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Position: Sr. Backend Engineer - Microservices
Location: Toronto, ON
Type: Fulltime / Contract
We are looking for a Backend Engineer with experience in building highly scalable
solutions based on microservice architecture. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will
be working with a highly skilled cross functional team to enhance our core banking
platform.
Mandatory skills
· Python expertise
· System design experience
· SQL Experience
· Any messagebroker experience
Responsibilities and Duties
● Design and deliver high quality features and enhancements.
● Own the end-to-end delivery of large features within your team that could span 3+
months.
● Create technical design specifications in collaboration with other members of the
engineering team.
● Provide estimates and actively participate in the sprint planning process.
● Produce highly secure solutions.
● Tune the performance of our distributed system to ensure they operate within our
SLAs.
● Peer review other engineers’ code.
● Mentor other engineers to create good technical solutions to problems and ship
code quickly to our customers.
Qualifications and Skills
● Experience on system design, ability to articulate a good solution and a system
that will scale and respond well to system failures and unexpected issues with
downstream dependencies.
● Experience with cloud computing and container-based distributed systems
(Docker).
● Experience working with relational databases (preferably MySQL) and high
proficiency with SQL.
● Understanding of higher-level RDBMS concepts (locking and transaction model,
isolation levels, deadlocks, etc.).
● Significant experience with at least one dynamically typed, object-oriented
programming. language (preference for Python).
● Great understanding of distributed systems and microservice architecture.
● Hands-on experience in using message brokers such as RabbitMQ.
● Deep understanding of restful API development.
● Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced customer centric environment.
● 5+ years of experience in software development.
● Excellent communication and organization skills.
● Proven experience using code repositories such as GitHub.
● Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or equivalent.
● Familiar with nix like environments.
● Build and integration experience with Payroll Providers and Time & Attendance
platforms is highly desirable.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 12 months
Pay: From $110,000.00 per year
Benefits:
Paid time off
Tuition reimbursement
Schedule:
8 hour shift
Day shift
Monday to Friday
Experience:
Messagebroker: 10 years (required)
Python: 10 years (required)
System Design: 10 years (required)
SQL: 10 years (required)
Position: Sr. Backend Engineer - Microservices
Location: Toronto, ON
Type: Fulltime / Contract
We are looking for a Backend Engineer with experience in building highly scalable
solutions based on microservice architecture. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will
be working with a highly skilled cross functional team to enhance our core banking
platform.
Mandatory skills
· Python expertise
· System design experience
· SQL Experience
· Any messagebroker experience
Responsibilities and Duties
● Design and deliver high quality features and enhancements.
● Own the end-to-end delivery of large features within your team that could span 3+
months.
● Create technical design specifications in collaboration with other members of the
engineering team.
● Provide estimates and actively participate in the sprint planning process.
● Produce highly secure solutions.
● Tune the performance of our distributed system to ensure they operate within our
SLAs.
● Peer review other engineers’ code.
● Mentor other engineers to create good technical solutions to problems and ship
code quickly to our customers.
Qualifications and Skills
● Experience on system design, ability to articulate a good solution and a system
that will scale and respond well to system failures and unexpected issues with
downstream dependencies.
● Experience with cloud computing and container-based distributed systems
(Docker).
● Experience working with relational databases (preferably MySQL) and high
proficiency with SQL.
● Understanding of higher-level RDBMS concepts (locking and transaction model,
isolation levels, deadlocks, etc.).
● Significant experience with at least one dynamically typed, object-oriented
programming. language (preference for Python).
● Great understanding of distributed systems and microservice architecture.
● Hands-on experience in using message brokers such as RabbitMQ.
● Deep understanding of restful API development.
● Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced customer centric environment.
● 5+ years of experience in software development.
● Excellent communication and organization skills.
● Proven experience using code repositories such as GitHub.
● Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or equivalent.
● Familiar with nix like environments.
● Build and integration experience with Payroll Providers and Time & Attendance
platforms is highly desirable.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 12 months
Pay: From $110,000.00 per year
Benefits:
Paid time off
Tuition reimbursement
Schedule:
8 hour shift
Day shift
Monday to Friday
Experience:
Messagebroker: 10 years (required)
Python: 10 years (required)
System Design: 10 years (required)
SQL: 10 years (required)
💡 Quick Summary
Seeking a career-building opportunity? The Senior Backend Developer position is now open for candidates interested in the Software Developer Jobs sector. This role in Toronto offers a professional environment and growth potential.
Requirement Snapshot: Candidates should possess basic communication skills, a proactive attitude, and the ability to work in a team. Experience in Software Developer Jobs is a plus.
