Senior Platform Developer

Upgrade helps customers move in the right direction with affordable and responsible financial products. Since 2017, we’ve helped over 7 million customers access over $40 billion in consumer credit. With a relentless focus on improving our customers' financial well-being, we build products that put more money in their pocket and support their journey toward a better financial future. We’re backed by some of the most prominent technology investors and were most recently valued at $6.3B.

We’re consistently recognized for our collaborative and inclusive culture. Most recently, we were named one of the World’s Top Fintech Companies by CNBC, Best Places to Work by Built In, and by the San Francisco Business Times, America’s Greatest Workplaces by Newsweek, Best Startup Employer by Forbes, and Healthiest Employers by Phoenix Business Journal.

We’re looking for new team members who get excited about designing and delivering new and better products. Come join us and help build a better financial future for millions of people.

At Upgrade, the Platform team works cross-functionally with our various engineering teams. We design shared tools and libraries to simplify, abstract, and accelerate the daily lives of our developers.

As part of the Platform group, the Tooling team is responsible for several tools used by our product teams to build, test, and deploy their services to production.

We are looking for a passionate and curious Senior Software Developer to contribute to the platform roadmap at Upgrade. You will have the opportunity to learn and work with different programming languages and technologies. Join us!

Current Projects:

• Redesign of our internal tool used to provision Kubernetes development environments on demand
• Renovation of our continuous build and deployment infrastructure
• Mergebot: a service responsible for automatically accepting or rejecting pull requests based on a set of rules (migration from JavaScript to Golang)
• Redesign of our GraphQL Federation tools
• Creation of various prototypes exploring how large language models (LLM) can improve the developer experience

Responsibilities:

• Create innovative new tools or improve existing tools to increase developer productivity and efficiency
• Collaborate closely with different engineering teams to evaluate the effectiveness of our platform and identify areas for improvement
• Participate in problem diagnosis and resolution

Required Skills:

• Mastery of at least one of the following languages: Golang, Node.js, or Python
• Mastery of Kubernetes
• Experience with microservices architectures and understanding of associated challenges
• Fundamental knowledge of AWS
• Excellent communication skills
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, or related field

What we offer

• Competitive salary and stock option plan
• 100% coverage for medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Flexible paid time off
• Competitive 401(k) and RRSP program
• Allowance for learning and personal development
• Paid parental leave
• Health and wellness initiatives

The compensation range for this position in Canada is $150,000 to $250,000 CAD per year, in addition to equity and benefits. Within this range, an individual's base compensation will depend on various factors, including, but not limited to, knowledge, skills, education, and experience related to the position.

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Upgrade is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and foster an inclusive work environment for all. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Upgrade does not accept unsolicited resumes from staffing agencies, search firms, or any third parties. Any resume submitted to any employee of Upgrade without a prior written agreement in place will be considered the property of Upgrade, and Upgrade will not be obligated to pay any referral or placement fee. Agencies must obtain advance written approval from Upgrade's Talent Acquisition department to submit resumes and only in conjunction with a valid, fully executed agreement. Knowledge of English is required as our roles require the employee to interact with employees from other Upgrade offices worldwide.