Senior Software Engineer

AutoScale Ventures; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology-driven company is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design and evolve large-scale backend systems for production. You will take ownership of backend initiatives from design to support and mentor other developers. The ideal candidate has a proven track record in building and launching backend systems, strong systems thinking, and the ability to work autonomously. This position offers a fully remote work environment, comprehensive healthcare coverage, and opportunities for long-term employment and profit sharing.

Benefits

Fully Remote Work

Healthcare Coverage

Leave Days, Vacation Time, and Paid Holidays

Equipment Funds

Profit Sharing

Long-Term Employment

Collaborative Team Culture

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Proven track record of launching backend systems into production.
• Strong systems thinking on performance and scaling.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement backend systems.
• Lead architectural improvements to existing systems.
• Collaborate closely with leadership on technical direction.

Skills

Professional software engineering or architectural experience

Experience building backend systems from scratch

Experience designing and supporting APIs

Strong systems thinking

Startup or startup-like environments experience

Comfort working autonomously

Proficient in AI-assisted development tools

Python experience

Job description

Position: Senior Software Engineer

Location: Remote (Canada)

Job Type: Full-time

Work Schedule: 9:00 AM- 5:00 PM PST

Base Salary: CAD $150,000 per year

Role Overview

Were looking for a Senior Software Engineer to help design, build, and evolve large-scale backend systems used by real customers in production.

In this role, youll be trusted to think at the system and architecture level, design critical backend components, and implement large portions of those designs while guiding other developers through execution.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and evolve backend systems that power data-heavy, production products.
• Lead architectural improvements to existing systems (e.g., redesigning market feeds, crawlers, APIs, or data pipelines).
• Build systems from scratch that go into production, are used by real users, and are maintained over time.
• Take ownership of major backend initiatives from design, implementation, rollout to long-term support.
• Write and maintain scalable APIs and backend services used at meaningful scale.
• Help break down complex designs into executable components and delegate effectively when working with other developers.
• Support and improve live production systems, ensuring reliability, performance, and maintainability.
• Collaborate closely with leadership and senior engineers on technical direction.
• Mentor other developers through code reviews, design discussions, and best practices.

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional software engineering or architectural experience (or equivalent depth).
• A proven track record of building backend systems from scratch that were launched into production, used by real users, and were supported and evolved over time.
• Experience designing and supporting APIs or backend systems at scale.
• Strong systems thinking — you can reason about performance, failure modes, scaling, and long-term maintainability.
• Experience working in startup or startup-like environments, or owning major systems within larger companies.
• Comfort working autonomously and making high-impact technical decisions.
• Python experience is a plus, but not required.
• Proficient in AI-assisted development tools and workflows (e.g., Copilot, ChatGPT, code-generation and review tools) to improve productivity, code quality, and system design.

Nice to Have

• Experience redesigning or evolving legacy systems.
• Background in data-heavy systems (crawlers, feeds, ingestion pipelines, analytics backends).
• Infrastructure or scaling experience (high-throughput systems, reliability, performance tuning).
• Prior experience mentoring senior or mid-level developers.

Benefits & Perks

• Fully Remote Work – Work from anywhere with a reliable internet connection
• Healthcare Coverage – We provide health benefits for you and your familys well-being
• Leave Days, Vacation Time, and Paid Holidays – Recharge and take the time you need
• Equipment Funds – Get support to set up or upgrade your home office
• Profit Sharing – Monthly and annual bonuses tied to company performance
• Long-Term Employment – We value team members who grow with us
• Collaborative Team Culture – Work with a supportive and globally distributed team

About Us

AutoScale Ventures is a technology-driven company with 50+ team members across the Philippines, Pakistan, India, the U.S., China, and Canada. We operate a group of businesses spanning tech, data services, infrastructure, and AI. Some of our main products and ventures include:

• Vehicle data (VinAudit.com)
• Proxy Infrastructure solutions (SquidProxies.com)

Important Note: Only those who are shortlisted will be contacted. We look forward to meeting the right person for this role!