Senior Backend Engineer
1pertinent
Company Description
Our client, is the world’s leading premium flexible office provider, recently acquired by CBRE , the largest commercial real estate firm globally.
While backed by a Fortune 500 group , the Montreal digital engineering team operates like a true startup within the company. The local team consists of approximately 15 engineers (40 globally)and benefits from strong autonomy, modern tools, and a product-driven mindset. After four years of complete technical transformation, replacing legacy systems with a modern stack (React, Node.js, MongoDB, Kafka, HubSpot, Salesforce, Contentful), the team is now entering a pure innovation phase. Joining our client means working in a collaborative , ambitious , and impact-driven environment where ownership and initiative are highly valued.Job Description
The Role: Senior Software Engineer
Embedded within the Growth team, you will play a key role in building and scaling customer-facing products, from the public website to the member portal and mobile app. You will contribute to high-impact initiatives that directly support business growth, while owning your developments end-to-end in a fast-moving, product-driven environment.Key Responsibilities:
- Build & Scale: Develop and maintain high-performance platforms supporting coworking and flex-space operations, ensuring scalability and reliability.
- Architecture & Systems Design: Partner with Product and Digital teams to design robust, future-proof systems that reduce technical debt and eliminate data silos.
- Production Excellence: Deliver resilient solutions with a strong focus on stability, ensuring seamless deployments with no disruption to users.
- Full-Stack Collaboration: Bridge backend complexity with user-facing needs, contributing across the stack when required.
- Ownership & Impact: Take full ownership of features from design to production, with frequent releases and direct visibility on impact.
- Mentorship & Best Practices: Promote clean code, testing, and documentation standards while supporting team growth.
Qualifications
We are looking for a product-oriented engineer who thrives in a high-impact, collaborative environment and takes ownership beyond simple task execution.
- Experience: 5–7+ years of backend development in production environments using Node.js (JavaScript/TypeScript).
- Database Expertise: Strong experience with NoSQL databases (MongoDB preferred).
- Async & Distributed Systems: Experience designing asynchronous workflows using message queues (Kafka, RabbitMQ, Redis, AWS SNS/SQS).
- Cloud Environment: Hands-on experience with AWS ecosystems (EC2, S3, SNS, SQS, Elastic Beanstalk is a plus).
- Versatility: Ability to work across the full stack when needed in a flexible engineering environment.
- Communication: Strong ability to translate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
Nice to Have:
- Experience with real-time data systems or event-driven architectures
- Exposure to scalable SaaS platforms
- Interest in AI-driven or data-centric product environments
Additional Information
- Compensation: Competitive base salary with bonus potential, based on experience.
- Work Model : Hybrid – 1 day per week on-site (Wednesdays) at the Saint-Denis office in Montreal.
- Health Benefits: Comprehensive health insurance plans.
- Time Off: Generous and flexible paid time off.
- Wellness: Access to wellness programs and initiatives.
- Professional Development: Dedicated budget to support learning and growth.
- Retirement Plan: Employer-supported retirement savings plan.
$125k - $165k per year
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