Varicent

Varicent

Staff Backend Developer

Toronto, Ontario, Canada · Staff+

Sponsorship not specified$145k-$191kDetected 2 days ago
TypeScriptPythonDistributed SystemsBackend DevelopmentCode ReviewAWSGCPAzureCloud PlatformsCI/CDRESTMachine LearningData EngineeringA/B TestingIncident ResponseRecruitingPerformance ManagementTest AutomationResearchLeadership

About the role

  • Health & Wellness - Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage tailored to your local needs
  • Time Off - PTO and public holidays to rest, recharge, and do what matters most
  • Flexibility - Work where you thrive, with remote and hybrid options available across most regions

Responsibilities

  • Own delivery for significant features or systems: clarify requirements, design solutions, execute, ship, and iterate.
  • Design and build scalable backend services, APIs, and data pipelines that support core product functionality.
  • Drive system design decisions, balancing scalability, performance, reliability, and cost.
  • Lead structured experimentation: define hypotheses, evaluate results, and translate insights into product and system improvements.
  • Mentor engineers through design reviews, code reviews, and hands-on technical guidance.
  • Strong system design skills with the ability to break down ambiguous problems into scalable technical solutions.
  • Builds systems that are secure, reliable, and compliant by design, partnering with cross-functional teams when needed.
  • Drives technical alignment across teams and contributes to improving engineering standards and processes.
  • Experience building data-driven or ML-enabled systems
  • Volunteer Days - Dedicated time to give back and support the communities that matter to you

Requirements

  • Ability to evaluate new technologies, tools, and approaches, and recommend solutions based on trade-offs, impact, and ROI.
  • Experience designing and scaling distributed systems in production environments
  • Strong experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure), CI/CD, automated testing, and observability
  • Experience with event-driven architectures, streaming systems, or large-scale data processing
  • Exposure to modern AI tools or integrations (not required)
  • Bachelor's in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent practical experience)

Compensation

  • For this role, the estimated annual base salary range is between $145,440.00 - $190,800.00 (CAD).
  • In addition to base salary, our compensation package may include bonuses, commissions for eligible sales roles, and a comprehensive benefits package.
  • The actual base salary will vary based on factors including individual qualifications and market data, as objectively assessed during the interview process.

Benefits

  • Ignite Days - Dedicated learning days to support continuous growth, skill development, and professional learning
  • Retirement - Retirement plans designed to help you build long-term financial security
  • Tuition Assistance - Invest in your growth with support for continuing education and professional development

Equal opportunity

  • Varicent is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
  • equal opportunity employer.
  • If you require accommodation at any time during the recruitment process please email accomodations@varicent.com

This listing is sourced directly from Varicent's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.