Senior Software Engineer - Work from home

You are a strong full-stack software engineer with experience building and maintaining production systems. You care deeply about code quality, reliability, and user experience, and you enjoy working across frontend and backend systems to deliver meaningful features.

You understand how modern web applications are built and deployed in cloud environments and are comfortable working within AWS-based systems, even if you are not directly responsible for managing infrastructure. You collaborate well with others, communicate clearly, and take ownership of the software you build.

You may be at an Intermediate or Senior stage in your career (we are open to either level). Senior engineers bring greater technical leadership and autonomy, while Intermediate engineers are eager to grow and deepen their impact.

As a Software Engineer at Rival, you will contribute to the design, development, and delivery of high-quality software across our product platform. You are responsible for owning the code you write, developing strong product knowledge, and continuously improving how we build and ship software.

When you join Rival Group, you're not just accelerating your career—you're also helping shape the future of customer insights and market research.

We're a forward-thinking, results-driven organization obsessed with helping innovative brands get closer to their customers in a way that feels fresh, organic, and fun. Rival Technologies, the tech arm of our business, is the world's best conversational research platform and one of Vancouver's fastest-growing tech companies. Reach3 Insights, our consulting side, is an award-winning market research agency with offices in Chicago, Toronto, and Vancouver. Together, we're helping brands like Coca-Cola, Kellogg's, Dell Technologies, REVOLT TV, and Roblox get better insights they can use to deliver better products, create more impactful marketing campaigns, and improve the end-to-end customer experience.

Our customers LOVE our tech and services. If making measurable, immediate impact while having fun sounds like your jam, then we invite you to apply!

Design, develop, test, and ship production features across the Rival product suite

Work across frontend and backend systems in a modern JavaScript-based stack

Collaborate closely with Product, UX, QA, and other engineers to refine requirements and deliver well-scoped solutions

Take ownership of features, defects, and technical tasks from implementation through release

Improve code quality, test coverage, tooling, and overall developer experience

Participate in code reviews and technical discussions, providing thoughtful and constructive feedback

Identify technical risks, trade-offs, and blockers early, and communicate them clearly

Debug issues across the application stack, including frontend, backend, and cloud environments

AI and Modern Development Practices

Rival encourages engineers to thoughtfully leverage AI-assisted development tools to improve productivity and quality.

Use AI tools to assist with coding, testing, debugging, refactoring, and documentation

Apply strong judgment when evaluating AI-generated output for correctness, security, and maintainability

Experience designing or developing AI-related features is considered a strong asset

5+ years of professional experience working on production software systems in engineering or engineering-adjacent roles

• Experience with both frontend and backend development
• Strong understanding of software engineering fundamentals, including clean code, testing, and performance
• Experience working within cloud-based environments, preferably AWS
• Languages & Runtime : JavaScript, TypeScript, Node.js

Frontend : React, Redux, Next.js, Styled Components

Data & Storage : PostgreSQL, Redis or Valkey, MongoDB

Cloud : AWS (application-level experience); Testing : Cypress, Jest, React Testing Library, Playwright, Vitest, Cucumber

Atlassian Jira and Confluence, with a solid understanding of Agile workflows, including backlog grooming, sprint planning, and Scrum ceremonies

Additional Expectations For Senior Engineers

Own larger technical initiatives or epics end to end

Influence architectural decisions and long-term technical direction

Proactively identify and mitigate technical risks

Raise the quality bar through strong design, code reviews, and mentorship

Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Act as a force multiplier by improving team processes, delivery predictability, and technical standards

We're committed to pay equity/fair pay practices and closing the gender salary gap.

~ In determining salary, Rival Technologies considers many factors including the successful candidate's skillset and experience as well as internal equity. Home office, Internet and Cellphone stipends

Parental leave top up

Hybrid working model and home office benefits

Comprehensive paid time off that covers vacation, sick, and personal days.

Extended health and dental plan

• Health spending account
• Generous sick, personal, and mental health days
• $According to a survey of our employees conducted by an independent agency:
• If you think you're a good fit, please connect with us ASAP with your resume. At Rival, we value the unique qualities and experiences that each candidate brings to the table. We believe in a personal approach to hiring and take the time to thoroughly review each resume ourselves. Rest assured, we do not use AI or automated systems to review or filter resumes. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace committed to building a team culture that celebrates diversity and inclusion. Rival provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, religion, age, ancestry, gender, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, veteran status, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

No recruiters and no phone calls, please!