Backend Engineer

Embroker is seeking a skilled and experienced web application developer to join their team remotely in Ottawa, Canada. The successful candidate will collaborate with their team to deliver independent microservices, addressing areas of concern and designing technical solutions based on stakeholder requirements. They should have a strong background in web application development, cloud-based microservices development, and programming with Go. Additionally, they should possess exceptional communication skills and a passion for learning and tackling challenging problems.

• Collaborate with the team to deliver independent microservices by decoupling capabilities associated with particular domains within the platform (pricing, payments, risk management)
• Proactively find and address areas of concern and identify potential roadblocks
• Assist in clarifying stakeholder requirements, communicate questions and address concerns, provide relevant and detailed updates and feedback in a timely manner
• Design appropriate technical solutions based on requirements provided while taking into account timelines and future reusability
• Have 3+ years of experience in web application development
• Have 2+ years of experience in cloud-based microservices development
• Have experience programming with Go
• Have experience building solutions with at least one cloud platform (AWS preferred)
• Be skilled in designing/building RESTful APIs
• Have the ability to write clean, well-designed, and high-quality code in a highly collaborative Agile development environment
• Have a mindset of constantly learning new things
• Have a passion for growing skills, tackling interesting work, and challenging problems
• Have exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Have a degree in Computer Science or a related field
• Have experience with event-driven and RESTful microservice architectures (nice to have)
• Have experience with TDD and DDD (nice to have)
• Have experience with modern CI/CD Tools (Github Actions, Gitlab) (nice to have)
• Have experience with APM tools (Datadog, Appdynamics, New Relic) (nice to have)
• Have experience with modern Testing Frameworks (Browserstack) (nice to have)
• Have experience with PostgreSQL or other RMDS system (nice to have)
• Have experience with Infrastructure As Code (Ansible/Terraform/Packer or equivalent) (nice to have)

• 3+ years of experience in web application development
• 2+ years experience in cloud-based microservices development
• Experience programming with Go
• Experience building solutions with at least one cloud platform (AWS preferred)
• Skilled in designing/building RESTful APIs
• Ability to write clean, well-designed, and high-quality code in a highly collaborative Agile development environment
• A mindset of constantly learning new things
• Passion for growing your skills, tackling interesting work, and challenging problems
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Degree in Computer Science or a related field
• Event-driven and RESTful microservice architectures (nice to have)
• TDD and DDD (nice to have)
• Modern CI/CD Tools (Github Actions, Gitlab) (nice to have)
• APM tools (Datadog, Appdyanmics, New Relic) (nice to have)
• Modern Testing Frameworks (Browserstack) (nice to have)
• PostgreSQL or other RMDS system (nice to have)
• Infrastructure As Code (Ansible/Terraform/Packer or equivalent) (nice to have)

• Remote work opportunity in Ottawa, Canada
• Competitive salary and funding from leading fintech investors
• Opportunity to work with a technology-first, customer-centric approach
• Collaborative and agile development environment
• Constant learning and growth opportunities
• Small, cross-functional teams
• Access to modern tech stack and tools
• Emphasis on teamwork, positivity, and fun in the workplace
• Commitment to diversity and inclusion