Canals - Early Careers Engineers

Silver.dev; United States; Remote; USD 72,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-first culture

Flexible work environment

Strong engineering culture

Job summary

Canals, a remote-first startup, is hiring an Early Career Engineer to join our backend team. You’ll work with senior engineers to design, build, and maintain scalable systems powering our logistics platform.

You'll contribute to feature development, bug fixes, reviews, testing, and documentation while learning modern engineering practices and gaining ownership over time. This role offers exposure to real customers and measurable business impact as we accelerate growth.

Qualifications

• 0–2 years of professional software engineering experience (internships count).
• Fundamentals in at least one backend language (Go/Python/Node).
• Curiosity to understand complex systems and ownership mindset.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain backend systems powering the platform.
• Contribute to feature development, bug fixes, and performance improvements.
• Participate in code reviews, testing, and documentation for quality.
• Collaborate with product and design to move ideas to production.
• Learn new tools and grow toward greater ownership over time.

Skills

0-2 years experience

Backend language knowledge

Curiosity & collaboration

Job description

About Canals

Canals is a fully remote, profitable startup transforming the industrial supply chain ($10T industry) with AI. Our platform seamlessly integrates with the systems distributors already use, automating tedious tasks and reducing failure points in moving physical goods across the globe.

We’re an 80-person team (~50 in engineering), located across North and South America.

The Role

Our customer base is growing fast, and we’re looking for an Early Career Engineer eager to learn and grow with us. You’ll work alongside experienced engineers building scalable, high-performance systems that solve real-world problems in logistics and automation.

This is a great opportunity to gain exposure to modern engineering practices, real customers, and a product that delivers measurable business impact.

What You’ll Do

Work closely with senior engineers to design, build, and maintain backend systems that power our platform.

Contribute to feature development, bug fixes, and performance improvements.

Participate in code reviews, testing, and documentation to ensure quality and maintainability.

Collaborate with product and design teams to bring ideas from concept to production.

Learn new tools and technologies, and grow into greater ownership over time.

What You’ll Bring

• Typically, 0–2 years of professional experience as a software engineer (internships or projects count!).
• Solid programming fundamentals and familiarity with at least one backend language (Go, Python, Node, etc.).
• Curiosity and a desire to understand how complex systems fit together.
• Eagerness to learn from others and contribute to a collaborative, high-performing team.
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills.
• Interest in startups, AI, or logistics a plus.

Why Join Canals

• Real-world impact: your work improves global supply chains, saving customers time and reducing waste.
• Strong engineering culture: we invest in quality and documentation to keep moving fast sustainably.
• Culture of ownership: moving fast while putting quality first.
• Remote-first, flexible work environment across North and South America.
• Stellar product-market fit with tons of customer love.
• All star team with diverse backgrounds to collaborate with and learn from.

Interview Process

• Silver screening Interview.
• Silver Technical Interview.
• Client Screening Interview.
• Client Live coding Interview.
• Client Technical interview.
• Client Behavioral Interview.