Remote Senior Software Engineer - Internal Tooling

Description:

• Shakepay is on a mission to usher in the Bitcoin golden age and reimagine financial services for Canadians.
• The company culture emphasizes doing meaningful work, teamwork, and celebrating success.
• The Senior Software Engineer will be part of the Platform team, which empowers internal teams by providing necessary tools and practices.
• Responsibilities include building and owning internal tools, ensuring system scalability and reliability, driving architectural best practices, and improving quality and observability.
• The role involves working with both internally developed tools and third-party solutions to deliver scalable internal systems.
• The engineer will rapidly prototype and build internal tools, collaborate with internal users to identify pain points, and participate in the on-call rotation.

Requirements:

• A minimum of 5 years of experience in Full Stack engineering, Internal Tooling, or Platform Engineering with a proven track record of impactful improvements is required.
• Candidates must have a deep understanding of process engineering, system design, and workflow optimization.
• A passion for improving efficiency and driving measurable business outcomes through technical excellence is essential.
• Bonus points for experience with technologies such as Kubernetes, Datadog, AWS Cloud, PostgreSQL, Terraform, ArgoCD, and Node.js.
• A background in building FinTech infrastructure or understanding the unique challenges in this space is preferred.
• Familiarity with Bitcoin and a desire to learn more is a plus.
• A curated folder of Safe-for-Work reaction memes to foster team spirit is appreciated.

Benefits:

• Employees receive stock options as part of their total compensation, promoting a sense of ownership.
• Yearly salary assessments are conducted to help employees reach their financial goals.
• Health and dental coverage is provided, along with health and wellness spending accounts.
• The position is remote-friendly, allowing employees to work from anywhere in Canada, with optional access to office spaces in Montreal and Toronto.
• A $2,000 annual budget is allocated for courses, certifications, and training to support career growth.
• Employees are entitled to 20 days of vacation per year, with a $1,000 bonus for using all vacation time.
• Parental leave includes a top-up to 100% of salary for 18 weeks.
• Quarterly team-specific or company-wide offsite events are organized to foster connections among team members.