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Top Hat

Backend Platform Software Engineer

Top Hat

Backend Engineer responsible for core backend systems and internal tooling at Top Hat. Enhancing performance and reliability in mission-critical codebases used across product teams.

Posted 5/11/2026full-timeRemote • 🇨🇦 CanadaJuniorMid-LevelWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
AnsibleAWSCloudDistributed SystemsDjangoDNSGoogle Cloud PlatformJavaScriptLinuxMacOSMySQLPostgresPythonReactSMTPSQLTerraformTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Own core backend systems, libraries, and internal developer tooling
  • Improve performance, reliability, and architectural improvements with high downstream impact
  • Ensure code quality and technical standards for the system surface area owned

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • 2+ years of industry, research, or graduate-level experience
  • Experience in large codebases with complex algorithms and data structures
  • Programming on Linux/BSD/MacOS
  • Python (FastAPI, Django)
  • SQL (PostgreSQL, MySQL)
  • Distributed Systems
  • Profiling & Optimization
  • Nice to Haves: TypeScript/JavaScript (React), Cloud Experience (AWS, GCP, etc.), Observability (OpenTelemetry, Datadog, etc.), Infrastructure-As-Code (Terraform, Ansible, etc.), Troubleshooting TCP/DNS/HTTP/SMTP/etc., Database Administration, Maintenance & Scaling, Designing APIs for Customers

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Competitive health benefits that start on day one
  • Innovative PTO policy with lots of time and space for self-care
  • Professional learning and development for all role levels
  • A team that cares deeply for customers and for each other
  • A noble mission that creates meaningful, fulfilling work
  • Flexible, remote first work environment
  • Our winning strategy and market potential
  • An awesome and welcoming Toronto HQ
  • A chance to work with new tech like generative AI—and see the customer impact
  • A management team focused on performance, growth, engagement and connection

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Hard Skills & Tools
PythonFastAPIDjangoSQLPostgreSQLMySQLDistributed SystemsProfilingOptimizationAlgorithms
Soft Skills
code qualitytechnical standardsreliabilityperformance improvementarchitectural improvements