Software Engineer II

Summary

Join Keela, a company empowering social impact organizations with technology, as a Mid-level Software Engineer. You will collaborate on developing high-quality software designs and architecture for core platform systems, maintain legacy code, and advance micro-services and APIs. The ideal candidate possesses 2-3 years of professional software development experience, expertise in Node.js and modern databases, and familiarity with various full-stack and front-end frameworks. You will take ownership of mid-level projects, contribute to code reviews, and excel in problem-solving. Keela offers a remote-first work environment, generous PTO, paid parental leave, robust health coverage, and RRSP matching.

Requirements

• 2-3 years minimum of professional software development experience
• Professional coding experience in one or more modern languages. Experience with Node.js is a must
• Professional experience with one or more modern databases such as MongoDB or PostgreSQL
• Familiarity with one or more modern full-stack frameworks such as Express, Fastify, Meteor, Django
• Familiarity with one or more modern front-end frameworks such as Angular, React, VueJS
• Has strong technical skills and can write quality code with minimal supervision
• Can solve intermediate problems autonomously
• Effective team communication
• Has developed professional opinions on usage of tests and process
• Experienced in Agile/Scrum development practices
• Strong sense of ownership, urgency, accountability, and ability to drive projects to completion independently
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience
• Experience with tools such as Linear, Notion, GitHub, Slack, and Python

Responsibilities

• Collaborate to develop high-quality software designs and architecture for core platform systems
• Maintain legacy code (both frontend and backend)
• Maintain and advance micro-services and APIs
• Take ownership of mid-level projects and deliver quality work independently
• Actively contribute to team discussions, code reviews, and technical decision-making
• Write unit tests
• Prioritize, set and meet commitments

Benefits

• We’re a remote-first company
• We also have generous PTO plans (4 weeks of vacation, volunteer time off, plus an office closure from Christmas to New Year’s Day!)
• And support paid parental leave (12 weeks)
• We offer robust medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance coverages
• And have a 4% match on RRSP