Who you are

• Experience: 3+ years of professional experience in backend engineering with a proven track record of delivering results with increasing autonomy
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent professional experience
• Backend Development Experience: Professional background in building and maintaining reusable software libraries and frameworks, specifically using Python and containerization tools
• Technical Knowledge: Proficiency in inter-service communication methods and patterns, including synchronous and asynchronous systems such as Kafka(Avro), SQS, gRPC(Protobuf)
• Infrastructure Systems: Technical competency in how backend code interacts with Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS-native services
• Library and API Design: Ability to develop developer-first tools and a thorough knowledge of GraphQL gateways to simplify complex integrations while maintaining technical capability
• Analytical Problem Solving: Experience performing independent research to evaluate the trade-offs of different technical approaches
• Communication: Exceptional written and oral communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical trade-offs

What the job involves

• You will design, build, and maintain Wave’s backend ecosystem and reusable software stack
• As a Software Engineer II on the backend platform team, you define the Golden Path for frameworks and communication
• You go beyond immediate tasks to understand underlying business objectives, delivering high-quality functionality while consistently improving the surrounding codebase and creating technical clarity amidst ambiguity
• Standardize Core Components: Maintain a single, recommended pattern for web frameworks, container images, and data gateways to ensure consistency and security across the organization
• Streamline System Communication: Architect and refine frameworks used for both real-time and background messaging to ensure data flows efficiently and reliably between services
• Build Developer-Centric Wrappers: Create sophisticated libraries that wrap common components, making them easy to integrate while preserving the configurability and debug-ability developers require
• Deliver and Enhance Code: Execute required functionality while proactively identifying and improving surrounding code to reduce technical debt and strengthen the overall ecosystem
• Evaluate Technical Approaches: Propose multiple solutions to complex problems, performing the necessary research to weigh pros and cons before committing to an implementation
• Resolve Technical Ambiguity: Drive clarity for assigned tasks by performing independent research and outreach, delivering high-quality results with minimal support on well-defined objectives

Benefits

• Work From Where You Work Best: We will always have a welcoming, energizing, and world-class office (in Toronto) with a space for you. Or, if you’re more comfortable working from home, the choice is yours
• We Care About Future You: You will stretch yourself and you will grow at Wave. You will also be supported on this journey with diverse learning experiences, educational allowances, mentorship, and so much more
• We Support the Full You: We make a serious investment in your health & wellness. When we think about benefits we think about body, mind, & soul and we take this stuff very seriously
• We Take Care of the Fundamentals: Fair compensation, all the office perks you’d want, and the various goodies you’d expect from a growing tech company. This is the obvious stuff, but we don’t want you to think we forgot!