$65/hr - Backend Software Engineer

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About the Role

Our client is seeking a Backend Software Engineer to design, build, and maintain scalable backend systems supporting new products, partner integrations, market expansion, and regulatory initiatives. This is a full-time, contract-to-hire opportunity based in Toronto, Canada, with a strong stated likelihood of conversion to a permanent role.

A primary focus will be integrating an existing background-check system with a new vendor. You’ll work directly with vendor engineers to understand APIs, communicate technical and feature needs, resolve blockers, and deliver a reliable compliance-focused integration. You’ll also collaborate with internal engineering and cross-functional teams to balance technical investments with business and regulatory priorities.

Core Attributes

• Backend Systems Depth: You can design, build, debug, and improve scalable backend services and distributed systems.
• Technical Ownership: You’re comfortable taking projects from early design through implementation, deployment, and ongoing improvement.
• Partner Collaboration: You can work directly with external technical partners, clarify requirements, and proactively remove blockers.
• Reliability Mindset: You understand how to build and operate fault-tolerant, highly available systems at scale.
• Code Quality: You write readable, maintainable, well-tested code and contribute thoughtfully to code reviews.
• Practical Problem-Solving: You can balance architectural quality, delivery needs, compliance requirements, and business priorities.
• Knowledge Sharing: You communicate technical ideas clearly through documentation, discussions, code reviews, and team learning.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services and distributed systems.
• Build and support the integration of an existing background-check system with a new external vendor.
• Work directly with vendor engineers to understand APIs, communicate feature requirements, and resolve technical blockers.
• Write clean, readable, maintainable, and well-tested code following engineering best practices.
• Support projects from technical design through implementation, deployment, and ongoing improvement.
• Develop integrations with internal systems and external partners.
• Collaborate with engineers on architecture, technical design, and code reviews.
• Troubleshoot, debug, and optimize large-scale, highly available systems.
• Partner with cross-functional teams on initiatives supporting business growth, compliance, and regulatory requirements.
• Share technical knowledge through documentation, technical discussions, team learning sessions, and engineering best practices.

Qualifications for Success

Minimum Requirements:

• 3+ years of software engineering experience using high-level programming languages.
• Strong experience with backend software engineering and distributed systems.
• Proficiency with relational and/or NoSQL databases.
• Experience designing, debugging, or operating fault-tolerant, highly available, large-scale systems.
• Experience working with public cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, Microsoft Azure, or comparable technologies.
• Demonstrated ability to independently deliver high-quality technical work.
• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• Eligibility to work in Canada without visa sponsorship.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Python and/or Go.
• Experience in compliance, government technology, regulatory environments, or large-scale enterprise technology organizations.
• Experience integrating third-party APIs or working directly with external engineering partners.
• Proficiency with AI-enabled development tools.
• Interest in converting to a full-time position if mutually aligned.

Compensation & Benefits

• Pay: 65.00 CAD per hour.

Working Environment

• Location: Toronto, Canada.
• Work arrangement: Hybrid/in-person. During the contract period, in-office attendance once per week is preferred but not stated as a strict requirement.
• Full-time conversion expectation: 2–3 days…