Senior Backend Engineer - Scalable, High-Impact, Remote

Canals; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-first

Distributed across Americas

Job summary

Canals is seeking a senior backend engineer to own large, scalable systems from planning through deployment. You will collaborate closely with product and customer teams to ensure engineering aligns with business goals, while balancing hands-on work with guiding the team’s technical direction through code reviews and architectural feedback.

The role emphasizes ownership, performance, and reliability in a remote-first environment across the Americas.

Qualifications

• Senior backend engineer with focus on scalable, high-performance systems.
• Comfortable owning deliverables and driving quality standards.
• Able to mentor others through thoughtful code reviews and architectural feedback.

Responsibilities

• Own large, complex backend 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 through reviews and architecture feedback.

Skills

Senior backend engineering

Product collaboration

Code reviews & architecture

Job description

Canals is seeking a senior backend engineer to own large, scalable systems from planning through deployment. You will collaborate closely with product and customer teams to ensure engineering aligns with business goals, while balancing hands-on work with guiding the team’s technical direction through code reviews and architectural feedback.

The role emphasizes ownership, performance, and reliability in a remote-first environment across the Americas.