Senior Backend Engineer – Threat Intel Platform (Remote)

LifeRaft Inc.; Halifax; Hybrid; CAD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible PTO

Hybrid workplace

Health & dental benefits

Mental health coverage

Cell phone reimbursement

Parking reimbursement

Company social events

Recognition programs

Job summary

Liferaft is seeking a Senior Software Engineer with a backend and data engineering focus to enhance our threat intelligence platform. You will collaborate with engineering leadership and product teams to build features across data acquisition, visualization, and management, ensuring scalable and reliable data processing.

The role supports hybrid work in Halifax, NS or full-remote in Eastern/Atlantic Canadian time zones, reporting to Engineering Manager.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of back-end/API development using Python, Ruby, Go, PHP or similar.
• 5 years of experience with MySQL, PostgreSQL or other RDBMSs.
• 5+ years of experience with JavaScript/TypeScript, CSS, HTML and browser APIs.
• Experience with React for front-end development.
• Experience with ElasticSearch is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Architect, build, and maintain the customer-facing threat intelligence platform in alignment with customer needs.
• Participate in design reviews, sprint planning, and product releases to deliver features.
• Continuously optimize the platform for performance and user experience.
• Evaluate new technologies to stay aligned with industry best practices.
• Contribute to data ingestion and processing systems for high-volume data.

Skills

Python/Go/Ruby/PHP back-end

MySQL/PostgreSQL

JavaScript/TypeScript

React

Elasticsearch

Laravel

Tools

Laravel

ElasticSearch

Job description

Liferaft is seeking a Senior Software Engineer with a backend and data engineering focus to enhance our threat intelligence platform. You will collaborate with engineering leadership and product teams to build features across data acquisition, visualization, and management, ensuring scalable and reliable data processing.

The role supports hybrid work in Halifax, NS or full-remote in Eastern/Atlantic Canadian time zones, reporting to Engineering Manager.