Staff Backend Developer

Tempo Software

Senior Backend Developer at Tempo improving time management solutions. Develop scalable software and APIs using Java/Kotlin while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Posted 5/15/2026full-timeRemote • 🇨🇦 CanadaLeadWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSGradleJavaJavaScriptKotlinKubernetesNode.jsSpringSQLTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Solving difficult technical problems and coming up with innovative solutions to advance our products as a member of one of our development teams
Working closely with software engineers to implement versatile solutions to stay ahead of the needs of our customers
Driving innovation by coming up with new and innovative ideas for our products and processes
Approaching development issues by being mindful of user experience, performance, quality and security aspects
Liaising with other developers to promote great software design and quality
Designing and maintaining APIs
Launching, iterating and making a difference to the team’s performance and being committed to making our products better for our users

Requirements

What you’ll need

Has a solid background in applying knowledge of Java/Kotlin and JVM to build scalable software
Has some experience with Javascript and Typescript and is willing to extend that (NodeJs, Bun)
Willing to do some frontend work if required
Has experience with Spring and Gradle
Has experience with SQL queries and database performance
Has experience with Kubernetes and AWS
Is passionate about unit testing and integration testing
Has experience with designing and maintaining APIs for public consumption
Has experience with building and optimizing for performance
Is creative, innovative in finding solutions to complex problems
Is a self-starter and motivates others with enthusiasm and collaboration
Is passionate about clean code and best practices in computer science
Keep their knowledge up to date by following what is happening in the industry
Has a degree in Computer Science or equivalent studies

Benefits

Comp & perks

Remote First work environment
Unlimited vacation in most of our locations!!
Great benefits including health, dental, vision and savings plan.
Perks such as training reimbursement, WFH reimbursement, and more.
Diverse and dynamic teams with challenging and exciting work.
An opportunity to have a real impact on our business.
A great range of social activities (both in person and virtual).
Optional in person meet-ups and the ability to travel to our international offices
Employee referral program
And so much more!

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Hard Skills & Tools

JavaKotlinJVMJavaScriptTypeScriptNodeJsBunSpringGradleSQL

Soft Skills

problem solvinginnovationuser experiencecollaborationenthusiasmself-startercreativitymotivationcommitmentclean code