Senior Backend Engineer — Scalable Systems

Canals; Sur; Remote; COP 120,000,000 - 200,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Canals is hiring a Senior Backend Engineer to join a remote-first team building scalable, high-performance systems for wholesale distributors. You will own major backend projects, drive architectural decisions, and collaborate with product and customer teams to ensure engineering aligns with business goals.

You’ll balance coding with mentoring and setting technical direction. The role offers a chance to move quickly in a growth-focused environment, delivering real value as Canals scales with its

Qualifications

• Senior backend experience building scalable, high-performance systems.
• Experience owning large backend projects from planning to deployment.
• Ability to guide and unblock engineers with architectural feedback.

Responsibilities

• Backend work focused on scalability, performance, and reliability.
• Own large, complex projects from planning to deployment.
• Collaborate with product and customer teams to align engineering with business needs.
• Balance hands-on coding with guiding the team’s technical direction.

Skills

Senior backend

Scalability

Independent work

Technical leadership

Job description

Canals is hiring a Senior Backend Engineer to join a remote-first team building scalable, high-performance systems for wholesale distributors. You will own major backend projects, drive architectural decisions, and collaborate with product and customer teams to ensure engineering aligns with business goals.

You’ll balance coding with mentoring and setting technical direction. The role offers a chance to move quickly in a growth-focused environment, delivering real value as Canals scales with its