Senior Backend Engineer

Faire; Kitchener; Hybrid; CAD 156,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative company is seeking a Senior Back-end Engineer to join their dynamic team. This role involves collaborating on core features of a Kotlin server, designing APIs, and writing integration tests to ensure high-quality software. With a focus on good engineering practices and a culture of curiosity, you'll contribute to a platform that empowers independent retailers globally. If you're passionate about technology and eager to solve real-world problems, this is the perfect opportunity to make a significant impact in a thriving community of entrepreneurs.

Benefits

Equity options

Flexible remote work

Health benefits

Qualifications

• Passion for programming and solving problems with code.
• Familiarity with OOP languages like Java or C#.

Responsibilities

• Deliver core features of the Kotlin server.
• Design and build new APIs for website and mobile app.

Skills

Kotlin

Java

OOP

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Software Engineering

Tools

JUnit

Hibernate

AWS

MySQL

Job description

About Faire

Faire is an online wholesale marketplace built on the belief that the future is local — independent retailers around the globe are doing more revenue than Walmart and Amazon combined, but individually, they are small compared to these massive entities. At Faire, we're using the power of tech, data, and machine learning to connect this thriving community of entrepreneurs across the globe. Picture your favorite boutique in town — we help them discover the best products from around the world to sell in their stores. With the right tools and insights, we believe that we can level the playing field so that small businesses everywhere can compete with these big box and e-commerce giants.

By supporting the growth of independent businesses, Faire is driving positive economic impact in local communities, globally. We’re looking for smart, resourceful and passionate people to join us as we power the shop local movement. If you believe in community, come join ours.

Role description:

Our engineering team owns the code that makes our marketplace work. We care about good engineering practice and love to write software that is secure, tested, easy to maintain, and can scale to millions of users. We build minimum viable products, deploy to production multiple times per day, A/B test customer-facing changes, listen to the data, and iterate.

As a Senior Back-end, you'll collaborate with us to:

• Deliver core features of our Kotlin server
• Design and build new APIs used by our website and mobile app
• Write integration tests for everything
• Share ownership of our product
• Help the product team continuously improve our customer's experience

We're excited about you because you have:

• A passion for programming and solving problems with code
• A familiarity with OOP languages such as Java or C#
• A bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Software Engineering or equivalent industry experience
• A love for technology, and an insatiable curiosity for new tools to tackle real problems

Technologies we use and teach:

• Kotlin, Java
• JUnit, Hibernate, Guice, Jersey
• HTTP, JSON, and Protocol Buffers
• MySQL, CockroachDB
• AWS

Salary range:

Canada: the pay range for this role is $156,000 - $195,000 per year. This role will also be eligible for equity and benefits. Actual base pay will be determined based on permissible factors such as transferable skills, work experience, market demands, and primary work location. The base pay range provided is subject to change and may be modified in the future.

This role will be in-office on a hybrid schedule - Faire employees will be expected to go into the office 2 days per week on Tuesdays and Thursdays, effective the week of January 13, 2025. Additionally, in-office roles will have the flexibility to work remotely up to 4 weeks per year.

Why you’ll love working at Faire

• We are entrepreneurs: Faire is being built for entrepreneurs, by entrepreneurs. We believe entrepreneurship is a calling and our mission is to empower entrepreneurs to chase their dreams. Every member of our team is taking part in the founding process.
• We are using technology and data to level the playing field: We are leveraging the power of product innovation and machine learning to connect brands and boutiques from all over the world, building a growing community of more than 350,000 small business owners.
• We build products our customers love: Everything we do is ultimately in the service of helping our customers grow their business because our goal is to grow the pie - not steal a piece from it. Running a small business is hard work, but using Faire makes it easy.
• We are curious and resourceful: Inquisitive by default, we explore every possibility, test every assumption, and develop creative solutions to the challenges at hand. We lead with curiosity and data in our decision making, and reason from a first principles mentality.

Faire provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetics, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.

Faire is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities.