Wattpad is hiring a
Senior Backend Engineer

Summary

The job is for a software developer on the Payment and Ads Platforms team at Wattpad, a global entertainment company. The role involves building scalable payment services and consolidating ads logic as a backend platform. The candidate should have 5+ years of experience in software development, be skilled in Go and PHP, and have experience with AWS or another major cloud provider.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in a prior software development role
• Skilled in Go
• Knowledge of PHP
• Experience with AWS (or another major cloud provider like Azure or GCP)
• Experience with 3rd party integrations
• Enjoy building and maintaining complex back-end systems that operate 24/7 at high scale

Benefits

• Career development; we believe in mentorship and investing in your learning, supporting you to achieve your goals
• Health benefits, including vision and dental!
• RRSP Contributions (Canada), 401K Contributions (USA)
• Generous vacation and Parental Leave Top-up
• Corporate discount for gym memberships for you and your family
• Winter break shutdown and a whole lot more!