Senior Software Engineer, TRM
Key Skills for This Role
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Key Responsibilities
- Design, build, and operate full stack features end to end, from technical design through deployment and production support, with an emphasis on reliability, safe deployments, and operational simplicity.
- Partner with Product and Design during discovery to shape scope, surface technical trade-offs early, and provide credible estimates.
- Write technical designs for significant work and guide architecture decisions within your area, in partnership with your Engineering Manager and fellow senior engineers.
- Build automated testing, observability, and operational ownership into every stage of delivery.
- Raise the team's engineering bar through thoughtful code review, mentoring, and contributing to shared standards and patterns.
- Proactively identify and resolve issues across the stack, keeping our systems stable, performant, and ready to grow.
- Participate in the on-call rotation and incident follow-through, turning production issues into lasting fixes.
- Use AI-assisted development tools effectively and responsibly, within Topstep's standards for AI-built software.
- Required Qualifications and Key Competencies
- 5+ years of experience building and operating production-grade systems with user-facing APIs, with demonstrated impact on scalability and reliability.
- Strong full stack foundation: backend development in TypeScript and Node.js with solid API design (REST, GraphQL), and modern frontend development in React and Next.js.
- Experience designing and operating distributed systems, including event-driven architectures, message queues, eventual consistency, and concurrency and race-condition handling, with a strong focus on performance, security, and maintainability.
- Strong database fundamentals with PostgreSQL or SQL Server, including schema design, migrations, indexing, and query optimization.
- A production mindset and bias toward action, embracing metrics, logging, tracing, on-call participation, and end-to-end ownership of delivery.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to a range of audiences and work well with Product, Design, and QA.
Preferred Qualifications
- Background in financial technology or highly regulated spaces where precision, traceability, and regulatory standards drive engineering decisions.
- Practical expertise with payment gateways, billing infrastructures, or authentication and user identity services.
- Hands-on familiarity with AWS services, container orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes), and modern deployment pipelines using Argo CD or GitHub Actions.
- Proven capability leveraging AI developer tooling effectively while upholding rigorous standards for code health and maintainability.
- Track record of delivering high-scale, end-user applications with a sharp focus on intuitive product design.
- Company Culture & Perks
- Topstep is an engaging working environment which ranges from fully remote to hybrid. We foster a culture of collaboration with cameras on during meetings and a robust Slack environment for communication.
- Holidays provided in accordance with applicable provincial minimum employment standards legislation. Paid time off is front-loaded.
- Competitive RRSP matching, health, dental, and vision insurance is offered for full time employees.
- Vacations are encouraged with a bonus for taking 5 consecutive days. Employee referrals are bonused. Topstep offers a food and groceries budget and contributes towards health and wellness.
- New Hire Base Salary Range
- CAD 220,534 - CAD 284,560 annually.
- Bonus: This position is eligible for a performance-based bonus as provided by the plan terms and governing documents.
- The compensation offered will take into account internal compensation structure and may vary depending on the candidate's geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors.
- Equal Opportunity Employer
- Topstep is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where all employees and applicants are valued. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status, in compliance with applicable human rights legislation.
- Use of Artificial Intelligence
- The Company does not use artificial intelligence to screen, assess or select applicants.
- Nature of Position
- This posting is for an existing vacancy.
- Interested in the role? Apply today with your resume!
- At this time, immigration sponsorship is not available for this position (including H-1B, STEM OPT training plans, etc.).
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- Notice of Use of Artificial Intelligence in Recruitment and Hiring: Notice Pursuant to 775 ILCS 5/2-102(L). Topstep LLC uses artificial intelligence ("AI") in connection with its recruitment and hiring process. Examples include, but are not limited to, AI tools used to improve job descriptions, generate interview questions, draft communications, assist with scheduling, and source candidates, as well as AI features built into third-party platforms such as LinkedIn, Indeed, and Glassdoor. Topstep will not use AI that has the effect of subjecting employees or applicants to discrimination on the basis of any protected class under the Illinois Human Rights Act.
About Topstep
Topstep is a private futures proprietary trading firm that evaluates traders and offers paths to funded trading.
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