Senior Backend Programmer | Programmeur·euse Backend Sénior·e

Bhvr; Montreal (administrative region); On-site; CAD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Bhvr is seeking a Senior Backend Programmer to join our internal R&D team and help build the tools and services that production teams rely on every day. You will design systems that reduce time-to-production, empower developers across the studio, and run reliably at scale.

If you enjoy solving backend problems and care about clean architecture, we’d love to hear from you. This role offers a chance to impact the studio broadly and work on high-impact backend systems.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of backend development experience in Python.
• Strong hands-on AWS expertise (Lambda, ECS, API Gateway, RDS, DynamoDB, S3, CloudWatch).
• Solid grasp of REST APIs and WebSockets.
• Experience with Linux environments, server performance optimization, and secure client-server development.
• Experience with CI/CD practices and tools such as GitLab Pipelines, Jenkins, or GitHub Actions.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform, Pulumi, or CDK.
• Knowledge of relational and NoSQL databases, including data modeling and performance considerations.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain advanced backend services and operational systems.
• Define technical specifications and requirements before developing new features and services.
• Diagnose and resolve issues to improve application stability, code quality, and CI/CD pipeline robustness.
• Collaborate closely with other developers to deliver scalable, production-grade services.
• Develop, execute, and analyze functional tests to ensure performance and reliability.

Skills

Backend development

Python

AWS

REST APIs

WebSockets

CI/CD

Linux

Performance optimization

Security best practices

Tools

Terraform

Pulumi

CDK

GitHub Actions

GitLab Pipelines

Jenkins

AWS

Job description

Behaviour is looking for a Senior Backend Programmer to join our internal R&D team and help build the tools and services that production teams rely on every single day. In this role, you'll design systems that reduce time-to-production, empower developers across the studio, and run reliably at scale. The kind of behind-the-scenes work that quietly makes everything else possible.

If you enjoy solvingbackend problems, care deeply about clean architectureand want your code to have a studio-wide impact,we'dlove to hear from you.

• Design, build, andmaintainadvanced backend services and operational systems;
• Define technical specifications and requirements before developing new features and services;
• Diagnose and resolve issues to improve application stability, code quality, and CI/CD pipeline robustness;
• Collaborate closely with other developers to deliver scalable, production-grade services;
• Develop, execute, and analyzefunctionalto ensure performance and reliability.

• Minimum of 5 years of backend development experience in Python;
• Strong, hands-onexpertisein the AWS ecosystem, including services like Lambda, ECS, API Gateway, RDS, DynamoDB, S3, and CloudWatch;
• Solid grasp of REST APIs,WebSockets, and modern software architecture principles;
• Experience with Linux environments, server performance optimization, and secure client-serveur development;
• Experience with CI/CD practices and tools such as GitLab Pipelines, Jenkins, or GitHub Actions;
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform, Pulumi, or CDK;
• Knowledge of relational and NoSQL databases, including data modeling and performance considerations.

• Concevoir, bâtir et maintenir des services backend avancés ainsi que des systèmes opérationnels;
• Définir les spécifications techniques et les exigences avant de développer de nouvelles fonctionnalités et services;
• Diagnostiquer et résoudre des problèmes afin d'améliorer la stabilité des applications, la qualité du code et la robustesse des pipelines CI/CD;
• Collaborer étroitement avec d'autres développeurs afin de livrer des services évolutifs, de qualité production;
• Développer, exécuter et analyser des tests fonctionnels afin d'assurer la performance et la fiabilité.

• Minimum de 5 ans d'expérience en développement backend en Python;
• Expertise solide et pratique de l'écosystème AWS, incluant des services comme Lambda, ECS, API Gateway, RDS, DynamoDB, S3 et CloudWatch;
• Solide compréhension des API REST, des WebSockets et des principes modernes d'architecture logicielle;
• Expérience avec les environnements Linux, l'optimisation de la performance des serveurs et le développement sécurisé client-serveur;
• Expérience avec les pratiques et outils CI/CD tels que GitLab Pipelines, Jenkins ou GitHub Actions;
• Expérience avec des outils d'infrastructure as code tels que Terraform, Pulumi ou CDK;
• Connaissance des bases de données relationnelles et NoSQL, incluant la modélisation des données et les considérations de performance.