Posted 7 months ago
Senior SW Engineer
@ hireVouch
Remote in Canada
Overview
hireVouch is hiring a Senior Software Engineer to design and scale the backend and frontend systems of its AI-powered platform that replaces manual local government workflows. The work covers owning systems end-to-end, shaping architecture, and shipping customer-facing features. The posting offers competitive compensation, equity, a flexible remote-friendly environment, and flexible PTO.
Responsibilities:
- Design and build scalable backend systems using Java and PostgreSQL
- Build React and TypeScript front-end features for government workflows
- Contribute to architecture and technical direction across services
- Ship features end-to-end with product and customers
- Improve performance, reliability and reduce technical debt
Requirements summary:
- 5+ years of production software experience, strong backend skills
- 5+ years optimizing relational databases such as PostgreSQL
- Experience with React or another modern frontend framework
- Experience with AWS or similar cloud infrastructure
- Experience with Docker, CI/CD and automated testing
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-04-13
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-10
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-05
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Job details
| Seniority | Senior |
| Department | Software development |
| Experience | 5+ years |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Home, Office |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
| Perks mentioned | Generous paid time off, Flexible hours, Generous parental leave, Retirement plan, Visa sponsorship, Home office allowance |
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Our Edge Hiring and retaining skilled talent is paramount for your company’s success. Finding the right people – who have the right skills and right personality fit – can be incredibly challenging in today’s job market. Here at hireVouch we can help you acquire the highest calibre candidates through the relationships we have formed over more than a decade. Our approach is an ethical one. Rather than use the often-employed aggressive methods typical of the recruitment industry, our focus is placed largely on referral-based networking. Getting it right really matters to us. Let us leverage our network of talent that has already been vouched for by leading professionals in the industry to help your business grow. Services Offered Contingency and Retained Search Here at hireVouch we focus on sourcing best-in-class candidates for rewarding positions in Canada and the US. We have extensive expertise in Contingency, Retained and Temporary placement, primarily within the IT sector. On-Site Search Assistance We have a trusted network of HR and search professionals who can provide on-site search services to help fulfill immediate needs as well as help train internal staff in finding the highest quality talent Company Marketing Strategy We know how competitive the job market can truly be and how important it is to have a strategy to attract talent. At hireVouch we have extensive expertise in helping companies better market themselves. We can provide the tools and knowledge that will assist you in making your business a highly attractive place to work. Developing a company marketing strategy is key to hiring the talent you need to grow.
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- 68,412
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 7
- Reported office locations
- 215 Spadina Avenue, 4th Floor, Toronto, Ontario M5T 2C7, CA
- Other recorded names
- hireVouch
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Our Edge Hiring and retaining skilled talent is paramount for your company’s success. Finding the right people – who have the right skills and right personality fit – can be incredibly challenging in today’s job market. Here at hireVouch we can help you acquire the highest calibre candidates through the relationships we have formed over more than a decade. Our approach is an ethical one. Rather than use the…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Staffing and Recruiting |
| Company size | 2-10 employees |
| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario |
| Organization type | Privately Held |
| Year founded | 2016 |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 175 |
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Senior Software Engineer
We’re replacing outdated, manual local government workflows with modern software used by hundreds of government agencies across the United States. Our cutting-edge, AI-powered software, which leverages Natural Language Processing (NLP), replaces manual data entry to eliminate delays, backlogs, and errors. This work directly impacts how communities fund schools, infrastructure, and public services.
About the Role
We’re hiring a Senior Software Engineer to help design and scale the systems behind this platform. You’ll work on a small team with significant ownership over architecture, product direction, and technical decisions. We value engineers who can iterate quickly and care deeply about building high-quality systems.
If you enjoy building real systems, solving messy data problems, and shipping software that directly impacts how society runs, come join our team!
What You Will Work On
Examples of problems our engineers tackle:
- Replacing manual spreadsheet workflows used across thousands of jurisdictions
- Designing systems that extract structured data from unstructured government documents
- Building scalable APIs and backend systems that power critical workflows
- Designing product experiences that simplify complex regulatory processes
- Improving performance and reliability of systems used daily by government teams
Tech Stack
- Backend: Java, PostgreSQL
- Frontend: React, TypeScript
- Infrastructure: AWS, Docker, Terraform
- Developer Tools: GitHub, Linear, Claude Code, Cursor, CI/CD, automated testing
We understand that engineers may not be an expert in all of these technologies day one. We value engineers with a growth and learning mindset.
Your Role
- Own systems end-to-end: Design and build scalable backend systems powering core product workflows using Java, PostgreSQL, AWS, Docker, and Terraform.
- Build product-facing features: Develop intuitive front-end experiences using React and TypeScript that make complex government workflows simple and efficient.
- Shape architecture and technical direction: Contribute to architectural decisions across services, data models, and infrastructure as we scale.
- Ship product end-to-end: Work directly with product, customer success, and customers themselves to design and deliver impactful features.
- Improve performance and reliability: Identify bottlenecks, reduce technical debt, and continuously improve system performance and scalability.
- Raise the engineering bar: Write clean, well-tested code and mentor teammates to maintain a strong engineering culture.
What We’re Looking For
- 5+ years of experience building production software, with strong proficiency in backend (e.g., Java, Python, Ruby) technologies
- 5+ years of experience working with and optimizing relational databases (e.g., SQL, PostgreSQL).
- Comfort working across the stack (backend + frontend), with experience in at least one modern frontend framework, preferably React
- Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS or similar)
- Strong command of API design, data modeling, object-oriented programming, and relational database design principles.
- Expertise in version control (e.g., Git), containerization (e.g., Docker), CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions), and modern automated testing frameworks.
- Experience in customer-facing product engineering (B2B or B2C).
Most importantly, we look for engineers who:
- Take ownership of problems
- Enjoy building real systems used by customers
- Care about writing clean, maintainable code
- Move quickly and iterate with users
- Believe small teams of great engineers can build outsized impact – because we do
Benefits
- Competitive compensation and stock equity plan
- Comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
- Company sponsored pre-tax retirement savings program (401k)
- A flexible work environment that supports working from home
- Flexible PTO
- Parental Leave
- Home office stipend
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