Senior Software Engineer at Faire.

About the role Faire is expanding its team with a Senior Software Engineer to enhance the Insider membership program. This role focuses on developing and maintaining core services that deliver exclusive advantages to retailers. You will play a key part in shaping how members experience value through discounts, free shipping, and other premium features.

Key facts

Location: Kitchener-Waterloo, ON; Toronto, ON Engagement: Full-time Salary: $156,000 - $214,500 CAD per year Team: Insider pod, Value Pillar

What youll do

• Take ownership of critical backend services for the Insider membership program, primarily using Kotlin.
• Work with Data Science, Product, and Design teams to develop, test, and implement improvements to the Insider user experience.
• Analyze program performance using experimentation and data analytics to increase active Insiders, GMV per Insider, and enrollment rates.
• Integrate Insider benefits across various customer touchpoints, including cart, checkout, discovery, and post-order pages, to ensure members utilize their savings.
• Mentor other engineers and contribute to team best practices in areas like design reviews, performance optimization,
  
  
  
  and system architecture.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of experience in backend systems development.
• Strong proficiency in Kotlin, Java, or similar object-oriented languages.
• Familiarity with distributed systems, service design, and performance tuning.
• Experience integrating with machine learning-driven decision systems, experimentation frameworks, or real-time data pipelines.
• Excellent communication skills and a history of collaborating with cross-functional teams, including Data Scientists and Product Managers, to deliver complex systems.
• A Bachelors degree in Computer Science/Engineering or equivalent industry experience.

Nice to have

• Experience with marketplace platforms.

Skills & tools

• Kotlin
• Java
• Python
• JUnit
• Hibernate
• Guice
• Jersey
• HTTP
• JSON
• Protocol Buffers
• MySQL
• CockroachDB
• Elasticsearch
• AWS

Practical notes This role is eligible for equity and benefits. Faire offers a hybrid work model, requiring in-office attendance three days per week (Tuesdays, Thursdays, and one flexible day). Employees also have the flexibility to work remotely for up to four weeks per year.