Staff Software Engineer

NextGenEnergyJobs; Canada; Hybrid; CAD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

GoodLeap is a technology company delivering best-in-class financing and software products for sustainable solutions, from solar panels and batteries to energy-efficient HVAC, heat pumps, roofing, windows, and more. GoodLeap seeks a senior backend engineer to architect and evolve scalable APIs and backend services for contractor financial tools.

You will mentor engineers, lead design efforts, and collaborate across Product, Design, Finance, Risk, and Operations to deliver secure, observable

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software development experience focusing on backend systems.
• Proficiency in Node.js, TypeScript, and NestJS.
• Experience with cloud infrastructure, preferably AWS.
• Strong system design skills and experience building scalable, secure distributed systems.
• Excellent communication and leadership abilities.

Responsibilities

• Architect, design, and evolve scalable APIs and backend services for contractor financial tools.
• Build secure, reliable capabilities that support payments and financial workflows.
• Integrate with internal and external systems while keeping services maintainable.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Design, Finance, Risk, and Operations.
• Drive the full software development lifecycle from design to post-launch support.
• Mentor engineers, set high standards for design, security, and code quality.
• Champion observability, monitoring, and incident response.

Skills

Node.js

TypeScript

NestJS

AWS

System design

Leadership

Mentoring

Communication

Job description

GoodLeap is a technology company delivering best-in-class financing and software products for sustainable solutions, from solar panels and batteries to energy-efficient HVAC, heat pumps, roofing, windows, and more.

Responsibilities

• Architect, design, and evolve scalable, high-performance APIs and backend services for contractor financial tools
• Build secure and reliable capabilities that support payments and other financial workflows
• Integrate with internal and external systems while keeping services maintainable and extensible
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Design, Finance, Risk, and Operations to translate business needs into resilient technical solutions
• Drive the full software development lifecycle, from technical design and implementation through testing, deployment, and post-launch support
• Mentor and guide engineers across the team, setting high standards for system design, security, scalability, and code quality
• Champion operational excellence through strong practices around observability, documentation, monitoring, alerting, and incident response

Requirements

• 8+ years of software development experience, with deep backend expertise in Node.js, TypeScript, and NestJS
• Experience with cloud infrastructure, preferably AWS
• Strong system design skills, with experience building scalable, reliable, and secure distributed systems and APIs
• Excellent communication skills and a collaborative, leadership-oriented mindset
• Passion for clean, maintainable code, mentoring others, and continuous improvement