Senior Backend Engineer

About Venn Venn is the fastest-growing B2B fintech in Canada. We're on a mission to transform business banking for Canadian entrepreneurs and are looking to hire A-players interested in disrupting traditional banking practices. As the ONLY digital banking platform in Canada offering a truly modern solution, we have seen accelerated growth—scaling to support more than 10,000 Canadian businesses in under two years. Business owners are tired of the big banks’ monopoly and are looking for modern tools that replace the legacy systems that have been their only option for over 100 years. We've raised over $26.5M from Tier 1 investors such as Gradient, Left Lane Capital, Intact, and XYZ Venture Capital. Interested in redefining the future of banking in Canada? Look no further. What You'll Be Doing Leading the development of financial services products (transfers, cards, lending, etc.) from the ground up and ensuring that the systems are production-ready. Collaborate with other teams (product, sales, operations) to understand and solve our customers’ pain points. Integrating with banking partners, third-party APIs to enable features like virtual cards, international money transfers, and accurately track financial data and make payments. Operating very independently and working directly with product owners, leveraging experience in shipping products in a fast-paced environment like an early-stage startup. What You’ll Need Experience in building, scaling, and supporting production-ready products from scratch. 5+ years of professional experience with Java. 6+ years of experience in backend development. Quick learner with an ambitious and results-driven personality. Excellent communication and organizational skills. Entrepreneurial spirit, as you'll be joining on the ground floor and building the business. Bonus Points Experience at an early-stage or fast-growing startup. Experience at a fintech. Familiarity with payment products (card issuing, money transfers, credit, etc.). Side projects you’re happy to show off. Perks & Benefits Competitive salary. Latest tech and equipment. Venn is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability. This role is for an existing vacancy and we are looking to fill this role immediately.

Lead the development of financial services products from the ground up while ensuring systems are production-ready. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate banking partners and third-party APIs for features like virtual cards and money transfers.

Requires 5+ years of professional experience with Java and 6+ years of overall backend development experience. Candidates must demonstrate an entrepreneurial spirit and the ability to build and scale production-ready products in a fast-paced environment.

• Competitive salary • Latest tech and equipment

• CommunicationPreferred
• JavaPreferred

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• Java
• Backend development
• Financial services
• API integration
• System architecture
• Product development
• Payment systems
• Communication
• Organizational skills
• Fintech
• Digital Banking
• Financial Technology (FinTech)
• Back End (Software Engineering)
• Organizational Skills
• Quick Learning
• Application Programming Interface (API)
• Business To Business
• Commercial Banking
• Venture Capital
• Sales
• Financial Services
• Financial Data
• Operations
• Driven Personality

• Technology
• Software
• Finance & Accounting
• Engineering
• Back End Engineer
• Back End Developer / Engineer
• Web and Multimedia Developers
• Web Developers

Minimum experience

6+ years

Posting language

English

Working hours

40 hours per week