitude, even when things don’t go as planned.

What we offer:

• Dynamic and collaborative work environment.
• Hybrid work policy - Work from the office one day a week if you live within a 40km radius to our Quebec City office or a 15 km radius to our Montreal office.
• 100% remote work if you do not live within the radiuses mentioned above.
• Truly flexible schedule and the possibility of taking every Friday afternoon off.
• Group insurance from day one (dental, medication, invalidity, travel, etc.).
• Matching GRSP with Wealthsimple after your first year.
• MacBook Pro and $500 allowance for your home office.
• Tasty snacks (Fresh fruits, snacks, coffee, tea, etc.)
• Whatever you need to keep learning and evolve professionally.

*Certain benefits are exclusively accessible to employees in Canada.

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