Software Engineer II

Emburse, Inc.; Toronto; On-site; CAD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Emburse in Toronto seeks a software engineer to contribute to a connected set of system solutions. You will work on RESTful services, APIs, and cloud components, shaping secure and scalable experiences for customers across Windows and Linux environments.

This onsite role offers exposure to AI-enabled workflows, microservices, and modern development practices within a collaborative team. 4+ years in software engineering, strong C#/.NET, Azure/AWS, CI/CD, Git, and Agile skills are required.

Qualifications

• Required: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent years’ experience.
• Minimum of 4 years of experience in software engineering.
• Experience with distributed web applications, microservices, APIs, DB integration, queues, caches, containers, serverless.

Responsibilities

• Develop, design, and maintain RESTful services and APIs.
• Contribute to secure software development practices per OWASP guidelines.
• Write unit and integration tests and produce technical documentation.

Skills

C#/.NET

REST APIs

Azure

CI/CD

Git

Agile

Linux/Windows

Security OWASP

Microservices

Distributed apps

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Git

Azure

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Summary/Objective

Emburse software engineers contribute to the development of an engaging and interconnected set of system solutions. As an engineer, you will enhance the experiences of your customers, solve interesting challenges, and design new solutions. Emburse, known for its innovation and award-winning technologies, is strong on engineering. This ensures you will have access to the best and brightest minds in our industry to grow your experience and career within Emburse.

Summary/Objective

Emburse software engineers contribute to the development of an engaging and interconnected set of system solutions. As an engineer, you will enhance the experiences of your customers, solve interesting challenges, and design new solutions. Emburse, known for its innovation and award-winning technologies, is strong on engineering. This ensures you will have access to the best and brightest minds in our industry to grow your experience and career within Emburse.

Essential Functions

Technical

• Self-sufficient in at least one large area of the codebase
• Mastery of at least one language and developing mastery of multiple other languages, frameworks and tools
• Identifies viable alternative solutions and presents them
• Understanding of relational databases, development frameworks, and commonly used industry libraries.
• Understanding of testing and integration testing techniques
• Moderate understanding of how a handful of key sub-systems interoperate
• Ability to read and understand existing code and offer recommendations for improvement
• Understanding of OWASP

Process

• SDLC processes are followed, including adopting agile-based processes/meetings, peer code-reviews, and technical preparations required for scheduled releases.
• Understands product roadmap and how one contributes to the overall objectives
• Capability of prioritizing tasks
• Estimates their own work
• Learns and applies secure software development practices, reviews code for vulnerabilities and raises awareness of secure programming practices

Impact

• Fixes bugs of moderate complexity and demonstrates proficient debugging skills
• Reviews code for team members, providing in-depth comments
• Develops new features or enhancements with minimal supervision
• Delivers medium level refactoring
• Implements unit testing and integration testing where needed
• Produces quality technical documentation
• Makes technical documentation/knowledge base contributions and technical team presentations

Communication

• Gives constructive feedback to team members
• Understanding of industry jargon and business concepts
• Raises roadblocks and updates estimations as needed

Education and Experience:

Education:

• Required: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent years’ experience

Experience:

• Required: Minimum of 4 years of experience in software engineering

Certifications:

• Required: None

Additional Eligibility Qualifications:

Required Skills:

• Minimum of 2+ years of professional software engineering experience in a distributed web application development environment (e.g. microservices, APIs, DB integration, queues, topics, caches, containers, serverless).
• Strong hands-on experience with C# and the .NET / .NET Core framework, with proven history designing, building, and consuming RESTful services and APIs.
• Experience with Azure services and APIs, or equivalent cloud vendor experience (e.g. AWS).
• Experience working in both Windows and Linux environments.
• Experience with source control systems such as Git.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and deployment methodologies.
• Experience working in an Agile software development environment (e.g. Scrum).
• Experience working with 3rd party APIs, workflow, and integration architectures.
• Understanding of secure coding principles, OWASP guidelines, and agile software development lifecycles.

Desirable Skills:

• Travel Domain Experience: Prior experience in corporate travel, booking engines, or expense management platforms. (Note: Candidates with strong Java experience will be considered if accompanied by Travel domain expertise).
• AI & Modern Developer Workflows: Experience utilizing AI coding assistants, models, or harness frameworks (e.g. Harness, Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot) to accelerate development.
• Experience with data processing, data engineering, or integrations with AI/ML services and APIs.
• Exposure to containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).

Work Environment:

• This job operates in a professional, open office environment.
• This is an onsite role at our Emburse Toronto office location

Sponsorship:

• This role is not sponsorship eligible
• Candidates must be legally allowed to work in Canada for any employer

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.