Senior Software Developer, Backend

About Dialogue

Role Overview

What You Will Do

• Build, improve, and operate mission-critical applications and API services as part of the Client Experience team.
• Identify, refine, and prioritize work items by business value in collaboration with the product manager.
• Write and contribute to technical design documents that align the team on clear solutions.
• Write accurate, readable, testable code and maintainable test suites that set a strong example for other developers.
• Improve other developers' skills and effectiveness through code review, documentation, and direct guidance.

Experience and Qualifications

• At least 5 years of experience with distributed systems, API design, relational modeling, or database administration is required.
• Candidates should have architected, organized, and shipped significant software initiatives.
• Candidates should apply data structures and algorithms to build robust, scalable systems.
• Candidates should break down systems and product development work into incremental changes and consistently deliver value.
• Clear communication with technical and non-technical colleagues is required.
• Experience with Python, databases, and cloud infrastructure is required.
• PostgreSQL and AWS proficiency are assets, and web application development experience, particularly React, is an asset.

Workplace and Benefits Context

• Dialogue describes hybrid work as three days per week in its Montreal or Toronto offices, excluding remote roles.
• Eligible team members may work abroad for up to four weeks per year, depending on role and employment status.

Benefits

• Potential benefits include virtual mental health support, funded insurance, a health spending account, dental coverage, and fitness reimbursement.
• The package may include four weeks of vacation, wellness days, volunteer leave, incentive plans, referral bonuses, and RRSP matching.
• Learning support may include Coursera, an external training budget, mentorship, and optional parental leave top-up.

Application Notes

• Dialogue is an equal-opportunity employer and provides accommodations during recruitment.
• Dialogue uses artificial intelligence tools to assist with initial application screening and assessment.