Senior/Staff Software Engineer, Backend (US - Remote or Calgary)

💰 Competitive Compensation. For this role our salary is targeted at $180-210k USD or $175-205k CAD per year. Final offer amounts are determined by factors such as experience and expertise.

🏆 Syndio Equity. So you can share in Syndio’s success

🏝 Flexible Vacation Policy. We encourage our team to recharge when they need to (up to 20 days PTO in Canada) plus paid sick & safe time, compassion leave, and voting leave.

🩺 Medical, Dental, Vision. Syndio pays 90% of employee premiums, and 50% for dependents.

🏥 Life Insurance & Disability. Syndio covers the full premium.

📍Remote-first in US + Alberta; in Calgary, non-mandatory office available #LI-Remote

First 30 days : Onboard into our development workflow, master core platform architecture, and ship your first feature.

First 60 days : Independently own sub-systems, optimize Postgres/ORM data paths, and manage cloud infrastructure updates via Terraform.

First 90 days : Lead the design and implementation of a major event-driven or API capability end-to-end and take on-call responsibilities for platform services

Below you'll find an outline of the interview plan for our Senior / Staff Software Engineer (Backend) position. Please note that this is what we expect the process to look like; we may ask you for supplemental information or require an additional step before making a final decision.

Recruiter Screen (25 min)

Meet the Hiring Manager (30 min)

Technical Discussion – Systems & Data Architecture (60 min)

Practical Coding & API Design Exercise Review (60 min)

Product Interview (30 min)

Executive Interview (30 min)

At Syndio, we're building a diverse team that values candor, curiosity, and community. If you share these values and are interested in joining us, we'd love to talk with you even if you don't 100% meet the "about you" listed here. We don't expect anyone to have all the answers, as long as you're willing to learn and grow with us.

Syndio is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are building an inclusive and collaborative workplace as we grow, and we welcome team members regardless of gender/identity, sexual orientation, race or cultural background, religion, physical disability and age.