At Tetra, we’re building at the forefront of digital asset innovation in Canada. This is an prospect to join early, ship meaningful product, and play a foundational role in shaping both our technology and our team.

This role starts as a hands-on senior engineer and technical lead, with a clear path into broader engineering leadership as we scale.

The Role
You’ll operate as a senior individual contributor while providing technical leadership to a small, growing team. You’ll partner closely with the CTO on architecture, product delivery, and team development, without stepping away from the code.

As the company grows, this role is expected to evolve into a formal leadership position with increasing scope across technical direction, hiring, and team development.

What You’ll Be Doing

Own and deliver critical features across the stack (frontend, backend, infrastructure)

Provide day-to-day technical guidance and mentorship to engineers

Collaborate with the CTO on architecture and system design decisions

Contribute to scalable, performant, and maintainable systems

Establish and uphold engineering standards, best practices, and documentation

Support hiring and onboarding as we grow the team

Leverage modern tools, including AI, to improve development efficiency and workflows

Tech Stack
Our stack will continue to evolve, and you’ll have a direct hand in shaping it.

Frontend: React 18, TypeScript

Backend: Go (Golang)

Tooling: Vite, SWC, Jest, ESLint, Prettier

Styling: Sass, CSS Modules

Database: PostgreSQL (Kysely)

Infrastructure: AWS

We prioritize performance, type safety, and developer experience across the stack.

What We’re Looking For
Core Experience

Strong full-stack development experience with modern JavaScript/TypeScript and backend systems





Proven ability to own and ship production features end-to-end

Experience mentoring or guiding other engineers (formal or informal)

Solid understanding of scalable architecture and engineering best practices

Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate cross-functionally

Nice to Have (Not Required)

Experience with Go or interest in learning it

Exposure to fintech, blockchain, or regulated environments

Startup or high-growth company experience

Experience with secure application design or infrastructure

Location & Work Model
This role is based in Toronto with a hybrid model (minimum 3 days per week in-office).

During the first three months, we prioritize in-office collaboration to accelerate onboarding, team integration, and product context.

Why Tetra

Build at the frontier: Help shape the future of digital assets in Canada

Real ownership: Your work directly impacts the product and company trajectory

Leadership path: Clear opportunity to grow into a senior technical leadership role

High-calibre team: Collaborative, low-ego environment focused on building well

Competitive compensation: Salary, performance incentives, and full benefits

Before You Apply
This role is best suited for someone who enjoys ownership, solving complex problems, and working in a fast-moving environment where priorities evolve.

If you’re motivated by building, learning, and having a meaningful impact early, we’d like to hear from you.

Submit your resume along with brief responses to a few application questions. We’re interested in how you think, what you’ve built, and what excites you about this opportunity.

Diversity
We believe diverse teams build better products and stronger companies. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds. If you require accommodations during the process, we’re happy to support you.

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📌 Senior Full-Stack Engineer / Tech Lead (Path to Engineering Leadership) (Ontario)
🏢 Tetra Trust
📍 Ontario