Plooto is a Canada-born fintech company on a mission to give small and mid-sized businesses the financial power to succeed on their own terms. We make payments secure, accurate, and stress-free so businesses and their accountants can spend less time in the books, confidently manage cash flow, and make smarter decisions every day. We’re a team that builds with integrity, agility, and heart, and we’re looking for customer-minded pros who share our passion to join us as we scale.
We’re rebuilding and scaling the next generation of our fintech platform, and we’re looking for a Senior Backend Engineer who wants real ownership, real scale, real impact, and cares deeply about system design, scalability, and writing clean, testable code that stands the test of time.
You’ll help shape architecture decisions, influence engineering standards, and raise the technical bar across the team.
If you thrive in high-growth environments, care deeply about clean system design, and enjoy solving hard distributed systems problems — you’ll feel at home here.
NET and Azure
Lead complex technical initiatives from design through production rollout
Make pragmatic architecture decisions that balance speed, scalability, and long-term maintainability
Partner closely with Product and Design to translate ambiguous problems into elegant technical solutions
Improve performance, reliability, and system resilience as we scale
Contribute to a culture of experimentation, ownership,



and continuous improvement
Outline the experience, technical skills, and attributes required to succeed in the role. 5+ years of qualified backend engineering experience (preferably in high-growth or product-led environments)

- Strong expertise in C# (or another strongly typed language) and modern backend design principles
- Proven track record of writing production-grade, testable, maintainable code
- Deep experience designing and building RESTful APIs in production
- Experience building or operating distributed, high-throughput systems
- Experience implementing automated testing strategies (unit, integration, contract, and end-to-end testing)
- Strong understanding of data storage patterns across RDBMS and NoSQL systems
- Ability to effectively use AI tools towards increasing velocity, efficiency and quality of deliverables
- Computer Science degree or equivalent

Bonus Points

Prior startup experience where you helped scale systems and teams
You’ll join a team that cares deeply about customer impact, takes pride in our craft, and moves with urgency. We’re just getting started — and you’ll help shape the next chapter of our growth story.
As part of our recruitment process, we may use AI tools to support candidate review and selection.
We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. Accommodations are available throughout the recruitment and employment process.

📌 Senior Backend Developer (FinTech) (Canada)
🏢 Plooto
📍 Canada