Staff Software Engineer, Backend Infrastructure

Thumbtack; Remote; CAD 286,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading home improvement services company in Canada is seeking a Backend Engineer to own and enhance Go build and verification pipelines. The role offers a chance to work remotely while making significant contributions to backend engineering processes. Candidates will leverage their expertise in CI/CD systems and Go programming to diagnose and improve reliability and performance in infrastructure. This position emphasizes long-term career growth and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Salary up to $286,000

Flexibility to work remotely

Supportive and collaborative environment

Qualifications

• Experience owning and improving CI/CD systems for large, shared codebases.
• Strong proficiency with Go and familiarity with build, test, and verification workflows.
• Ability to diagnose and address reliability and performance issues.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end health of Go build and verification pipelines.
• Define and implement backend CI/CD failure visibility workflows.
• Improve local backend development workflows.
• Establish and enforce Go platform standards.

Skills

CI/CD systems

Go programming

Infrastructure reliability

Job description

Overview

Employer Industry: Home Improvement Services

Why consider this job opportunity:

• Salary up to $286,000 for candidates in Ontario and British Columbia
• Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology in backend infrastructure
• Flexibility to work remotely
• Chance to make a significant impact on backend engineering processes
• Supportive and collaborative environment with opportunities for mentorship and community engagement
• Focus on long-term career growth and professional development

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end health of Go build and verification pipelines, ensuring performance, reliability, and flakiness reduction
• Define and implement backend CI/CD failure visibility and debugging workflows
• Improve local backend development workflows to enhance feedback loops and reduce reliance on staging deploys
• Establish and enforce Go platform standards and documentation expectations
• Partner with Platform Engineering and other infrastructure teams to align backend infrastructure with existing platforms

Qualifications

• Experience owning and improving CI/CD systems for large, shared codebases
• Strong proficiency with Go and familiarity with Go build, test, and verification workflows
• Ability to diagnose and address reliability and performance issues in infrastructure systems
• Experience working in shared ownership environments and establishing clear platform boundaries
• Ability to operate with focused scope and deliver high-leverage improvements as an early team member

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience improving developer experience through tooling, workflow design, or platform standards
• Comfort working on platform-oriented problems rather than feature-oriented product work

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