Senior Software Developer in Canada Creek, Nova Scotia at Jobgether

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Senior Software Developer based in Canada.

This role sits at the core of a high-impact engineering team responsible for building and evolving critical customer-facing and internal business acquisition systems. You will work on complex, scalable web applications that power core business processes, with a strong emphasis on performance, security, and reliability. As a senior contributor, you will help shape technical direction, design robust architectures, and ensure high engineering standards across the team. The environment is highly collaborative, working closely with product managers, engineering leadership, and cross-functional stakeholders to deliver impactful solutions. You will also play a key role in mentoring engineers and driving continuous improvement across development practices. This is a hands-on technical leadership role for someone who enjoys solving complex problems while building systems that scale.

• Lead the design, development, and delivery of complex web application features across customer-facing and internal systems.
• Act as a technical subject matter expert, helping define architecture, engineering standards, and long-term technical direction.
• Build, test, and maintain scalable backend and frontend solutions using modern full-stack technologies.
• Collaborate with product, engineering, and cross-functional teams to evaluate trade-offs and design effective technical solutions.
• Promote best practices in software engineering, including clean architecture, code quality, and secure development principles.
• Mentor junior and intermediate developers while fostering knowledge sharing and continuous improvement within the team.
• Contribute to system documentation, technical discussions, and ongoing platform evolution.

The ideal candidate brings strong full-stack engineering experience with a proven ability to design and deliver scalable, production-grade web applications. You should be comfortable working across the full development lifecycle, from architecture and design through deployment and monitoring. Strong communication, mentoring ability, and a collaborative mindset are essential, as this role involves close interaction with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• 5+ years of experience building complex web applications in production environments
• Strong experience with Node.js, TypeScript, React, and AWS-based architectures
• Hands-on experience with backend frameworks such as NestJS and ORM tools like TypeORM
• Strong knowledge of PostgreSQL and relational database design
• Understanding of web security best practices and scalable system design
• Experience working with Docker, Kubernetes, and modern cloud-native architectures
• Strong mentoring, communication, and collaboration skills
• Commitment to writing clean, maintainable, and reusable code

• Remote-first work environment within Canada
• Flexible and supportive engineering culture focused on growth and learning
• Comprehensive health and dental coverage, including mental health support
• Home office setup allowance and modern equipment provided
• Learning and development support including training budgets and education reimbursement
• Paid time off with additional flexibility around public holidays
• Parental leave top-up and family-focused benefits
• Regular team engagement activities, hackathons, and knowledge-sharing sessions