Relay is a digital banking platform that gives self-made business owners the tools and know-how to be great with money—bringing clarity, confidence, and control to every dollar earned, so they can turn hard work into lasting success. We do this by replacing financial guesswork with real visibility, transforming cash flow from a constant source of stress into a clear signal owners can use to run stronger, more resilient businesses. Our Engineering team is at the heart of building banking products that help millions of small businesses succeed.

We’re on a journey to reinvent banking, and we’re looking for a curious, impact-driven Senior Software Engineer (Voyager) to join our growing team – someone who thrives on taking smart risks, experimenting boldly, and learning from every challenge. We build the technology foundations that make AI and insights possible across the product, and we partner with product teams so they can build quickly on top of them. If you’re excited to tackle new problems and care as much about building strong foundations as delivering an impressive end product, you’ll feel at home on Voyager.

If you believe the most interesting part of applied AI is the engineering behind it, this is the role for you.

AI Infrastructure: Build and deploy secure, reusable LLM systems that enable differentiated product experiences, and own them across the full lifecycle, from design through deployment and monitoring Developer Enablement: Give teams across Relay the tooling, patterns, and guidance they need to ship AI workflows quickly and safely Consultative Partnership:



Work alongside product teams as the AI expert in the room, helping them make good technical decisions rather than building everything for them Innovation & Continuous Improvement: Proactively identify areas for technical, process, and product improvement, helping the team raise the bar and influencing technical direction and long‑term strategy You have 3+ years of full-stack software engineering experience; agentic AI experience is a plus You proactively drive enhancements and lead initiatives to enhance code quality, optimize performance, and streamline development processes You take ownership end‑to‑end, solving problems creatively and proactively, while keeping the customer and business impact front‑of‑mind It’s a bonus (but not required) if you Have worked in startups or high‑growth tech companies Have hands‑on experience building with LLMs, including self‑hosting or serving open models, retrieval systems, evaluation, or agentic workflows Have experience with JavaScript – we primarily use TypeScript, React, and Node.js Have working knowledge of AWS services (ECS, S3, RDS, Dynamo, Lambda) and continuous deployment pipelines Front‑end: React, Typescript, React Native Back‑end: Node.js, Typescript,



Terraform, AWS (DynamoDB, RDS Postgres, Lambda, S3, SQS, SNS, SES, ElasticSearch, ECS) Stage 1: A 30‑minute Google Meet video call with a member of the Talent team Stage 2: A 60‑minute Google Meet video call with two Engineering Managers Stage 3: A 60‑minute live coding exercise with two members of the Engineering team Stage 4: A take‑home system design challenge, followed by a 60‑minute Google Meet video call review with two members of the Engineering team Stage 5: The annual salary range for this role is $144,000 CAD to $176,000 CAD. For candidates who demonstrate full readiness for the defined scope of the role, the typical starting salary is $160,000 CAD. For more information on our compensation philosophy and perks and perks, visit our Candidate Hub.

If you’re someone who takes initiative, is comfortable taking risks, and seeks input when needed, you’ll find the freedom here empowering. You build with AI, not just use it: You're actively embedding AI into how you work, pushing what's possible, and bringing your team along with you. You’re comfortable building from scratch, iterating as you go, and collaborating to shape the best path forward.

Relay exists to help them thrive -- and that mission has to resonate with you. We welcome diverse backgrounds and people who think critically, challenge the status‑quo, and want to help small businesses thrive. If you require accommodations at any stage of the hiring process, please reach out to your Talent Partner.

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