Senior Software Engineer

What to expect as a Senior Software Engineer at Elastic Path

We’re looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join a small, collaborative team that builds and maintains backend microservices for our e-commerce platform. You’ll work across the full lifecycle of these services: designing, building, shipping, and supporting them in production.

The team is experienced and close-knit, with backend and frontend engineers, QA, product, and design all working together daily. You’ll be one of the dedicated backend engineers, collaborating closely with an architect and the rest of the team to keep our systems reliable, scalable, and moving forward.

We release continuously as work is ready and we debate designs openly. We care about the craft of building software and about the people we build it with.

Location

This is a remote role based in Canada - candidates are required to have valid work authorization and be located in Canada and have work authorization to be considered. We prefer those in the Pacific time zone, as we have an office hub and many team members there. Elastic Path is a Remote First employer, so you’ll always have the tools to work from wherever you are based.

What You'll Do

• Design, build, and maintain backend API services that power our e-commerce platform
• Own features end-to-end, from understanding the problem through implementation, testing, release, and production support
• Ship code continuously through our delivery pipeline, with proper review, testing, and documentation at every step
• Collaborate with frontend developers, QA engineers, designers, and product managers on your team every day
• Contribute to design discussions and code reviews with your own perspective, while staying open to what others bring
• Track down and solve bugs, maintain documentation, and improve the reliability and quality of our systems
• Work across teams and with the broader business when the problem calls for it
• Spot opportunities to make things better, whether that’s code, processes, tooling, or how we work together

What We’re Looking For As a Teammate

• You collaborate well. You ask questions, share ideas, and give feedback openly, even when your thinking is still taking shape. Brainstorming, experimenting, and iterating are how the best work gets done here.
• You communicate clearly and positively with engineers, stakeholders, and anyone else you work with.
• You’re dependable. When you take something on, people trust it’ll get done thoughtfully. When you hit a wall, you come with what you've tried and what you're seeing.
• You handle disagreements with curiosity. You’re willing to change your mind when someone makes a good point, and you make space for others to do the same.
• You care about the people around you and the broader organization

As an Engineer

• You have solid backend engineering experience. You’ve built, shipped, and maintained services in production.
• You write clean, testable code and understand the value of good tests, clear documentation, and thoughtful code review.
• You can debug effectively across services and you’re comfortable digging into unfamiliar systems to find root causes.
• You think about how your code fits into the broader architecture, how changes affect other teams, and how to balance speed with quality.
• You're curious and motivated to learn. You like working through problems, but you also know when to bring in others and you come prepared when you do. Our primary backend language is Go, but if you're coming from another language and ready to pick it up, we're open to that.

Our Stack

• Languages: Go (primary), TypeScript (testing)
• Data: MongoDB, Postgres, Elasticsearch, RabbitMQ
• Infrastructure: Kubernetes, Argo, AWS
• Tools: Git, YAML-based configuration
• Delivery: Continuous delivery, releasing as work is ready

How We Work

• Remote-first, with occasional meetups around local hubs for events and social activities
• WeWork access for those who prefer working from an office
• Work-from-home setup stipend
• A team culture built on mutual respect, curiosity, honesty, and the belief that everyone’s voice matters

The base salary for this Senior Software Engineer position is $100,000 - $135,000 a year. Compensation is determined through interviews and a review of education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities of each applicant, equity with other team members, and alignment with market data.

Elastic Path is on a mission to provide Composable Commerce to all brands by reducing cost, time, and risk. Learn more at www.elasticpath.com.

The Perks?

• Paid vacation and sick leave, stock options, full extended health, dental and additional coverages.
• Annual stipends for professional development and remote working.
• Remote-first company with flexible work arrangements and work-from-anywhere program.
• Access to shared workspace for optional collaboration.
• Outstanding Company Culture - Certified Great Place to Work organization in Canada, US and UK.

Elastic Path is an equal opportunities employer and values diversity, striving for an inclusive and safe workplace.

Key skills/competency

• Go
• Microservices
• Backend Development
• Kubernetes
• AWS
• API Design
• MongoDB
• Postgres
• Continuous Delivery
• System Architecture