Senior Back End Engineer

At Bespoke Metrics, we’re building technology that helps shape the future of construction. Our flagship platform, COMPASS, enables leading contractors and subcontractors across North America to make smarter, safer, and more informed risk decisions.

We’re looking for a Senior Backend Engineer who is excited by meaningful technical challenges, enjoys collaborating with smart and supportive teammates, and wants to have real impact in a growing product-driven company.

This is an opportunity to work on modern cloud applications, influence technical direction, and help scale products used across the construction industry.

This role will be hybrid and will require you to work at least 2 days per week in our downtown Toronto office to collaborate with your team.

What you'll do:

• Design and implement backend architecture following best software engineering principles
• Develop clean, efficient code with tests ensuring code quality
• Participate in code reviews and invite others to review your code
• Champion the importance of addressing technical debt
• Collaborate with multiple engineering teams and departments

What you'll Need

• 5+ Years of backend engineer experience
• A strong working understanding of Python API frameworks (Flask)
• Experience in REST API development
• Experience working with and designing relational databases
• Experience with event-based processing using AMQP (RabbitMQ, Amazon MQ), Celery
• Experience developing applications using microservice architecture
• Experience with version control tools like Git
• Experience working with AI tools
• Experience with Google Meets/ Online video collaboration

Bonus:

• Experience with AWS products (S3 / EC2 / EKS)
• Experience with ElasticSearch/ OpenSearch
• Experience with Docker / Kubernetes
• Familiarity with issue tracking tools (i.e. Jira, ClickUp)
• Experience with CI / CD
• Experience with React / GraphQL
• Experience in a startup environment; you're a self-starter

What You’ll Get:

• Exposure to a broad range of work
• An opportunity to consistently build new features and experiment with the latest technologies
• An opportunity to expand your technical skills and critical thinking ability
• An opportunity to grow your career in the emerging construction technology space
• Room for growth in a small company and an impact you can see
• Work from Home with an option to work in our downtown Toronto office
• Company and team based social events
• Health and Dental benefits plus a healthcare spending account
• 15 day vacation policy per year
• Opportunity to earn a year end performance bonus

We are committed to providing an accessible, equitable, and inclusive candidate and employee experience. We provide reasonable accommodation throughout the recruitment process and in employment. If you require accommodation please let us know, we will work with you to meet your needs.