Staff 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 Staff Backend Software Developer with a strong interest in product delivery and support 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:

• Design, develop and deploy impactful backend features across our platform.
• Collaborate with software developers, product managers, and designers to design, develop, and maintain mid to large features and services to deliver exceptional user experiences- both internally and externally. 
• Mentor junior through senior team members, share your expertise, and advocate and lead technical initiatives that drive our strategic goals. 
• Build and improve software that directly helps organizations achieve workplace equity

About you:

• Software Development Experience: Extensive experience in building reliable, performant, and maintainable backend systems, with a focus in the following: authorization and permissions, systems design, and API development.
• Programming Proficiency: Strong skills in backend development with proficiency in Go, utilizing gRPC and Protobuf.
• Cloud Architecture: Experience in designing and architecting applications on cloud platforms, such as GCP, AWS, or Azure (we use GCP).
• Data Management: Strong experience with data model and schema design using technologies such as PostgreSQL, Redis, and Cloud PubSub.
• API Development: Thorough knowledge of API architecture and development.
• System Scalability: Experience with optimizing backend architectures for resource efficiency, scalability, and maintainability.
• 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.
• 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.
• Extra Credit
  • Experience with or strong interest in building and integrating browser extensions.

Why you'll love it here:

• 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 $160-200k 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, completing research, and implementing 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 Software Development 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 other 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!

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.