Software Engineer, Backend

Role overview

Responsibilities

• Own well-defined platform tasks and contribute features with guidance as needed.
• Write reliable, performant, well-tested, readable, maintainable code; participate in code reviews.
• Monitor deployed code, fix bugs, debug issues, and participate in on-call operations and postmortems.
• Contribute to technical debt reduction, modernization, documentation, runbooks, and onboarding materials.
• Collaborate with Machine Learning Engineers, Data Scientists, and other partners; contribute to planning discussions.
• Use AI tooling to accelerate development workflows.

Experience

• BSc/MSc in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, or relevant work experience.
• At least one year of backend engineering experience, internships included, using a stack such as Python, Go, or Java.
• Experience with Linux.
• Nice to have: exposure to ML systems or ML serving, training, or deployment infrastructure.
• Nice to have: familiarity with AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud, or AI-assisted coding tools such as Cursor or Claude Code.

Workplace

• Hybrid schedule with at least three office days per week, including Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday.
• Hybrid roles may work from anywhere for up to four weeks per year.

Compensation

• Expected base pay range for the Toronto area is CAD $88,000–$110,000; equity, bonus, and benefits are not included.

Benefits

• Benefits include health and dental coverage, life and disability benefits, mental health and family-building benefits, child care and pet benefits, and a company-funded Health Care Savings Account.
• The package includes an RRSP plan with company match, paid time off, new-parent leave, commuter benefits, and Lyft ride credits.