Remote Senior Backend Engineer: Scale & Reliability

Canals; México; Remote; MXN 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-first culture

Job summary

Canals, a software company serving wholesale distributors, is seeking a senior backend engineer to scale and improve our core platform.

You will own large backend projects, drive performance, and collaborate with product and customer teams to deliver real value. This role is remote-first and distributed across the Americas, with opportunities to influence architecture and growth at Canals.

Qualifications

• Senior backend engineer with experience building scalable, high‑performance systems.
• Experience working independently in a fast‑paced, product‑focused environment.
• Ability to guide and unblock other engineers with architectural feedback.

Responsibilities

• Backend engineering 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.
• Help shape Canals’ future as we scale with customers.

Skills

Senior backend engineer

Scalability

Performance optimization

Code reviews

Technical leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Go

Python

PostgreSQL

Distributed systems

Job description

Canals, a software company serving wholesale distributors, is seeking a senior backend engineer to scale and improve our core platform.

You will own large backend projects, drive performance, and collaborate with product and customer teams to deliver real value. This role is remote-first and distributed across the Americas, with opportunities to influence architecture and growth at Canals.