Senior Software Engineer, Full Stack

PowerToFly; Toronto; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid Work Model

Flex My Way policies

Continuous learning programs

Flexible vacation

Mental Health Days

Retirement savings

Tuition reimbursement

Wellness resources

Paid volunteer days off

Job summary

A leading technology firm in Toronto, Canada is seeking a Senior Software Engineer, Full Stack to design and maintain backend systems and APIs for their document analysis platform. The ideal candidate will have over 4 years of experience in full-stack development, particularly with backend systems, and a strong proficiency in technologies such as Node.js and Python. This role also involves contributing to frontend features and optimizing high-performance data processing, supporting flexible hybrid work arrangements.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of professional full-stack development experience with a strong focus on backend systems.
• Strong understanding of RESTful APIs, database design, and data modeling.
• Proficiency in backend technologies such as Node.js, Python, or Go.

Responsibilities

• Design and build scalable backend services and APIs for document analysis platform.
• Write maintainable, high-performance server-side code.
• Optimize performance for data-intensive backend operations.

Skills

Full-stack development experience

Backend technologies (Node.js, Python, Go)

API design

SQL and NoSQL databases

TypeScript and React

Containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)

Distributed systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Senior Software Engineer, Full Stack

The global capital markets are among the largest markets in the world, valued at over $50 trillion and growing. Transactions in these markets involve complex legal terms that must be digested and analyzed by many parties over a single transaction. This critical need drives a booming market for precise extraction and benchmarking of legal terms.

About the role

As a Senior Software Engineer, Full Stack at Thomson Reuters – Noetica, you will design, build, and maintain robust backend systems and APIs that power our search‑centric web experience. This role is backend‑leaning: you will spend most of your time on server‑side architecture, data processing, and API design while contributing to frontend features as needed.

• Design and build scalable backend services and APIs that power our document analysis platform
• Write maintainable, high‑performance server‑side code and data processing pipelines
• Define clear, efficient API contracts and contribute to service architecture decisions
• Design and craft compositional API primitives to expedite the productionization of document insights
• Build and maintain integrations with third‑party services and internal ML systems
• Contribute to frontend features and components as needed to deliver end‑to‑end solutions
• Optimize performance for data‑intensive backend operations
• Take ownership of engineering excellence, collaborating on code practices and design patterns to ensure long‑term maintainability and scalability
• Improve/automate CI/CD and other day‑to‑day production operations to enhance developer experience

About You

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
• 4+ years of professional full‑stack development experience with a strong focus on backend systems
• Proficiency in backend technologies (Node.js, Python, or Go) and API design
• Strong understanding of RESTful APIs, database design, and data modeling
• Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases
• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration platforms (Docker, Kubernetes) and hyperscalers (AWS, GCP, etc.)
• Proficiency in TypeScript and React for frontend work
• Foundation in distributed systems, event‑driven architectures, and web fundamentals
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Self‑starting problem‑solving approach biased toward action and scope minimization

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with microservices architecture and message queues
• Understanding of CI/CD fundamentals and experience working in single‑tenant architectures
• Experience building data processing pipelines or working with large‑scale data systems
• Familiarity with object‑oriented design and functional programming principles
• Experience optimizing backend performance for data‑intensive applications
• Interest in language and economics
• Thrives in a high‑leverage, fast‑paced environment
• Familiar with technologies like monorepo, jujutsu, mise, pprof, etc.

What’s in it For You?

• Hybrid Work Model: A flexible hybrid working environment (2–3 days a week in the office for office‑based roles) with seamless digital‑physical connectivity
• Flexibility & Work‑Life Balance: Flex My Way policies, work from anywhere for up to 8 weeks per year, and supportive workplace arrangements
• Career Development and Growth: Continuous learning programs, skills‑first approach, and opportunities to lead in an AI‑enabled future
• Industry Competitive Benefits: Flexible vacation, two company‑wide Mental Health Days off, access to the Headspace app, retirement savings, tuition reimbursement, employee incentive programs, and wellness resources
• Culture: Award‑winning reputation for inclusion, work‑life balance, and values such as Obsess over Customers, Compete to Win, Challenge Your Thinking, Act Fast / Learn Fast, and Stronger Together
• Social Impact: Two paid volunteer days off annually, pro‑bono consulting projects, and ESG initiatives
• Making a Real‑World Impact: Helping customers pursue justice, truth, and transparency across global markets

Compensation

Eligible office locations: New York City, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Irvine – CA; McLean – VA; Washington, DC. Base compensation ranges vary by location:

• New York City, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Irvine – CA: $127,000 USD – $235,000 USD
• Other eligible US locations: $110,000 USD – $204,200 USD
• Ontario, Canada: $100,000 CAD – $145,000 CAD

Base pay is one part of a comprehensive Total Rewards program, which also includes flexible and supportive benefits and other wellbeing programs. The role may also be eligible for an annual bonus based on performance.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Thomson Reuters is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer providing a drug‑free workplace. We seek talented, qualified employees in all our operations worldwide, regardless of race, color, sex/gender, pregnancy, gender identity and expression, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, citizen status, veteran status, or any other protected classification under applicable law.

Thomson Reuters makes reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities, including veterans with disabilities, and for sincerely held religious beliefs in accordance with applicable law.