About the RoleWe are looking for a Staff Software Engineer to build new features, improve existing systems, and help the team work more efficiently across our stack (PHP 8.2 / Laravel 10), Node.JS, Golang, React, and AWS infrastructure.What You’ll Do- Design and build scalable, fault-tolerant systems across product and infrastructure- Own end-to-end architecture decisions across multiple services- Lead development of core platform primitives (content, identity, transactions, messaging)- Improve performance, reliability, and system observability- Work closely with founders to translate product vision into technical systems- Set engineering standards, best practices, and code quality bar - Mentor engineers and help level up the team- Identify and eliminate bottlenecks across the stack- Develop and maintain server‑side applications (PHP, Laravel, Node, Golang, MySQL)- Build and optimize APIs, ensure performance, scalability, and security- Implement front‑end features with React- Work with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and code reviews- Collaborate with cross‑functional teams and mentor juniors- Manage integrations between systems and cloud services (AWS)- Maintain documentation, database schemas, and security best practicesWhat We’re Looking For- Experience - 8+ years of software engineering experience- Proven experience designing and scaling complex distributed systems- Experience on high‑growth products or platforms- Background in at least one of: marketplaces, social platforms, payments/fintech, SaaS infrastructure- Technical Strength - Strong backend experience (PHP/Laravel, Node, Go)- Deep understanding of system design, API design, databases (MySQL, Postgres, event‑driven), caching, queues, async processing- Experience with payment systems or financial workflows- Experience with real‑time systems, cloud infrastructure (AWS)- Experience with Infrastructure‑as‑Code, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing tools- Leadership & Ownership - High autonomy, product intuition,



ability to make trade‑offs- Experience mentoring engineers, influencing technical direction- Comfortable in early‑stage, ambiguous environments- Nice to have - Scaling large distributed architectures- Remote‑first environment experience- Experience with social media, fintech, or messaging applicationsTech Stack (Current & Evolving)- Backend: Laravel (PHP), moving toward TypeScript / Go services- Database: MySQL (future scalable architectures)- Infrastructure: AWS (ECS, ECR, RDS, S3, CloudFront, Redis, Lambda)- Realtime / Messaging: In‑house systems (moving away from third‑party)- WebRTC, FFMPEG, HLS, SRT, RTMP, DRM- Node.Js/Express, GitHub Actions- NoSQL (PostgreSQL, Redis)- Microservices architecture- Infrastructure as Code (CloudFormation, environment parameterization)- CI/CD pipelines, automated testing (Pest/PHPUnit, Vitest, Playwright, ESLint, Prettier, Pint, Psalm)Compensation & Benefits- Base salary $130,000–$160,000 (location and experience dependent)- Equity package (early‑stage upside)- Flexible work environment- Paid adventure time – all‑expenses‑paid remote trip for 3 weeks- Fast growth, big upside – high ownership, fast learning, shape future- Unlimited learning – full access to courses on NewRich platform- Home office stipend – budget for workspace and recent MacBook- Annual retreat – meet the team IRL every year- Remote working budget, educational budget, time to develop new skills- Other benefits: diverse inclusive culture, autonomy, direct access to founders, etc.Who You Should BeYou’re not just a coder—you think in systems. You’ve built things that broke at scale—and learned how to fix them. You care about performance, reliability, and long‑term architecture, yet you know how to ship fast when it matters.If you want to help build the infrastructure powering the next generation of online businesses, we’d love to talk.Legal & MiscellaneousPlease note: Only candidates who reside within the country of the advertised role will be considered.#J-18808-Ljbffr

📌 Staff Software Engineer - $130,000 - $160,000 A Year - Remote (Toronto)
🏢 Newrich
📍 Toronto