Senior Software Developer, Backend (Calgary, Canada)

Do you want to empower organizations to fairly and equitably hire, promote, retain and compensate their employees? Syndio is a Series-C technology company committed to fairness in the workplace. Fueled by investments of $83M from Bessemer Ventures, Voyager Capital and social change organization Emerson Collective, Syndio is investing in growing our team and products.

This is a critical moment when organizations are looking for ways to take tangible action to fight gender and racial bias, and we believe creating diverse and inclusive workplaces for all starts with workplace equity.

About the role 

We are looking for an experienced Senior Backend Software Developer with strong interest or experience in internal service delivery to join our engineering team and collaborate on challenges at a fast-paced startup. Customer success hinges on high-quality platform and application development. Your solid and dependable developments on our software products will have a meaningful impact on helping companies achieve fairness in the workplace.

Why this job is exciting:

• Collaborate with junior, senior and staff software developers / engineers to design and develop mid to large features and services delivered to Syndio end users and internal customers.
• Design, implement, and maintain tools for ingesting, transforming, storing, and delivering data to customer-facing applications.
• Design, implement, and maintain tools governing authentication and access control to the Syndio platform.
• Build scalable and secure APIs, focusing on backend integrations and ensuring robust data management and security.
• Mentor junior team members, as well as advocate and lead initiatives for technological enhancements vital to our strategic goals. 

What you'll do:

• Software Engineering Experience: Extensive experience in building reliable, performant, and maintainable backend systems, with a focus on one or more of the following: identity management, authorization and permissions, or bulk data management.
• Programming Proficiency: Strong skills in backend development with proficiency in at least one modern programming language such as Go (preferred) or Python. 
• Cloud Architecture: Experience in architecting applications on cloud platforms, particularly Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Data Management: Strong experience with data model and schema design, and technologies such as PostgreSQL, Redis, and Cloud PubSub.
• API Development: Thorough knowledge of API architecture and development.
• System Scalability: Experience with optimizing back-end architectures for efficient resource efficiency and scalability.
• Testing Methodologies: Familiarity with current testing methodologies, especially unit testing.
• Communication Skills: Effective communication capabilities for interacting with both technical and non-technical teams.
• Team Collaboration: Demonstrated ability to work with cross-functional teams in a collaborative environment.
• Bonus Points - Experience with or strong interest in event-driven architecture patterns

How you'll do it:

• You assume positive intent, are humble and eager, expect the best from yourself, value partnership over perfection, and provide grace and understanding in stressful situations
• You value a remote work environment and know that it requires greater intentionality on your part to build and maintain strong working relationships
• You currently reside within commuting distance of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Relocation is not currently offered.
  • Kindly note, you must also be eligible to work there legally, as we are NOT able to provide visa support at this time.

• Check out our Employee Experience page for more information on our Mission & Values, Work-Life Balance, Pay Transparency, Diversity, Culture, and Benefits. 
• 💰 Competitive Compensation. For this role our base salary is targeted at $140-160k CAD. Final offer amounts are determined by factors such as experience and expertise.
• 🏆 Syndio Equity. So you can share in Syndio’s success.
• 🏝 20 days annually. We encourage our team to recharge when they need to, plus paid sick & safe time, compassion leave, and voting leave. 
• 🏦 Pension Contribution
• 📍 Remote-First (within commuting distance of Calgary) #LI-Remote 

Role progression

• First month: We'll get to know each other! You’ll understand the user problems and priorities and see how our platform can support them. You'll set up and service your development environment and be able to run the entire app and critical workflows locally. Not only that, but you'll also start handling tickets and small feature requests.
• Second month: You'll deepen your understanding of user pain points and start to form an opinion on necessary improvements in the codebase. Share these insights with the Engineering Manager. Expect an increasing workload, and start providing more input on building complex features.
• Third month: You’ll be fully ramped up and working at full capacity! You'll share your opinions, mentor junior team members, and independently design, execute, and break down tasks for yourself and other engineers. Now's the time to start proposing technical investments and improvements. Time to innovate!

The Interview Overview

Below you'll find an outline of the interview plan for our Senior Software Developer, Backend position. Please note that this is what we expect the process to look like; we may ask you for supplemental information or require an additional step before making a final decision.

• 30 min phone call with a member of our Talent Team
• 30 min Zoom interview with the Hiring Manager
• Take-home Assignment - Technical Skills Evaluation
• Four video interviews with several key members - 30-60 min each

At Syndio, we're building a diverse team that values candor, curiosity, and community. If you share these values and are interested in joining us, we'd love to talk with you even if you don't 100% meet the "about you" listed here. We don't expect anyone to have all the answers, as long as you're willing to learn and grow with us.

Employees joining the Syndio team at this early stage of growth will impact this critical social issue and support a growing customer base (including Nordstrom, General Mills, Match Group, and others) to take tangible action on workplace fairness. 

Syndio is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are building an inclusive and collaborative workplace as we grow, and we welcome team members regardless of gender/identity, sexual orientation, race or cultural background, religion, physical disability and age.