Software Engineer - AutoSync

AutoTrader.ca; Toronto; On-site; CAD 115,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Gym discounts

Employee and Family Assistance program

Conferences & training budget

Annual bonus structure

Job summary

AutoTrader.ca in Canada is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to lead backend architecture and delivery. You’ll work across a polyglot stack (PHP/Laravel, JavaScript/TypeScript) and drive AI-assisted development practices.

You’ll mentor peers, own complex features end-to-end, and collaborate with product, design, and operations to ensure scalable, secure, and observable systems. Typical salary ranges CAD 115k–120k. This role emphasizes DevOps, CI/CD, and cloud workloads on AWS.

Qualifications

• 6–8 years backend software experience.
• Strong PHP and Laravel expertise.
• Proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript for modern frontend work.
• Advanced use of AI tools in daily engineering tasks.
• Experience with API design, distributed systems, and scalable architectures.
• Experience with AWS and CI/CD practices.

Responsibilities

• Architect, design, and implement scalable backend services.
• Lead technical design discussions and decisions.
• Own complex features end-to-end from design to deployment.
• Mentor engineers and drive responsible AI usage in workflows.
• Collaborate with product, design, and operations for scalable solutions.
• Ensure security, reliability, and observability of systems.
• Participate in compensated on-call rotations.

Skills

PHP

Laravel

JavaScript

TypeScript

AI tools

API design

Distributed systems

AWS

CI/CD

Relational databases

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Your Role

• As a Senior Software Engineer, you will play a key technical leadership role within the AutoSync engineering organization. you will design, build, and evolve scalable backend services and user-facing features across our product suite.
• You will contribute across a polyglot stack that includesPHP (Laravel), JavaScript, and TypeScript, collaborating closely with product managers, designers, and other engineers to deliver robust, maintainable, and secure solutions.
• This role requires a high level of proficiency in using AI tools in day-to-day software development. AI-assisted workflows are not optional—they are an expected part of how we design, implement, test, debug, document, and optimize software. As a senior engineer, you will also help elevate your team’s AI capabilities by modeling effective usage patterns and sharing best practices.

What You’ll Do

• Architect, design, and implement scalable services and product features using PHP (Laravel)
• Build and maintain frontend features using JavaScript and TypeScript
• Use AI tools extensively for code generation, refactoring, test creation, debugging, performance optimization, and documentation
• Critically evaluate AI-generated outputs to ensure correctness, security, maintainability, and alignment with architectural standards
• Lead technical design discussions and contribute to system and API architecture decisions
• Own complex features end-to-end, from technical design through deployment, monitoring, and iteration
• Drive improvements in code quality, performance, reliability, and security
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code with strong automated test coverage
• Conduct in-depth code reviews and mentor engineers through actionable feedback
• Coach teammates on effective and responsible AI usage in software engineering workflows
• Collaborate cross-functionally to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions
• Contribute to cloud infrastructure and services (AWS), ensuring high availability and operational excellence
• Participate in compensated on-call rotations to ensure platform reliability
• Champion DevOps best practices, CI/CD improvements, and observability standards
• Identify and lead technical initiatives that improve long-term platform sustainability

What You’ll Need

• 6-8 years of extensive professional experience in backend software development
• Strong expertise in PHP and Laravel
• Proficiency in JavaScript and TypeScript for modern frontend development
• Demonstrated, advanced proficiency using AI tools in day-to-day engineering work (code generation, debugging, test automation, documentation, architectural exploration)
• Strong ability to validate, refine, and productionize AI-assisted outputs
• Experience improving team-level engineering practices
• Deep understanding of API design, distributed systems, and scalable architecture patterns
• Experience working with AWS or similar cloud environments
• Strong knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and modern DevOps practices
• Experience designing and optimizing relational databases and data models
• Proven ability to independently lead complex technical initiatives
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to navigate ambiguity
• Clear and effective communication skills
• Participate in compensated on-call rotations to ensure reliability of our backend services

Bonus Points For

• Experience integrating AI capabilities into production products (e.g., LLM integrations, AI-driven features, intelligent workflows)
• Experience designing AI-enabled user experiences or backend AI services
• Experience in automotive, dealer software, or SaaS platforms
• Experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Event-driven architectures and messaging systems
• Performance tuning and high-scale system optimization
• Experience working in multi-product platform environments
• Bilingual English – French good to have

What We Offer

• A collaborative, high-performing engineering culture
• A strong emphasis on modern AI-augmented engineering practices
• Opportunity to influence architecture and technical direction across a product suite
• Challenging and meaningful projects that impact automotive dealers directly
• Continuous learning and leadership growth opportunities

What's In It For You?

We understand that there is life at work and life outside of work. Here are a few benefits we allbenefitfrom that support us to be our creative best.

BenefitsfromDay 1

• Gym discounts
• Employee and Family Assistance program
• Virtual wellness events
• Conferences & training budget
• Regular internal training programs
• Financial planning with 3% matching Pension
• Competitive salary
• Annual bonus structure

For a career where you can drive our business and shape your future, apply now.

Compensation

Our ranges reflect the expected compensation at the time of posting. The final offer may vary and can be higher based on relevant skills, experience, location, and market conditions. Based on the role, the total rewards package may also include benefits, bonus, and other employee offerings.

The base salary range for this position is

$115,000—$120,000 CAD

Use of Artificial Intelligence in Hiring: We use artificial intelligence (“AI”) in our hiring process, including to screen, assess, or select applicants for this position.

Vacancy Status: This job posting is for an existing vacancy.