Software Engineer, Infrastructure

About Bree

Bree is a consumer finance platform that brings better, faster, and cheaper financial services to over half the Canadian population who live paycheck to paycheck. We operate in a huge, but overlooked market in a country with the least amount of financial technology innovation in the developed world. Our first act is to become the cheapest and best provider of short-term credit to the 20 million people in Canada who live paycheck to paycheck.

More than 800,000 Canadians have already signed up with Bree and we believe we are just scratching the surface. We are in an exciting place where we have product market fit, explosive growth, and a clear path to becoming one of the most important FinTechs in Canada.

We are at 8-figures of annualized revenue, growing double-digit monthly, profitable, and have had zero voluntary employee churn. We were part of Y Combinator in 2021 and raised a $2M seed round shortly after.

About the Role

We are looking for a Software Engineer, Infrastructure to ensure our data-intensive systems' reliability, scalability, and maintainability.

What You'll Do

• Design, implement, and maintain infrastructure solutions that ensure the reliability, scalability, and maintainability of data-intensive systems.

• Identify, prioritize, and eliminate technical debt by refactoring code and improving system architecture for long-term efficiency and performance.

• Optimize PostgreSQL databases for performance, scalability, and cost-efficiency, including query optimization, indexing strategies, and capacity planning.

• Implement and enforce best practices for Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools such as Pulumi, Terraform, or AWS CloudFormation to achieve consistent and automated deployments.

• Establish robust monitoring and alerting solutions with Grafana/Datadog to ensure proactive detection and resolution of performance bottlenecks and system issues.

• Drive improvements in system observability, including metrics, logging, and tracing, to enable data-driven decision-making and incident response.

What You'll Need

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field.

• Experience building scalable, reliable, and maintainable infrastructure systems.

• Expertise in serverless architecture using AWS Lambda or similar frameworks.

• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code tools like Pulumi, Terraform, or AWS CloudFormation.

• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Go, or JavaScript/TypeScript.

• Familiarity with monitoring tools such as Grafana and Datadog for metrics, logging, and alerting.

• Strong troubleshooting skills for diagnosing and resolving infrastructure issues.

• Experience refactoring systems to address technical debt and improve maintainability.

• Effective communication and collaboration skills for cross-team projects.

• Commitment to staying updated on trends in cloud infrastructure and machine learning.

You’re Excited About This Role Because…

• You’ll contribute to cutting-edge infrastructure for data-intensive systems that support Canadian consumers.

• You’re passionate about leveraging advanced technologies to build scalable and efficient platforms.

• You’ll play a key role in optimizing and maintaining systems critical to the company’s success.

• You’ll be part of a fast-growing team shaping the future of infrastructure at an innovative company.

• You’ll have the opportunity to drive impactful changes that enable rapid growth and scalability.

• You’re excited to collaborate on transformative solutions for reliability, maintainability, and scalability.

Full-Time Employee Benefits Include:

Top of the market compensation for top performers

⚕️Comprehensive health, dental, and vision benefits plan

$1,500 annual learning & home-office stipend

$1,000 annual wellness stipend

Monthly Lunch Stipend

Commuter Benefits

Paid Parental leave

20 annual PTO days + unlimited sick days

Quarterly Team Gatherings

☕ In Office Amenities