Senior Backend Engineer - Platform

SuiteSpot; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A PropTech company in Toronto is looking for a Senior Backend Developer to join their Platform and Infrastructure team. Your role will involve developing and maintaining microservices, designing data models, and collaborating on features. This position offers flexibility, a competitive salary, and a supportive company culture focused on team collaboration and continuous learning.

Benefits

Flexible remote working options

Comprehensive benefits from day one

Ongoing learning and team building opportunities

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in backend development.
• Proven track record in software design and testing.
• Strong experience in a client-focused environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain robust microservices using Node.js.
• Collaborate on feature design and continuous engineering improvement.
• Make informed decisions regarding technical debt and tools.

Skills

JavaScript

TypeScript

Node.js

NestJS

MongoDB

Microservices

Tools

Docker

AWS

MongoDB Atlas

Job description

Who we are

At SuiteSpot, we are a PropTech company on a mission to transform how residential real estate is managed and operated at scale. Our award-winning SuiteSpot Maintenance and Capital SaaS solutions help our customers operate at scale by combining cutting-edge technology, enterprise support, and development agility in a best-in-class offering that we have come to be known for.

From day one, our work has been guided by four principles:

• Deliver value in the real world
• Execute with excellence
• Collaborate with tenacity
• Culture of coaching

Who you are

• You are a Senior Backend Developer with 5+ years of proven experience.
• An out of the box thinker and innovator along the way
• You have excellent attention to detail
• You have an entrepreneurial mindset, are ready up roll up your sleeves, and wear multiple hats
• Love what you do and take pride in the impact that you make on the company!
• You enjoy working with others in a highly collaborative environment
• You are always looking for new ways of building the right product, for the right audience
• You're equally happy learning something new or teaching others something you've learned

What you'll be doing

You will be a key member of our Platform and infrastructure team, contributing to all stages of backend development: feature design, coding, QA, and delivery. We prioritize well-architected, clean, testable, and scalable code.

• Develop and maintain robust microservices using Node.js, NestJS, and Express.
• Design and optimize data models and queries for MongoDB.
• Collaborate on new ideas, rapid prototyping, and continuous engineering improvement through code reviews and design feedback.
• Make informed decisions regarding technical debt, third-party tools, and trade-offs.
• Work with our many microservices built with Node.js, express, andNestJSand packaged with Docker and deployed to AWS

What you should have

• Extensive experience in a fast-paced, client-focused environment.
• Strong software design, development, and testing skills.
• Fluency in JavaScript/TypeScript is essential.
• Strong experience with Node.js and NestJS.
• Strong experience with MongoDB.
• Experience with building and deploying microservices.

Bonus Points

• Experience with MongoDB Atlas.
• Experience with Docker
• Experience deploying to AWS

Why join?

SuiteSpot is a fun place to work, dedicated to solving problems with resilient and scalable solutions. We have a reputation for meeting our clients’ needs, building new features and functionality, and supporting integrations and implementation far beyond the go-live.

We're a small team without big egos, willing to contribute wherever we are needed. We hold our values - passion, integrity, and execution - up high, taking ownership and accountability for our individual impact, expanding our knowledge, and advocating for change and each other. We take our work very seriously but never take ourselves too seriously. Our company culture promotes ongoing learning and team building. We bring people together a few times a month to discuss deliverables and individual professional development goals and to connect at social events.

At SuiteSpot, we embrace the whole person and offer flexible, remote working options, a competitive compensation package, and a comprehensive benefits package that starts on day one.