Staff Software Engineer

Clearco; Canada; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Staff Engineer to shape the future of its engineering organization. This high-impact role requires a senior technical leader to design and guide complex systems while mentoring teams. You will collaborate cross-functionally to influence strategy and ensure systems are secure and performant. Join a high-performance culture that values autonomy and continuous learning, and help build a strong engineering organization that solves real-world problems with innovative fintech products.

Benefits

Competitive salary and incentives

Comprehensive health and dental coverage

RRSP / 401k matching

Work-from-home stipend

Flexible time-off policy

Mental health and wellness support

Fertility and family-forming benefits

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in software engineering with a focus on scalable systems.
• Expertise in API design and backend services, with a strong understanding of data modeling.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and implementation of core systems critical to company growth.
• Drive incident response and platform performance management.

Skills

Software Engineering

API Design

Data Modeling

Cloud Environments

Effective Communication

Tools

TypeScript

Node.js

Vue.js

PostgreSQL

GCP

Job description

We’re looking for a Staff Engineer to help shape the future of our engineering organization. As a senior technical leader, you’ll design and guide complex systems, mentor teams, and drive key architectural decisions that enable Clearco to scale. This is a high-impact role suited for a builder who thrives on solving deep technical challenges and who is passionate about enabling others to succeed. You’ll collaborate cross-functionally, influence strategy, and ensure our systems are secure, performant, and designed for growth.

What You’ll Do

Architect, Build, and Scale Systems

• Lead design and implementation of core systems that are critical to Clearco’s growth and customer impact
• Define and uphold architectural patterns that balance scalability, maintainability, and delivery speed
• Evaluate and adopt new technologies where they improve business or developer outcomes
• Partner with engineering leads, product managers, and stakeholders to shape product direction
• Break down complex technical problems and help cross-functional teams deliver cohesive solutions
• Foster alignment on engineering best practices across teams

Lead Through Influence

• Act as a force multiplier: mentor engineers, drive technical excellence, and lead design reviews
• Set high standards for code quality, system resilience, and security
• Influence engineering culture through thought leadership and hands-on guidance

Own the End-to-End Lifecycle

• Champion CI/CD, observability, and operational readiness
• Drive incident response, root cause analysis, and long-term fixes for reliability
• Take ownership of platform performance, cost efficiency, and technical debt management

What We’re Looking For

Minimum Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience
• Expertise designing and building scalable distributed systems and backend services
• Deep understanding of API design, data modeling, and systems architecture
• Proficiency with SQL and/or NoSQL databases
• Experience working in cloud environments (preferably GCP)
• Effective communicator with experience influencing technical direction at the organizational level

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience leading technical strategy or major platform migrations
• Familiarity with our stack: TypeScript, Node.js, Vue.js, PostgreSQL, GCP
• Knowledge of DevOps practices, CI/CD tooling, and infrastructure-as-code
• A security-first mindset and familiarity with modern authentication, encryption, and secure-by-design principles

Why Join Us?

• Solve real-world problems with fintech products that help thousands of founders
• Join a high-performance culture that values autonomy, trust, and continuous learning
• Contribute at both the strategic and hands-on level
• Help build and evolve a strong engineering organization, not just code

Benefits at Clearco

• Competitive salary and incentives
• Comprehensive health and dental coverage
• RRSP / 401k matching
• Work-from-home stipend and flexible time-off policy
• Mental health and wellness support
• Fertility, hormonal health, and family-forming benefit

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Director

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

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