The companyis hiring a

Senior Backend Engineer

to join its

Customer Focus Group (CFG)

— a technical team that connects engineering with the commercial side of the product.

CFG team members work across

development, architecture, product, and customer-facing activities . The role involves understanding customer needs, translating them into product improvements, building new features, and solving urgent technical challenges.

We’re looking for a strong backend engineer who can combine deep technical expertise with a broader product and customer perspective. The role has a strong focus on

infrastructure, performance, scalability, and customer satisfaction .

Responsibilities

Design, build, and maintain

scalable backend services and APIs

Develop new features based on

customer and product requirements

Work closely with customers to understand their needs and translate them into

technical solutions

Investigate and resolve

complex technical and production issues

Improve system

performance, reliability, and scalability

Contribute to

backend architecture

and technical decision-making

Work with

SQL and NoSQL databases

and support high-volume data processing

Build and maintain cloud-based solutions using

AWS, Azure, or GCP





Collaborate with

Product, Engineering, Sales, and Customer Success

teams

Participate in

code reviews, testing, CI/CD, and Agile development processes

Take ownership of features from

design and development through deployment and support

Help improve the overall

customer experience and product quality

Requirements

Robust understanding of

backend architecture , including microservices, API design, and design patterns

Proficiency in

Node.js / TypeScript

or another relevant backend language

Experience with

SQL and NoSQL databases

Experience building and scaling systems for

high-volume data processing

Hands-on experience with

AWS, Azure, or GCP

Familiarity with cloud services such as

serverless computing and managed databases

5+ years of backend development experience , preferably with customer-focused products

Strong

problem-solving skills

and experience building performant, scalable solutions

Experience with

Agile development

and

CI/CD pipelines

Excellent

communication and collaboration skills , including working with globally distributed teams

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📌 Senior Backend Engineer (Toronto)
🏢 Socket.dev
📍 Toronto