Software Engineer (Flexible/Remote)

About Borrowell At Borrowell, we’re on a mission to help Canadians feel confident about their money. We empower individuals to take control of their financial futures by providing the tools and insights needed to understand, build, and use their credit effectively.
1 in 10 Canadians use Borrowell for comprehensive credit monitoring and personalized insights. Our innovative services, including Credit Builder and rent reporting, help consumers build credit so they can unlock access to a wider range of financial products at more competitive rates. We pride ourselves on fostering a culture of collaboration, humility, and innovation. If you’re looking to join a company that’s transforming the financial landscape and empowering Canadians to achieve their financial aspirations, we invite you to explore career opportunities at Borrowell. Together, we can help Canadians feel confident about money.
As a Software Developer on Borrowell’s Engineering team, you will design, develop, optimize, test, and maintain application code for our in-house web and mobile products. You will ensure that software meets both the technical and business requirements that guided its design.
We are currently hiring for multiple positions across our specialized engineering pods. Depending on your background, interests, and performance during our coding challenge, we will tailor your interview path toward one of the following teams:
Frontend Platform: Focused on architecting our universal codebase and acting as a technical force multiplier for the engineering organization. You’ll work with React, React Native, and our monorepo infrastructure to build foundational core libraries that empower product teams to ship cross-platform features.
You will work on microservices architecture, event-driven systems, and critical infrastructure projects like identity management (Auth0).
Product Development Pods: Embedded within cross-functional teams (Product, Design, QA), you’ll work on building and maintaining products from the ground up, directly impacting the lives of over 4 million Borrowell members.

Technical Versatility: Working experience building scalable web applications on the cloud, preferably within a microservices architecture.
Knowledge of modern JavaScript front-end frameworks (we primarily use React, React Native, and TypeScript) OR a strong foundation in backend development (our backend is .NET 10 on Azure).
Database Proficiency: Demonstrated proficiency with SQL and NoSQL databases.
A large chunk of your time will be spent experimenting and building new products from scratch rather than just maintaining old code.
Knowledge of Microsoft Azure.
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# A phone call with a recruiter
A technical coding challenge and discussion that is grounded in being practical, realistic, and open book - we're trying to understand your skills holistically, not trying to see how much you can memorize algorithms
A systems design conversation that dives deeper into your experience building scalable systems
A conversation with a senior leader
That's it! The Opportunity - join and have a major impact at a growing company that is helping make financial stability possible for everybody

Comprehensive Health Benefits - medical, dental, vision, and paramedical health benefits for you and your family, with extra yearly coverage for psychotherapists and massage therapists
Additional Health Benefits - virtual benefit offering that allows you to connect 24/7 with nurses, doctors and mental health professionals
Maternity & Parental Leave Top-up - available to new parents
WFH Reimbursement - we ship you gear like a laptop, mouse, keyboard, and you can reimburse additional items to make your workplace better for you
Employee Development Benefit - annual reimbursements on payments to help your learning
Givewell Benefit - 1 paid volunteer day a year to give back to the community
Flexibility - flexible working hours and a flexible vacation policy
We are remote-first across Canada with an office in Toronto. This role will require you to attend in-person meetings and team-building events. While this role is remote, we are currently only able to hire candidates physically located in Ontario, BC, or Alberta.
At Borrowell, one of our core values and firm beliefs is that diversity makes us better. What’s most important is that you have a growth mindset and care about helping people with their finances - an area in their lives that causes a lot of stress.
Please note that due to the sensitive nature of the work we do, clearing a credit and criminal record check is a condition of employment.
Please let us know if you require accommodation at any stage in the selection process.
The budgeted annual salary range for this role is $80,000 – $130,000 CAD.