Senior Software Engineer – Product & Integrations (Node.js, TypeScript, AWS Serverless)

About the job

Our client is a fast-growing, venture-backed technology company operating in the transportation industry. They provide a universal API that enables companies building insurance products, financial services, and fleet software to access high-volume telematics data through a single integration layer.

Their platform connects to leading telematics service providers using a unified model, making it significantly easier for customers to build and scale modern transportation products.

The company is backed by leading investors including Y Combinator, and the team is based in downtown Toronto.

Job Description

This is a product-focused engineering role where you will play a key role not only in building systems, but also in shaping the long-term vision of a large-scale integration platform supporting 200+ integrations.

You will influence architectural direction, contribute to technical strategy, and work directly with customers to ensure the platform scales reliably as data volumes grow.

You will:

• Contribute to and evolve the integration framework supporting 200+ integrations
• Scope, build, and launch new integrations to expand platform capabilities
• Design and implement reliable, intuitive APIs that simplify customer implementation
• Partner directly with customers to design features and support new product launches
• Build internal tooling and patterns to improve testing, observability, and reliability
• Monitor and optimize performance in distributed, high-volume systems
• Lead code reviews and uphold strong engineering standards
• Deliver technical demos and provide hands-on technical support when needed

Job Requirements

This role requires strong backend engineering expertise combined with customer empathy and systems thinking.

Required:

• 6+ years building production-grade systems
• 2+ years of experience with Node.js and TypeScript
• 4+ years of experience with AWS or similar cloud platforms
• Strong debugging and troubleshooting skills, particularly in distributed systems
• Experience building integrations, especially where documentation may be limited or unclear
• Customer-focused mindset with enthusiasm for feature launches and technical collaboration

Nice to Have:

• Experience with serverless or event-driven architectures (AWS Lambda, SQS, Kafka)
• Experience with orchestration/workflow engines (Step Functions, Temporal)
• Exposure to JVM-based languages

Tech Stack:

Backend:

Node.js (TypeScript), AWS Lambda, DynamoDB, S3, SQS, EventBridge, Step Functions

Frontend:

Next.js (TypeScript), Tailwind

Infrastructure & DevOps:

SST, AWS CDK, GitHub Actions

Other Technologies:

Java, Python, Kafka, Flink, Spark, Iceberg, S3