Senior Backend Engineer (Toronto)

Jerry; Northwestern Ontario; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A fast-growing startup, Jerry.ai, is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to enhance driver safety through innovative backend systems. This role involves building scalable solutions and optimizing performance, contributing to Jerry.ai's mission of revolutionizing car ownership. Join a dynamic team and make a real-world impact.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering experience.
• Proficient in at least one core language (Java, Python, Go, JavaScript).
• Expertise in Kafka, Flink, and AWS.

Responsibilities

• Focus on non-functional requirements of backend applications.
• Oversee system design and architecture.
• Develop and optimize stream processing applications using Kafka and Flink.

Skills

Software Engineering

Java

Python

Go

JavaScript

Kafka

Flink

AWS

Geospatial Data

Job description

Why us?

Jerry.ai is a fast-growing, pre-IPO startup on a mission to revolutionize the $2T car ownership industry in the U.S. With $240M in funding, 60X revenue growth in 5 years, and an ambitious plan to become a $10B company, we’re looking for driven individuals to help scale our product.

2024 was a milestone year for Jerry.ai. We delivered nearly 50% year-over-year revenue growth while reaching profitability for the first time in our history.

Join a talented team with leaders from NVIDIA, Robinhood, Amazon, Meta, ByteDance, Square, and more, and build one of the most exciting startups in the industry.

And we're just getting started! Our growth is driven by forward-thinking technology; Harvard Business Review covered the success of our chatbot less than a year after its launch, and Jerry.ai is gaining recognition in conversations about GenAI, including a Forbes article.

About The Opportunity

We are seeking a purpose-driven Senior Backend Engineer to work on a critical, stealth project on our DriveShield team to enhance driver safety and make a real-world impact on the lives of millions.

You will play a key role in building scalable and high-performance backend systems that support Jerry.ai’s explosive growth. This is an exciting opportunity to help us grow from 5M to 50M customers and disrupt a $2T market while driving innovation at scale.

How you will make an impact

• Focus on non-functional requirements of backend applications, including service availability, scalability, reliability (fault tolerance), and possibly observability and security.
• Oversee system design and architecture to ensure robust and scalable solutions.
• Develop and optimize stream processing applications using Kafka and Flink.
• Profile and optimize application performance.
• Collaborate with data scientists to deploy and integrate models in production.
• Handle data processing, sanitization, validation, and data QA.

Requirements

• 5+ years of software engineering experience.
• Proficient in at least one core language (e.g., Java, Python, Go, JavaScript).
• Expertise in Kafka, Flink, and AWS.
• Experience building stream processing applications.
• Proven track record of shipping products and features quickly.
• Startup experience at a high-growth company (nice to have).
• Bonus: experience with geospatial data.

Our tech stack

• Java and sometimes Python.
• Stream processing: Kafka and Flink.
• Hosting infrastructure: AWS.

While we appreciate your interest and application, only applicants under consideration will be contacted.

Jerry.ai is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We prohibit discrimination based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex, pregnancy, reproductive health decisions or related medical conditions, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other characteristics protected by applicable laws.

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. If you need assistance or an accommodation, please contact us at [e-mail].

About Jerry.ai

Jerry.ai is America’s first and only super app to radically simplify car ownership. We are redefining how people manage owning a car, one of their most expensive and time-consuming assets.

Backed by AI and machine learning, Jerry.ai automates and simplifies owning and maintaining a car, offering personalized services for all car owners' needs. We innovate daily to enhance our AI-powered app, covering insurance, financing, maintenance, and safety.

We are the #1 rated and most downloaded app in our category with a 4.7-star rating in the App Store, serving over 5 million customers. Founded in 2017, we have raised over $240 million in funding.

Join our passionate, curious, and egoless team to solve real-world problems and build a revolutionary product disrupting a massive market.