Remote - Canada
Your opportunity
Our client is a well-funded, series A, growth-oriented scale-up. They develop and distribute an app-based and browser-accessed fintech platform with a wide range of capabilities currently targeting Canadian consumers and businesses. They have identified several attractive product opportunities and are currently adding ~8 senior and staff engineers to expand and accelerate the product roadmap, pay down technical debt, anticipate and stay compliant with regulators, and harden the product and organization’s InfoSec posture.
The client’s existing product offers customers a user-friendly experience and a suite of features and incentives that reduce the friction between fiat and cryptocurrencies and between cryptocurrencies and everyday purchases. They have over 1.3M signups, 6-figures of monthly active users, and maintain a healthy treasury to support operations, invest in growth opportunities, and mitigate risks.
These roles will see you joining a research & development function of 35, 23 of whom are in software engineering (at the time of writing), on one of the 5 domain-specific engineering squads. This is a maturing organization and engineering team that has adopted specialization and instituted twice-yearly performance and compensation reviews. The tech stack is presently:
Backend: JavaScript/TypeScript, Node.js, PostgreSQL, Feathers.js, Sequelize
Frontend: TypeScript, React/React Native, Vue.js
Infrastructure: Docker, Github CI/CD, AWS EKS
The client has high expectations of themselves and the work can be intense. They acknowledge this by offering their team members competitive cash compensation practices and a generous, differentiated suite of perks and benefits that bolsters their mission-driven employer value proposition.
The company is a synchronous, remote-first environment with a majority of its team in the Eastern Time Zone. Team members are offered the flexibility to work across Canada, and occasionally from abroad, but must start the workday within 3 hours of 8am ET OR finish the workday within 3 hours of 5pm ET.
Your know-how
You have 5+ years of experience shipping production-grade, customer-facing software
You have expertise with TypeScript/JavaScript
You have experience designing and implementing both backend and frontend systems
You have experience mentoring engineers and providing technical guidance and feedback
You have experience working in a fast-paced, high-autonomy environment
It’s a bonus if
You have experience building large-scale consumer-facing systems
You are proficient in the Bitcoin and Ethereum protocols with extensive knowledge of blockchain technologies, including smart contract development, consensus mechanisms, and cryptographic security practices
You have experience with TypeScript, Node.js, Feathers.js, Sequelize, React/React Native, PostgreSQL, AWS
Our Edge
Hiring and retaining skilled talent is paramount for your company’s success. Finding the right people – who have the right skills and right personality fit – can be incredibly challenging in today’s job market. Here at hireVouch we can help you acquire the highest calibre candidates through the relationships we have formed over more than a decade. Our approach is an ethical one. Rather than use the often-employed aggressive methods typical of the recruitment industry, our focus is placed largely on referral-based networking.
Getting it right really matters to us. Let us leverage our network of talent that has already been vouched for by leading professionals in the industry to help your business grow.
Services Offered
Contingency and Retained Search
Here at hireVouch we focus on sourcing best-in-class candidates for rewarding positions in Canada and the US. We have extensive expertise in Contingency, Retained and Temporary placement, primarily within the IT sector.
On-Site Search Assistance
We have a trusted network of HR and search professionals who can provide on-site search services to help fulfill immediate needs as well as help train internal staff in finding the highest quality talent
Company Marketing Strategy
We know how competitive the job market can truly be and how important it is to have a strategy to attract talent. At hireVouch we have extensive expertise in helping companies better market themselves. We can provide the tools and knowledge that will assist you in making your business a highly attractive place to work. Developing a company marketing strategy is key to hiring the talent you need to grow.
