Senior Backend Engineer for Scalable Systems (Remote)

Canals; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Canals is hiring a senior backend engineer to own large-scale systems within a remote-first, fast-growing startup. You will design, implement, and scale backend services that power our AI-driven platform for the industrial supply chain.

Join an 80-person team across the Americas, collaborating with product and customer teams. You will balance hands-on coding with guiding the team’s technical direction as we scale with our customers.

Qualifications

• Senior-level backend engineering experience building scalable, high-performance systems.
• Experience working independently in a fast-paced, product-focused environment.
• Ability to own deliverables and ensure projects are delivered to a high standard.
• Ability to guide and unblock other engineers, providing thoughtful code reviews and architectural feedback.

Responsibilities

• Backend engineering work focused on scalability, performance, and reliability.
• Own large, complex projects from planning to deployment.
• Collaborate directly with product and customer teams to align engineering with business needs.
• Balance hands-on coding with guiding the team’s technical direction.
• Help shape the future of Canals as we continue scaling with our customers.

Skills

Backend engineering

Code reviews

Ownership of deliverables

Architectural feedback

Independent in fast-paced environments

Job description

Canals is hiring a senior backend engineer to own large-scale systems within a remote-first, fast-growing startup. You will design, implement, and scale backend services that power our AI-driven platform for the industrial supply chain.

Join an 80-person team across the Americas, collaborating with product and customer teams. You will balance hands-on coding with guiding the team’s technical direction as we scale with our customers.