Senior Backend Engineer
Vancouver, BC, Canada {{REMOTE}}
Senior Level
Full-Time
Top Benefits
Remote-first work anywhere in Canada
Flexible work hours, no set schedule
Unlimited Responsible Time Off
About the role
- We are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to be a technical leader on our foundational Platform team. This team builds the connective tissue of our product—the core services, APIs, and integration frameworks that link Procurify to our customers’ most critical financial and HR systems
- In this role, you will be a hands-on expert in building robust, scalable integrations. You will own the design and development of our connections to key Accounting and ERP platforms, enabling seamless data flow and unlocking powerful automated workflows for our customers
- You are passionate about API design, solving complex integration challenges, and mentoring other engineers to elevate the team’s capabilities
- Design & Build Core APIs: Take a leading role in designing, building, and maintaining our internal and external APIs. You will be a key contributor to our API-first strategy, using modern Python frameworks like FastAPI to create services that are a joy for other developers to use
- Build & Maintain Key Integrations: You will be the hands-on expert for our ecosystem of third-party integrations. You’ll be responsible for building and maintaining resilient connections to critical Accounting/ERP systems (e.g. QuickBooks Online, NetSuite, Microsoft Business Central)
- Elevate our Platform Architecture: Contribute to the long-term vision for our integration platform. You will help design and implement scalable, observable, and resilient systems capable of handling a high volume of data from thousands of customers
- Mentor & Grow Teammates: As a senior engineer, you will act as a technical mentor for other engineers on the team. You will lead by example in code reviews, share your expertise in technical design sessions, and help foster a culture of engineering excellence
- Commitment: Demonstrates accountability and follow-through, delivering reliably and owning outcomes in a way that others can depend on
- Ambition: Takes initiative with curiosity and a growth mindset, pursuing bold ideas that elevate impact and performance
- Resilience: Shows adaptability, composure, and perseverance through challenges, staying focused and effective in a fast-changing environment
- Excellence: Brings rigor, collaboration, and a strong quality focus to deliver high-performing solutions and raise the bar for outcomes
- Simplicity: Applies focus, clarity, and streamlining to cut through complexity and enable efficient, impactful execution
Benefits
- Remote-first: As a remote-first organization, our team can work anywhere within Canada
- Flexible work hours: We don’t have set hours. You have the flexibility to work on the schedule that works for you and your team
- Unlimited RTO: We know there’s more to life than just work, which is why we offer unlimited Responsible Time Off for all of our team members. We encourage our team to take breaks and unplug
- Health benefits: We prioritize our team’s health and wellbeing. We offer a competitive health, vision, and dental package along with an Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and a health and wellness spending account
- Stock options: Everyone has a chance to own a part of Procurify with our competitive stock program
- Financial wellbeing: We provide Wealthsimple programs and access to financial advisors to support our team’s diverse life goals
- Training and development: Personal and technical growth are things that we value, so we provide access to Pluralsight, Masterclass, and progressive career matrices
- Tech setup: We make sure our team is equipped with the right tools and tech to set them up for success from Day One
- Community initiatives: We have a strong commitment to giving back to our communities, including regular volunteer days, our Donate Your Day program, and education lunch and learns
- DEI initiatives: We run a diversity, equity, and inclusion roundtable monthly where we host guest speakers and tackle the topics that matter
- Referral program: It’s all about who you know. Our grand prize for our Referral Bonus Program is a bucket list vacation for two!- Mentorship Experience: You have a passion for leveling up your teammates and experience mentoring other engineers in areas like technical design, coding best practices, and problem-solving
- Maintains a professional and current LinkedIn profile, ensuring it is updated upon joining Procurify to reflect their new role and maintain a consistent company presence
- Architectural Mindset: A strong grasp of distributed systems, microservice architecture, and API-first design principles. You know how to make pragmatic architectural decisions that balance immediate needs with long-term scalability
- Senior Backend Experience: 5+ years of software engineering experience with a deep focus on backend development, particularly in a cloud-native or SaaS environment
- AI & ML: Deep understanding of LLMs, prompt engineering, RAG architectures, vector databases (Databricks/pgVector), and agentic AI frameworks (LangChain, Google ADK, or similar)
- Deep Integration Experience: A strong track record of building and maintaining complex third-party API integrations. Direct, hands-on experience with Accounting/ERP systems (NetSuite, QuickBooks Online, etc.) is a major advantage
- API & Services Expertise: Proven expertise in designing, building, and maintaining resilient, scalable APIs and backend services. You have a strong command of Python and experience with modern frameworks (e.g., FastAPI, Flask, Django)
- Empathetic & Accountable: A collaborative leader who takes initiative and ownership. You believe that your team’s success is your success and excel at communicating complex technical ideas clearly
- If you feel like you don’t meet all of the requirements for this role, we encourage you to apply anyway. We know that feelings of imposter syndrome can get in the way of meeting incredible candidates, and we certainly don’t want those feelings to get in the way of meeting you! We really want to get to know you and why you’re great for the role. Please avoid including your picture and age on your resume