Senior Software Engineer (Backend)

Our clients are top insurance companies across North America, achieving remarkable results through our AI-powered, evidence-based platform. We are well-funded and have engineering offices in New York City, Toronto, and Vancouver.

We are looking for exceptional Software Engineers to work on our backend services to build products that delight our users.  

About the Role:
We are looking for a Backend Engineer to become an integral part of our expanding team. In this position, you will be instrumental in developing and sustaining our backend infrastructure, guaranteeing that our platform is robust, scalable, and delivers high performance. If you have a passion for backend technologies, enjoy tackling complex challenges, and wish to make a meaningful impact within a dynamic and fast-paced environment, we would be thrilled to hear from you!

What You’ll Do:

  • Design, develop, and sustain scalable backend services and APIs.
  • Enhance system performance, reliability, and security.
  • Work alongside frontend engineers, data scientists, and product teams to create innovative solutions.
  • Apply best practices for code quality, testing, and deployment.
  • Monitor and resolve production issues, maintaining system stability and uptime.
  • Keep up to date with the latest backend technologies and industry developments.

Requirements

Qualifications We Seek:

  • Over 3 years of experience in backend development.
  • Familiarity with cloud services (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
  • Deep knowledge of database solutions (SQL and NoSQL).
  • Understanding of API architecture, microservices, and event-driven systems.
  • Experience with continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD) processes and DevOps methodologies.
  • Strong analytical skills coupled with a proactive approach.
  • Outstanding communication and collaboration abilities.

Join us at Owl.co and be part of a dynamic team driving innovation in the insurance industry. If you're passionate about leveraging AI to tackle real-world challenges and eager to make a meaningful impact, we'd love to hear from you.

Benefits

  • Healthcare benefits: we cover 100% of the premiums for you and 70% for your family (medical, dental & vision) 🩺
  • RRSP matching to help you save for your future 💰
  • Recharge: 4 weeks of vacation & 5 additional personal/sick days ⛱️
  • Wellness stipend: monthly allowance toward your fitness expenses, favourite activities, or professional development 💪🏼
  • Daily team lunches 🥑
  • Bi-annual offsites: we'll make sure everyone at Owl has an opportunity to can hang out with teammates IRL at least twice a year 🚀

Salary Range: $160,000 - $200,000

Our salary ranges are benchmarked and are determined by role and level. The range displayed on each job posting reflects a range target for new hire salaries for the position and could be higher or lower based on a multitude of factors, including job-related skills, experience, location, and relevant education or training.

We know, insurance may not seem like the most sexy of industries. However, insurance is a social good and affects nearly every facet of the daily lives of billions of people. Because of the scale, the challenges are enormous, complex, and complicated—those challenges require the very best engineering talent to create elegant solutions to address them.If you’re the kind of person who wants to use your talent to solve wicked-hard problems that affect billions of people all over the world, and do it in an ethical way that protects their rights and privacy, and do that working with a kick-ass team who wants to do the same, to be treated respectfully, have your voice heard, give balance to your life, find opportunities to grow, teach and lead, and have stability—drop us a line. We’re growing. Fast.Or you can use those mad skills to put mustaches on cats—just sayin’.Here are the team members we’re looking for:

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