Senior Backend Engineer

SensorUp Inc.

full-time

Posted on: 9/21/2025

Origin: • 🇨🇦 Canada

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💰 CA$150,000 - CA$180,000 per year

Senior

AWSDynamoDBETLGraphQLIoTJavaScriptNode.jsPostgresPythonTerraform

About the role

Design and build backend solutions using Python, delivering reliable and performant services integrated with data pipelines and geospatial analytics.
Leverage large-scale data system experience to architect features that depend on dynamic, real-time, and batch data processing from IoT, satellite, and drone sources.
Build serverless backend services on AWS (Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, S3) following domain-driven design and event-driven architecture.
Define and manage infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) and DevOps tools to ensure resilience and scalability.
Contribute to building performant REST and GraphQL APIs for external clients and internal tools.
Write clean, testable code and integrate with CI/CD pipelines; implement monitoring, logging, and error tracking for platform health.
Shape end-to-end product architecture, contribute to technical strategy, deliver production-grade features across a modern stack.
Provide technical mentorship and thought leadership across the Engineering team; collaborate with product teams to deliver impactful features.

7-10 years of professional experience in backend development, with a strong data engineering focus.
Deep experience in Python or Node.js
Proven experience building scalable serverless applications on AWS (e.g. Lambda, DynamoDB, S3, API Gateway).
Solid understanding of data engineering principles, including ELT/ETL pipelines, real-time processing, and time-series data management.
Experience designing and maintaining APIs (REST and GraphQL) and integrating with complex backend systems.
Strong database knowledge, both relational (PostgreSQL) and non-relational (DynamoDB, DuckDB, etc.)
Familiarity with DevOps and IaC using Terraform or similar tools.
Experience working in cross-functional teams and collaborating across the product lifecycle.
Deep understanding of software engineering best practices: testing, CI/CD, Git workflows, and documentation.
Impact-driven professional excited by geospatial IoT, real-time insights, and predictive capabilities.
Must be legally authorized to work in Canada (application form asks 'Are you legally authorized to work in Canada?')