Staff / Principal Backend Engineer (Python)

Canopy•South Jordan, UT

54d•Remote

About The Position

Canopy is a fast-growing SaaS company in South Jordan, Utah building simple, efficient software for accounting firms. We are looking to revolutionize the accounting space with modern, user-friendly software for a neglected industry. We aim to help our clients unlock the firm they’ve always wanted with our Practice Management Suite. We place a strong emphasis on delighting our customers, spotting and solving problems, and being good people along the way. We are hiring a Staff / Principal Backend Engineer who has a desire to work in Python, Java, and Kotlin to help us make our world class practice management platform for accounting professionals even better! Our backend web developers work cross-functionally on teams with frontend developers, product managers, UX designers and QA engineers. They have the autonomy to research, hypothesize, build, test and iterate on the best solutions for our customers. Our powerful DevOps tools and microservices architecture allow our teams to release code to production hundreds of times per month. If you are a backend developer who wants to have a meaningful impact in a company that means "agile" when we say it, please apply!

Requirements

At least 10 years of web development experience in Python (Java and/or Kotlin also preferred)
Proficiency in SQL database design and interaction
Knowledge of RESTful API principles and conventions
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent work experience
Passion for building innovative, scalable solutions that have real customer impact
Ability to work well on a highly collaborative team with other product development roles
Ability to communicate well with others to promote ideas while showing mutual respect for others’ opinions

Nice To Haves

An interest for AI development and following the latest updates in the space
Experience working with microservices
Experience with leveraging 3rd party APIs and integrations
Experience with Kivo

Responsibilities

Work with your product manager, UX designer, engineers and customers to define and validate new features and enhancements
Meet with frontend engineers to design effective REST API endpoints and document the service contract
Implement microservice endpoints using Python with asyncio or Java with Vert.x, PostgreSQL, Redis, RabbitMQ, and anything else you need to get the job done
Write unit tests for your code and participate in code reviews to ensure quality and best practices in other developers' code
Own service builds and deployments to our staging and production environments using Docker, Github, and Kubernetes
Identify, prioritize, and resolve bugs and technical debt using kivo
Mentor other developers on your team and share gained knowledge with the rest of the backend developers through trainings
Participate in interviews of candidates to help us continue to hire the best

Benefits

Flexible Paid Time Off - you’re actually encouraged to use, plus 10 company holidays!
Health Benefits - including Medical, Dental, and Vision and an HSA Match.
401(k) - we match 100% up to 3% of your contribution. Eligibility is immediate with 100% vesting.
Mental Health - all employees have access to Impact Suite & to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
Paid New Parent Leave & Birthing Parent Leave - so you’re able to care for your little ones.
Supplemental Benefits - including 100% company paid Basic Life & AD&D insurance and long & short-term disability coverage.
Nectar - our peer-to-peer recognition program to help our employees recognize the amazing work being done by other Canopians!
Company Events - including monthly company-wide meetings, summer parties, and more.
ERG Committees - to plan initiatives around continuing education, community outreach, recruiting, onboarding, and more.
Fully-stocked kitchen - Keto? Vegan? Flexitarian? Mandalorian? We’ve got you covered.