Software Engineer, New Graduate

Bree; Toronto; On-site; CAD 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A FinTech startup is looking for a recent graduate to build scalable AI-native backend systems. The ideal candidate should have a solid foundation in computer science and be eager to learn about modern tools. This role offers excellent compensation, various stipends, and unlimited PTO as part of an innovative team working to enhance financial services for Canadians.

Benefits

Top of the market compensation

$1,500 annual learning stipend

$1,000 annual wellness stipend

$250 monthly lunch stipend

Comprehensive insurance coverage

2 annual company retreats

Parental leave

Unlimited PTO

Qualifications

• Strong foundation in data structures, algorithms, and software design.
• Enthusiasm for backend development and eagerness to learn.
• Familiarity with AI tools to enhance coding efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to building scalable backend systems for financial transactions.
• Collaborate on designing features using AI tools.
• Ensure system reliability through monitoring and debugging.
• Solve real-world problems while learning best practices.

Skills

Computer Science Fundamentals

Problem-Solving Skills

Backend Development

AI Tools Familiarity

Education

Relevant Degree in Computer Science

Job description

About Bree

Bree is a consumer finance platform that brings better, faster, and cheaper financial services to over half the Canadian population who live paycheck to paycheck. We operate in a huge, but overlooked market in a country with the least amount of financial technology innovation in the developed world. Our first act is to become the cheapest and best provider of short-term credit to the 20 million people in Canada who live paycheck to paycheck.

More than half a million Canadians have already signed up with Bree, and we believe we are just scratching the surface. We are in an exciting place where we have product market fit, explosive growth, and a clear path to becoming one of the most important FinTechs in Canada.

We have $5M ARR per full-time engineer, growing at a double-digit monthly rate, profitable, and have had 0 voluntary employee churn. We were part of Y Combinator in 2021 and raised a $2M seed round shortly after.

About the Role

Bree is on a mission to build the best AI native engineering team. As a new graduate joining us in 2026, you'll be part of a high-growth environment where you'll learn to build scalable systems while leveraging AI tools to accelerate your development and problem-solving. Our ideal candidate is a smart, high-potential recent grad who is AI native, comfortable integrating AI into their workflow to ship code efficiently and reliably. Read more about AI native engineering teams here.

What You'll Do

• Contribute to building scalable backend systems to handle high-throughput financial transactions in a fast-paced FinTech startup.

• Collaborate on designing and implementing features, incorporating AI tools to automate testing and speed up development cycles.

• Help ensure system reliability through monitoring, debugging, and scaling efforts to support a growing user base.

• Work closely with the team to solve real-world problems, learning best practices in software engineering along the way.

What You'll Need

• A strong foundation in computer science fundamentals, such as data structures, algorithms, and software design, ideally demonstrated through academic projects, internships, or personal initiatives.

• Enthusiasm for backend development and an eagerness to learn modern tools and practices in a regulated environment.

• Familiarity with or interest in using AI tools to enhance coding efficiency and innovation.

• Excellent problem-solving skills, a growth mindset, and the ability to collaborate in a supportive, low-churn team focused on excellence.

Benefits

• Top of the market compensation for top performers

• $1,500 annual learning stipend

• $1,000 annual wellness stipend

• $250 monthly lunch stipend

• Comprehensive insurance coverage

• 2 annual company retreats

• Parental leave

• Unlimited PTO