Software Engineer

TEEMA; New Brunswick; Remote; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech company is seeking a Senior Backend Software Engineer to join their team. This remote position involves designing and developing scalable software services, with a focus on security and reliability. Candidates should have extensive experience in software development, particularly with Python and modern technologies, and be ready to tackle exciting challenges in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software development experience, including Python.
• Experience with Agile methodologies, namely Kanban and Scrum.
• Strong knowledge of storage engines and CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Implement reliable, secure, and scalable systems.
• Deliver simple, maintainable, secure, and well-functioning software.

Skills

Self-motivation

Problem-solving

Software security best practices

Communication

Tools

Docker

MySQL

Elasticsearch

Redis

Job description

Our tech needs are growing, and we’re looking for senior software engineers to join our tight-knit group of outstanding professionals, working from home in many different countries. If you’re up for an adventure, read on…

The ideal candidate should have experience designing and developing reliable software services that run at scale using modern technologies and methodologies. They should have a deep understanding of software architecture, application security, infrastructure, testing, and databases.

As a Senior Backend Software Engineer, you will…

1. Implement reliable, secure, and scalable systems.
2. Deliver simple, maintainable, secure, and well-functioning software.

This is a 12-month contract position starting as soon as possible, which will likely be extended. Professionals in this position will help implement various initiatives in our Revenue pod roadmap.

You should apply for this role if you feel that you have the necessary skills, even if you don't meet all the requirements below :

• Self-motivation and willingness to challenge yourself and grow.
• High professionalism, efficiency, and results-oriented delivery.
• Fluency in spoken and written English.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to adjust quickly to changing conditions and requirements.
• Experience in handling ambiguity, simplifying requirements, and distilling use cases down to deliver solutions.
• Good problem-solving, debugging, and troubleshooting skills.
• Strong knowledge of software security best practices and the application of secure-by-design and secure-by-default principles.
• 5+ years of software development experience, including Python.
• Strong fundamentals of working with storage engines like MySQL, Elasticsearch, Redis, etc.
• Experience with Docker.
• Experience with building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with Agile methodologies, namely Kanban and Scrum.
• Experience with React.
• Experience with Stripe / PayPal.