Staff / Principal / Lead Software Engineer

Position: Staff / Principal / Lead Software Engineer (Remote - Canada)

We’re looking for an experienced software engineering expert to help us design and deliver scalable, cloud‑native solutions as part of a small, high‑performing team. You can join us remotely from anywhere in Canada or work onsite in our Ottawa office – your choice.

As a Staff/Principal/Lead Engineer, you won’t just write code – you’ll help shape product strategy, set technical direction, and mentor others. If you’re passionate about modern architecture, love solving hard problems, and want to have a real impact on product and culture, we want to talk.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Drive design and architecture of scalable, resilient systems across our product suite.
• Collaborate closely with Product Managers and UX Designers to define and deliver elegant solutions to customer problems.
• Lead proof‑of‑concept development and evaluate new technologies or architectural approaches.
• Mentor and pair with other engineers to level up the team’s capabilities.
• Oversee large refactoring efforts and guide the resolution of complex, system‑level technical issues.
• Participate in code reviews and support production systems as needed.

What You Bring

• Deep experience building and maintaining modern, cloud‑native applications – ideally with AWS and JavaScript (Node.js, React, etc.).
• Hands‑on expertise with services like Lambda, S3, API Gateway, SQS, and similar.
• Proven ability to lead engineering projects and influence architecture and technical direction.
• Comfort working across the stack, from front‑end components to infrastructure automation to database modeling.
• A strong sense of ownership – you drive initiatives from inception to production.
• Experience in fast‑paced, product‑focused environments, with a bias toward delivering value quickly.
• Bonus: Experience with ElasticSearch, CI/CD pipelines, security best practices, and DevOps fundamentals.

Our Tech Stack

• Language: JavaScript (Node.js, React)
• Cloud: AWS (Serverless‑first mindset)
• Databases: MySQL, ElasticSearch
• Tooling: GitHub (incl Actions), AWS SAM & CDK, CloudWatch

Why You’ll Love Working Here

• Autonomy & Impact: Small team, big responsibilities. You’ll influence everything from architecture to user experience.
• Modern Tech: We move fast, embrace serverless, and experiment with new technologies.
• Customer Focused: We care deeply about solving real‑world problems for our users.
• Continuous Learning: We invest in growing our people, not just our product.
• Flexible Work: Work remotely from anywhere in Canada, or join us in Ottawa.

Our Engineering Values

• Deliver Fast, Deliver Well: Ship frequently, learn constantly.
• Own It: From concept to production – you’re accountable.
• Move With Curiosity: Try things, test assumptions, and evolve.
• Customer First: We succeed when our customers succeed.