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Senior Software Developer, Backend - Outbound Integrations (Calgary, Canada)

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Do you want to empower organizations to build smarter compensation strategies while ensuring fair pay for all employees?

Syndio is a Series C technology company leveraging advanced technology and responsible AI to accelerate decision-making, streamline compliance, and democratize insights for consistent, equitable compensation practices at scale. Backed by $83M in investments from Bessemer Venture Partners, Voyager Capital, and Emerson Collective, we are expanding our team and products to help companies align their rewards strategies with their business goals.

Our customers are our greatest asset. Syndio partners with many of the world’s most recognized and respected enterprises, helping them implement leading-edge compensation solutions with expert guidance. We analyze pay for over 10 million employees across dozens of countries, ensuring fair, defensible rewards that drive better business outcomes.

Join us in our mission to eradicate workplace inequities and help companies create workplaces where every employee is valued for who they are and the impact they make.

About the role:

We are seeking an experienced Senior Backend Developer with expertise in API architecture and integrations to join our outbound integrations engineering team and collaborate on challenges at a fast-paced startup. You will play a key role in connecting our platform with external systems, ensuring seamless data exchange and scalability. Your work in building and maintaining high-quality, reliable backend integrations will directly contribute to our mission of promoting fairness in the workplace.

Why this job is exciting:

  • Own the systems that connect our platform to the world. Design, build, and maintain robust APIs that power seamless connections with external systems
  • Collaborate closely with engineers, product managers, and external partners to solve integration challenges and ensure data flows reliably and securely across platforms
  • Drive scalability and performance. Your work will lay the groundwork for a flexible and extensible system that grows with our business needs
  • Mentor junior team members, share your expertise, and advocate and lead technical initiatives that drive our strategic goals. 
  • Build and improve software that directly helps organizations achieve workplace equity

Basic Requirements:

  • Software Development Experience: Extensive experience in architecting, maintaining, and improving software integrations
  • API Development: Deep understanding of API architecture and development principles. Proven ability to utilize data transformation techniques to connect systems
  • Interest in Applied Mathematics: Ability to leverage math skills to develop, test, and refine code for statistical modeling and analysis
  • Programming Proficiency: Strong backend development skills in Go with proficiency in Python
  • Cloud Architecture: Experience in architecting applications on cloud platforms, such as GCP, AWS, or Azure (we use GCP)
  • Data Management: Experience with data model and schema design, and technologies such as PostgreSQL, Redis, and Cloud PubSub.
  • Testing Methodologies: Familiarity with current testing methodologies, such as unit, integration, end to end, and service tests.
  • Communication Skills: Effective communication capabilities for interacting with both technical and non-technical teams.
  • Team Collaboration: Demonstrated ability to work with cross-functional teams in a collaborative environment.

Bonus points:

  • Front-end experience with a modern framework
  • Minor in Mathematics or Physics (or an interest in applied mathematics)

About you:

  • You assume positive intent, are humble and eager, expect the best from yourself, value partnership over perfection, and provide grace and understanding in stressful situations.
  • You value a remote work environment and know that it requires greater intentionality on your part to build and maintain strong working relationships.
  • You currently reside within commuting distance of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Relocation is not currently offered.
    • Kindly note, you must also be eligible to work there legally, as we are NOT able to provide visa support at this time.
Why you'll love it here:
  • Check out our Employee Experience page for more information on our Mission & Values, Work-Life Balance, Pay Transparency, Diversity, Culture, and Benefits. 
  • 💰 Competitive Compensation. For this role our base salary is targeted at $140-160k CAD. Final offer amounts are determined by factors such as experience and expertise.
  • 🏆 Syndio Equity. So you can share in Syndio’s success.
  • 🏝 20 days annually. We encourage our team to recharge when they need to, plus paid sick & safe time, compassion leave, and voting leave. 
  • 🏦 Pension Contribution
  • 📍 Remote-First (within commuting distance of Calgary) #LI-Remote 

Role progression:

  • First month: We'll get to know each other! You’ll understand the user problems and priorities and see how our platform can support them. You'll set up and service your development environment and be able to run the entire app and critical workflows locally. Not only that, but you'll also start handling tickets and small requests.
  • Second month: You'll deepen your understanding of user pain points and start to form an opinion on necessary improvements in the codebase. Share these insights with the Software Development Manager. Expect an increasing workload, and start providing more input on building complex functionality.
  • Third month: You’ll be fully ramped up and working at full capacity! You'll share your opinions, mentor junior team members, and independently execute and break down tasks for yourself. Now's the time to start proposing technical investments and improvements. Time to innovate!

The Interview Overview:

Below you'll find an outline of the interview plan for our Senior Software Developer, Backend position. Please note that this is what we expect the process to look like; we may ask you for supplemental information or require an additional step before making a final decision.

    • 30 min phone call with a member of our Talent Team
    • 45 min Zoom interview with the Hiring Manager
    • Take-home assignment
    • Technical Deep-Dive - 60 min
    • 2-3 video interviews with team members - 30-45 min each

At Syndio, we're building a diverse team that values candor, curiosity, and community. If you share these values and are interested in joining us, we'd love to talk with you even if you don't 100% meet the "about you" listed here. We don't expect anyone to have all the answers, as long as you're willing to learn and grow with us.

Employees joining the Syndio team at this early stage of growth will impact this critical social issue and support a growing customer base (including Nordstrom, General Mills, Match Group, and others) to take tangible action on workplace fairness. 

Syndio is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are building an inclusive and collaborative workplace as we grow, and we welcome team members regardless of gender/identity, sexual orientation, race or cultural background, religion, physical disability and age. 

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