Senior Software Engineer, Backend

Summary

Join GlossGenius as a Senior Software Engineer, Backend and contribute to the backend services powering our suite of products. You will own projects end-to-end, collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders, produce high-quality code, and architect scalable systems. The role requires 5+ years of software engineering experience, leading end-to-end product development, and working in collaborative environments. This remote position, based in or near the Greater Toronto Area, offers flexible PTO, competitive health and dental insurance, generous parental leave, professional development stipends, home office support, and team-bonding opportunities.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in software engineering
• You have experience leading and owning end-to-end product development and impactful technology initiatives for organizations; you’re able to break down work into manageable tasks for a team and partner with operational teams to roll out changes that affect their workflow
• You have experience working in a collaborative environment involving different functions, stakeholders, and subject matter experts
• You have a desire to work in a fast paced environment, a bias for action, a passion for self-improvement, and helping to elevate and mentor those around you

Responsibilities

• Own projects end to end, from design to implementation, managing complexity and working with stakeholders to think through areas such as business impact, reliability, operability, and security
• Collaborate with product managers, product design, or other cross-functional stakeholders on roadmap initiatives, product ideation, and prioritization. Break down epics and projects to consumable size for the team and continuous deployment
• Produce high-quality code that’s easily testable, readable, and accounts for edge cases and errors
• Architect tools, services, and systems using well accepted design patterns to allow for iterative autonomous development and future scaling
• Uphold best practices and high standards for engineering and product quality in addition to mentoring newer team members to do the same

Benefits

• Flexible PTO
• Competitive health & dental insurance options, with premiums covered by GG
• Generous, fully-paid parental leave policy
• Professional Development - employees receive a yearly stipend for approved learning and educational-related expenses
• Home office support
• Team Bonding opportunities - as a distributed team, being able to build meaningful bonds both virtually and in person is incredibly important to us! We are constantly evaluating how we accomplish this and currently, teams are given opportunities to gather in person throughout the year