Backend Software Developer
Plusgrade
Software Engineering
Toronto, ON, Canada
Posted on Jan 15, 2025
Travel is not just about the destination; it's about every memory made along the way. We are dedicated to shaping the future of travel by partnering with 200+ airline, hospitality, cruise, passenger rail, and financial services companies to create new, meaningful revenue streams through incredible customer experiences. Rooted in our core values of being ambitious, innovative, and collaborative, we are driven to continuously raise the bar, exceed expectations, and bring out the best in everyone, fostering a culture where we believe we are better together, working towards an extraordinary future in travel. Come help us transform everyday travel into extraordinary experiences.
ABOUT THE ROLE:
As a Backend Development Engineer for the LCP team you are a great contributor to the development of stable, scalable, tested software solutions, new features, applications and integrations.
WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING:
Reporting to the Team Lead, you will:
-Develop modern backend applications, while also managing the existing codebases
-Assist with the development of new products for very strategic clients, with some of the largest API’s in the loyalty space
-Share responsibility for your team’s technical health: architecture, best practices, reliability, security, etc.
-Always want to improve both the developer and user experience through thoughtful design, rigorous testing, and clear documentation
-Collaborate with project managers, relationship managers, product designers, analysts and other stakeholders
-Play an important role in helping us to deliver high-quality products to our partners and customersOur teams own the written code from beginning to end.
-This includes not only writing great code, but also making sure that the code is well tested, scalable and that we constantly promote engineering best practices.
We cherish the growth of our team members, and we’d like you to find your own way to continue to grow and add to your skill sets as part of the work here.
This means that while we’ll enable and encourage you to grow, you should have the drive to learn.
YOU ARE SOMEONE WITH:
-Experience building backend applications using Python.
-Experience with NoSQL and SQL databases.
-Solid computer science fundamentals, including data structures, algorithms, programming languages, distributed systems, and information retrieval.
-Strong communication skills for explaining complex technical concepts to designers, support, and other developers
-Desire to develop your skills across all levels of the technical stack.
-Belief in the importance of teamwork, cooperation, and communication
-A knack for writing understandable, testable, and maintainable code.
WHAT YOU’LL LOVE ABOUT US:
🏦 RRSP/401(k) Matching/ Pension Matching
🏥 Comprehensive Health Plans
📅 Flexible Paid Time Off
✈️ Travel Experience Credit
🧘 Annual Wellness Credit
🥗 Team Events and Monthly Lunches
💻 Home Office/Commuter Credit
🌅 Work From Anywhere Program
🍼 Parental Leave Top Up
🌍 Adventure Pass
OUR PROCESS:
Plusgrade is an equal-opportunity employer and is committed to providing an accessible recruitment process. We welcome applications from all qualified individuals and are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of gender identity or expression, race, ethnic origin, creed, place of origin, age, sex, marital status, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, and any other category protected by law. Upon request, we will provide accommodation for applicants with disabilities.
We believe in diversity and inclusivity and that is why our interview process is designed for a positive candidate experience and to ensure every candidate is evaluated equally. All applications will be reviewed by our Talent Team and the successful candidate(s) will go through the following recruitment process:
• Recruiter Phone Interview
• Hiring Manager Interview
• Take-home Assessment or remote coding exercise (if applicable)
• Team Interview
All candidates will be provided with feedback regardless if they pass or didn’t pass any of our interview stages. All your information will be kept confidential.