Product Engineer - Brand at Faire

About the role The Brand team focuses on enabling merchants to build and maintain high-quality product catalogs that reach retailers globally. You will work across the full stack to design and implement features that help independent businesses compete effectively.

Key facts

• Location: Kitchener-Waterloo, ON; Toronto, ON
• Engagement: Full-time
• Salary: $129,500 - $178,000 per year plus equity and benefits
• Team: Brand

What youll do

• Partner with product managers, designers, and marketing to drive business and platform success.
• Manage multi-phase projects from initial concept through to final deployment.
• Develop features across backend, frontend, and mobile environments.
• Improve application performance and scalability while maintaining code quality.
• Provide mentorship to other engineers regarding technical and product decisions.

Requirements

• Minimum 2 years of qualified engineering experience.
• Proficiency in Java, Kotlin,
  
  
  
  or JavaScript.
• Experience with HTML, CSS, TypeScript, and frameworks such as React or Next.js.
• Demonstrated ability to lead product improvements from problem identification to solution.
• Bachelor degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• Familiarity with agentic coding tools.

Skills & tools

• Languages: Kotlin, Java, JavaScript
• Frameworks & Libraries: JUnit, Hibernate, Guice, Jersey, React, Next.js
• Data & Infrastructure: MySQL, CockroachDB, AWS
• Protocols: HTTP, JSON, Protocol Buffers

Practical notes

• Hybrid work policy requires office attendance 3 days per week (Tuesdays, Thursdays, and one flex day).
• Employees may work remotely for up to 4 weeks per year.

Faire provides equal employment opportunities and offers reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities during the recruitment process.