Senior Full Stack Developer, Risk Intelligence Platform (Canada)

Mission.dev; Montreal; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work in Montreal/remote options

Competitive compensation

Job summary

Mission.dev seeks a Senior Full Stack Developer to lead the technical evolution of a high-growth risk intelligence platform. You will own end-to-end features, balancing backend data processing with seamless user experiences in a SaaS environment.

This role focuses on scalability, performance, and integrating AI-driven insights into production, with high ownership over the product roadmap and opportunities to tackle complex data challenges in a fast-paced setting.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in full-stack software development.
• Proficient in backend technologies and modern frontend frameworks.
• Experience building scalable SaaS applications and RESTful APIs.
• Solid understanding of database design (SQL and NoSQL).
• Proven ability to deliver high-quality code in an agile, collaborative setting.
• Hands-on AWS experience and production-grade web scraping tools.

Responsibilities

• Architect and scale backend services for high-volume real-time data processing.
• Build intuitive, data-rich frontend interfaces for risk assessment dashboards.
• Integrate machine learning models and NLP pipelines into the product ecosystem.
• Optimize system performance and database architecture for low latency.
• Lead technical design sessions and contribute to the long-term product vision.
• Maintain high security and compliance standards for sensitive data.

Skills

Python

SQL

AWS

RESTful APIs

SaaS

Education

Degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering

Tools

BeautifulSoup

Playwright

Selenium

Scrapy

Terraform

Kubernetes

Job description

DevOps Engineer, Back-End Developer, Front-End Developer

Required skills: Python, SQL

Nice to have skills: Terraform, Scrapy, Kubernetes

This risk intelligence platform specializes in AI-driven media screening and monitoring for global compliance and due diligence. The solution utilizes machine learning to identify adverse media and regulatory red flags across news sources, blogs, and forums. By automating the detection of reputational risks, the platform enables organizations to reduce manual workloads and false positives through advanced data analysis and real-time alerts.

About the Role

As a Senior Full Stack Developer, you will lead the technical evolution of a high-growth risk intelligence platform. You will own the development of end-to-end features, balancing complex backend data processing with the delivery of seamless user experiences. Your contributions will directly improve how global organizations monitor regulatory threats, requiring a focus on scalability, performance, and the integration of AI-driven insights into production environments. This role offers high ownership over the product roadmap and the opportunity to solve intricate data challenges in a fast-paced environment.

What You’ll Do

• Architect and scale backend services to process high volumes of real-time media data.
• Build intuitive, data-rich frontend interfaces for risk assessment and monitoring dashboards.
• Integrate machine learning models and NLP pipelines into the core product ecosystem.
• Optimize system performance and database architecture to ensure low-latency data retrieval.
• Lead technical design sessions and contribute to the long‑term product vision.
• Maintain high security and compliance standards for sensitive risk management data.

What You Bring

• 5+ years of experience in full‑stack software development within a production environment.
• Professional proficiency in backend technologies and modern frontend frameworks.
• Experience building and maintaining scalable SaaS applications and RESTful APIs.
• Solid understanding of database design, including SQL and NoSQL systems.
• Proven ability to deliver high-quality code in an agile, collaborative setting.
• Strong Python skills and experience running web scraping systems in production, using tools such as Scrapy, BeautifulSoup, Playwright, or Selenium.
• Hands‑on AWS experience, including compute, storage, databases, networking, access management, and monitoring.
• A degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.

Nice to Haves

• Experience in RegTech, FinTech, or AI-focused startups.
• Knowledge of NLP, web crawling, or big data processing.
• Experience with cloud-native technologies and DevOps practices.
• Annual salary between $120,000 and $150,000 CAD (or local market equivalent).
• Flexible hybrid in Montreal or remote work options.
• Working hours compatible with Eastern Time (ET).

About the Company

This risk intelligence platform specializes in AI-driven media screening and monitoring for global compliance and due diligence. The solution utilizes machine learning to identify adverse media and regulatory red flags across news sources, blogs, and forums. By automating the detection of reputational risks, the platform enables organizations to reduce manual workloads and false positives through advanced data analysis and real‑time alerts.

Mission.dev Culture

Mission.dev is a private network and marketplace of senior‑level software engineers and product builders, supported by a powerful insights platform and a tight‑knit community of peers. Companies seeking top engineering talent work with Mission.dev to connect with our vetted network and build high‑performing teams. The opportunities listed here are shared by Mission.dev on behalf of our clients.

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