Software Engineer – Infrastructure

Bree

Software Engineer at Bree developing infrastructure for data-intensive systems in Canada. Responsible for maintaining reliability, scalability, and efficiency of the systems.

Posted 4/23/2026full-timeToronto • 🇨🇦 CanadaJuniorMid-Level💰 CA$110,000 - CA$160,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudGoGrafanaJavaScriptPostgresPythonTerraformTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, implement, and maintain infrastructure solutions that ensure the reliability, scalability, and maintainability of data-intensive systems.
Identify, prioritize, and eliminate technical debt by refactoring code and improving system architecture for long-term efficiency and performance.
Optimize PostgreSQL databases for performance, scalability, and cost-efficiency, including query optimization, indexing strategies, and capacity planning.
Implement and enforce best practices for Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools such as Pulumi, Terraform, or AWS CloudFormation to achieve consistent and automated deployments.
Establish robust monitoring and alerting solutions with Grafana/Datadog to ensure proactive detection and resolution of performance bottlenecks and system issues.
Drive improvements in system observability, including metrics, logging, and tracing, to enable data-driven decision-making and incident response.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field.
Experience building scalable, reliable, and maintainable infrastructure systems.
Expertise in serverless architecture using AWS Lambda or similar frameworks.
Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code tools like Pulumi, Terraform, or AWS CloudFormation.
Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Go, or JavaScript/TypeScript.
Familiarity with monitoring tools such as Grafana and Datadog for metrics, logging, and alerting.
Strong troubleshooting skills for diagnosing and resolving infrastructure issues.
Experience refactoring systems to address technical debt and improve maintainability.
Effective communication and collaboration skills for cross-team projects.
Commitment to staying updated on trends in cloud infrastructure and machine learning.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Top of the market compensation for top performers
Performance-based bonus
Comprehensive health, dental, and vision benefits plan
$1,500 annual learning & home-office stipend
$1,000 annual wellness stipend
$250 monthly lunch stipend
$150 monthly commuter stipend
Annual company retreats
Parental leave
20 annual PTO days + unlimited sick days

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Hard Skills & Tools

PostgreSQLInfrastructure as CodeAWS LambdaPythonGoJavaScriptTypeScriptPulumiTerraformAWS CloudFormation

Soft Skills

troubleshootingcommunicationcollaboration