Senior Software Developer

Toronto Film School; Toronto; On-site; CAD 180,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Company car

Comprehensive benefits

4 weeks paid vacation

Hybrid flexibility

Job summary

A leading tech company in Toronto is seeking an experienced developer who thrives in building impactful systems. The role involves designing and shipping core systems end-to-end, solving complex problems, and working closely with founders. Ideal candidates are comfortable with ambiguity and possess strong problem-solving capabilities, including AI-augmented development. The position offers up to $200K total compensation, stock options, and hybrid flexibility.

Qualifications

• Experience in developing end-to-end systems.
• Strong fundamentals and sound judgment.
• Comfortable with evolving constraints.

Responsibilities

• Design and ship core systems end-to-end.
• Solve hard problems and own technical decisions.
• Work directly with founders on impactful projects.

Skills

Problem-solving

Comfortable with ambiguity

Hands-on building

Operating across the stack

AI-augmented development

Tools

Ruby on Rails

React / Next.js

Tailwind

AWS

Postgres

Job description

Build the Platform That Powers the Future of Vehicle Access

Location: Toronto (Remote / Hybrid considered)

Reports to: Founders

Role Overview

We're looking for an experienced developer who wants to spend their time building, not managing. Someone technology-agnostic, comfortable with ambiguity, and excited about taking systems from idea to production. You'll work directly with founders, solve hard problems, own meaningful technical decisions, and help build the platform Roam will run on for the next decade.

About Roam

Roam is changing how people access cars.

We began with flexible monthly vehicle subscriptions — removing the friction, commitment, and hidden costs of traditional ownership. Since then, we’ve expanded into rentals, leasing, and vehicle commerce for both consumers and businesses.

Founded in 2020. Backed by Mantella Venture Partners and Mistral Venture Partners. Operating across Ontario (GTA and Ottawa), with plans to expand across Canada over the next few years.

What You’ll Build

You’ll design and ship core systems end-to-end. Backend, frontend, infrastructure, whatever the problem requires. We value problem-solvers over role boundaries.

Examples of real problems:

• Scheduling and coordinating thousands of vehicles and customers across Canada
• Internal tools that allow non-technical teams to operate at scale
• Vehicle lifecycle systems (acquisition → funding → deployment → maintenance → resale)
• Multi-system integrations (Stripe, HubSpot, QuickBooks, Dropbox Sign, Slack, and more)
• Scaling from thousands of vehicles to tens of thousands
• Building AI systems to set Roam up to be an AI-first business in the coming decade

These problems sit at the intersection of software, finance, operations, and the physical world. They require strong judgment, thoughtful tradeoffs, and a bias toward pragmatic solutions that work in production. You’ll work directly with founders. You’ll own meaningful technical decisions. You’ll see the business impact of what you ship.

Our Approach to AI

We believe engineering is changing. As AI becomes increasingly capable of generating production-quality code, the highest leverage shifts to:

• Designing systems that AI can reason about clearly
• Building guardrails that maintain quality at speed
• Creating feedback loops that prevent silent degradation
• Defining workflows where humans focus on architecture and judgment

At Roam, you won’t just use AI tools. You’ll help define how an AI-first engineering organization actually operates. This is early and evolving. You will have real influence over how we design, build, and ship in this new environment.

Technology

• Ruby on Rails
• React / Next.js
• Tailwind
• AWS
• Postgres

We integrate deeply with payments, CRM, messaging, contracts, accounting, analytics, and operational systems.

Experience with this exact stack is helpful but not required. Strong fundamentals, sound judgment, and the ability to learn quickly matter more.

Who Thrives Here

• Strong hands‑on builder (years matter less than demonstrated capability)
• Comfortable operating across the stack
• Designs systems, not just features
• High ownership, low ego
• Comfortable with ambiguity and evolving constraints
• Optimizes for real‑world outcomes over theoretical purity
• Genuinely excited about AI‑augmented development

If you need tightly scoped tasks and heavy process, this will feel uncomfortable.

If you want autonomy, responsibility, and meaningful impact, it will feel energizing.

Compensation & Benefits

• Up to \$200K total compensation
• Stock options
• Company car
• Comprehensive benefits
• 4 weeks paid vacation
• Hybrid flexibility

How to Apply

Send:

• Your GitHub profile
• You LinkedIn profile
• The three most meaningful technical challenges you’ve solved
• A short note about your background and experience

We care far more about what you’ve built than what your résumé says.