Senior/Staff Software Engineer
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 24, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 23, 2026.
Senior / Staff Software Engineer
Remote - Canada
Your opportunity
Our client is a well-funded, series A, growth-oriented scale-up. They develop and distribute an app-based and browser-accessed fintech platform with a wide range of capabilities currently targeting Canadian consumers and businesses. They have identified several attractive product opportunities and are currently adding ~8 senior and staff engineers to expand and accelerate the product roadmap, pay down technical debt, anticipate and stay compliant with regulators, and harden the product and organization’s InfoSec posture.
The client’s existing product offers customers a user-friendly experience and a suite of features and incentives that reduce the friction between fiat and cryptocurrencies and between cryptocurrencies and everyday purchases. They have over 1.3M signups, 6-figures of monthly active users, and maintain a healthy treasury to support operations, invest in growth opportunities, and mitigate risks.
These roles will see you joining a research & development function of 35, 23 of whom are in software engineering (at the time of writing), on one of the 5 domain-specific engineering squads. This is a maturing organization and engineering team that has adopted specialization and instituted twice-yearly performance and compensation reviews. The tech stack is presently:
Backend: JavaScript/TypeScript, Node.js, PostgreSQL, Feathers.js, Sequelize
Frontend: TypeScript, React/React Native, Vue.js
Infrastructure: Docker, Github CI/CD, AWS EKS
The client has high expectations of themselves and the work can be intense. They acknowledge this by offering their team members competitive cash compensation practices and a generous, differentiated suite of perks and benefits that bolsters their mission-driven employer value proposition.
The company is a synchronous, remote-first environment with a majority of its team in the Eastern Time Zone. Team members are offered the flexibility to work across Canada, and occasionally from abroad, but must start the workday within 3 hours of 8am ET OR finish the workday within 3 hours of 5pm ET.
Your know-how
You have 5+ years of experience shipping production-grade, customer-facing software
You have expertise with TypeScript/JavaScript
You have experience designing and implementing both backend and frontend systems
You have experience mentoring engineers and providing technical guidance and feedback
You have experience working in a fast-paced, high-autonomy environment
It’s a bonus if
You have experience building large-scale consumer-facing systems
You are proficient in the Bitcoin and Ethereum protocols with extensive knowledge of blockchain technologies, including smart contract development, consensus mechanisms, and cryptographic security practices
You have experience with TypeScript, Node.js, Feathers.js, Sequelize, React/React Native, PostgreSQL, AWS