Permanent | Full-time | North Vancouver, Canada | Hybrid (3 days in office)

Compensation
$120,000 - $170,000 CAD salary (Intermediate > Senior)

Quarterly profit share (last year averaged ~10k/quarter per person)

Stock options

Versatile (unlimited) holiday

About IcePanel
WestartedIcePanelbecauseexistingtoolsforsoftwarearchitecturesuck.

They’re slow, overcomplicated, and built for managers to enforce process, not for engineers to actually enjoy using.

At our previous jobs, we spent too much time in meetings talking about architecture and not enough time actually building. Diagrams got stale, decisions got lost, and nothing felt connected to reality.

So we started building something better. It began as a side project, let us snowboard most days in Whistler for a season, and people kept using it…We got to nearly $1M USD with just the founders before we hired.

Today we’re a small, profitable team ($4.5M+ CAD ARR) building a collaborative modelling tool for software architecture. We care about staying lean, shipping fast, having fun, and building something people actually love.

How we work

We keep meetings to a minimum

We work in small teams (usually 2 people) with clear ownership

We avoid over-engineering, but we care deeply about polish

We release early, get feedback, and refine

This is not a place to hide. You’ll own what you build.

The role
You’ll build across the entire product:

Frontend UI/UX (working closely with design)

Backend APIs and data models

Real-time systems (WebSockets)

Infrastructure and migrations

Fixing, refining, and improving what already exists

Our stack: TypeScript, Node.js, Vue, Pixi.js, Tailwind, Cloud Run, Firestore, WebSockets

What “great” looks like
A great hire doesn’t wait to be told what to do.

In your first couple of weeks, you’ll use the product,



find something that feels off, and fix it.

Not because it was assigned. Because it bothered you.

You’ll own meaningful features end-to-end. Examples:

Git-like workflows for diagramming

Import and data ingestion pipelines

Access controls for complex organizations

You’ll make things feel better, not just work.

30 / 60 / 90 days
First 30 days

Get familiar with the product and codebase

Ship improvements to areas that feel “off”

Start contributing to real features

60 days

Take ownership of a meaningful area of the product

Improve performance or usability in a noticeable way

Work across frontend + backend without hand-holding

90 days

Own and ship a complex feature end-to-end

Contribute to solving harder problems like:

Access control for large organizationsManaging deeply nested architecture modelsPerformance issues with highly connected systems

Current challenges

Changing model hierarchies (parents/levels) is complex and fragile

Large, highly connected models can impact real-time performance

Access permissions don’t scale well for large companies

About you
You:

Have 6+ years of experience across both large companies and startups

Are strong in both frontend and backend

Have built things you’re genuinely proud of

Care deeply about how things look and feel, not just that they work

Take ownership and don’t wait for permission

Are comfortable working across a large, evolving codebase





Can take feedback without ego and adjust quickly

You’ve likely:

Built side projects just because something annoyed you

Worked across product, UX, and engineering boundaries

Shipped real features that people use

Proof of craft (required)
You must show us something you’ve built.

Portfolio, live apps, screenshots - anything that shows off your skills

We care about how it feels to use, not just what it does

If you can’t point to something you’ve built that feels great, this role isn’t for you.

You’ll struggle here if

You rely heavily on AI without understanding fundamentals

You wait for direction instead of taking initiative

You blame others instead of owning problems

You lead with ego instead of curiosity

You need constant permission to move forward

Also, if you don’t actually care about what you’re building, don’t apply.

You’ve been a founder (even if it failed)

You come from a non-traditional background

You understand the limits of LLMs beyond surface-level use

You’ve spent time in a major tech hub and chose (or want) to work in Canada

Location

North Vancouver (5 min from Lonsdale Quay)

3 days in office (Tues-Thurs)

Hybrid, not fully remote

Flexible location a few weeks a year

Stock options

Profit sharing

Conference budget

Annual retreat

Flexible holiday

And, yes, “weiner” Wednesdays and free ice cubes

1. Screening questions (AI answers are insta-deleted…)

3. Technical call (30 mins)

4. In person white-boarding session/meet the team (2 hours)

5. Work trial (2 days min + paid)

6. Reference checks

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Note: We’re unable to sponsor candidates without existing work authorization at this time.

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📌 Full Stack / Product Engineer (British Columbia)
🏢 IcePanel
📍 British Columbia