$65/hr - Backend Software Engineer

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About the Role

Our client is seeking a Backend Software Engineer to design, build, and maintain scalable backend systems supporting new products, partner integrations, market expansion, and regulatory initiatives. This is a full-time, contract-to-hire opportunity based in Toronto, Canada, with a strong stated likelihood of conversion to a permanent role.

A primary focus will be integrating an existing background-check system with a new vendor. You’ll work directly with vendor engineers to understand APIs, communicate technical and feature needs, resolve blockers, and deliver a reliable compliance-focused integration. You’ll also collaborate with internal engineering and cross-functional teams to balance technical investments with business and regulatory priorities.

Core Attributes

• Backend Systems Depth: You can design, build, debug, and improve scalable backend services and distributed systems.

• Technical Ownership: You’re comfortable taking projects from early design through implementation, deployment, and ongoing improvement.

• Partner Collaboration: You can work directly with external technical partners, clarify requirements, and proactively remove blockers.

• Reliability Mindset: You understand how to build and operate fault-tolerant, highly available systems at scale.

• Code Quality: You write readable, maintainable, well-tested code and contribute thoughtfully to code reviews.

• Practical Problem-Solving: You can balance architectural quality, delivery needs, compliance requirements, and business priorities.

• Knowledge Sharing: You communicate technical ideas clearly through documentation, discussions, code reviews, and team learning.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services and distributed systems.

• Build and support the integration of an existing background-check system with a new external vendor.

• Work directly with vendor engineers to understand APIs, communicate feature requirements, and resolve technical blockers.

• Write clean, readable, maintainable, and well-tested code following engineering best practices.

• Support projects from technical design through implementation, deployment, and ongoing improvement.

• Develop integrations with internal systems and external partners.

• Collaborate with engineers on architecture, technical design, and code reviews.

• Troubleshoot, debug, and optimize large-scale, highly available systems.

• Partner with cross-functional teams on initiatives supporting business growth, compliance, and regulatory requirements.

• Share technical knowledge through documentation, technical discussions, team learning sessions, and engineering best practices.

Qualifications for Success

Minimum Requirements:

• 3+ years of software engineering experience using high-level programming languages.

• Strong experience with backend software engineering and distributed systems.

• Proficiency with relational and/or NoSQL databases.

• Experience designing, debugging, or operating fault-tolerant, highly available, large-scale systems.

• Experience working with public cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, Microsoft Azure, or comparable technologies.

• Demonstrated ability to independently deliver high-quality technical work.

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, a related field, or equivalent professional experience.

• Eligibility to work in Canada without visa sponsorship.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Python and/or Go.

• Experience in compliance, government technology, regulatory environments, or large-scale enterprise technology organizations.

• Experience integrating third-party APIs or working directly with external engineering partners.

• Proficiency with AI-enabled development tools.

• Interest in converting to a full-time position if mutually aligned.

Compensation & Benefits

• Pay: 65.00 CAD per hour.

Working Environment

• Location: Toronto, Canada.

• Work arrangement: Hybrid/in-person. During the contract period, in-office attendance once per week is preferred but not stated as a strict requirement.

• Full-time conversion expectation: 2–3 days per week onsite.

• Schedule: Full time, usually 30+ hours per week.

• Time zone preference: Eastern.

• Assignment type: Contract to hire.

About Our Client

Our client is a technology company operating in the rideshare space. This engineering role supports backend systems connected to product initiatives, partner integrations, compliance, and regulatory requirements. The team works across engineering and cross-functional functions to deliver reliable systems while supporting evolving business priorities.

Our Commitment to You

Ami Arroyo Recruiting is a specialized recruiting partner focused on autonomous vehicles and physical AI. We support the operational ecosystem that makes this technology real—vehicle operations, safety, fleet and field teams, technicians and mechanics, learning and development, customer support, and the behind-the-scenes HR and operations roles that keep programs running. We connect talented people with high-impact work—and we keep the process human, clear, and candidate-centered.

If you enjoy owning complex backend integrations and building reliable distributed systems with real-world compliance impact, we’d love to connect with you!

Equal Opportunity and Work Eligibility

We embrace diversity and are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration without regard to protected status. While we are not able to sponsor visas at this time, this role is open to candidates eligible to work in Canada.