Software Developer II (Backend)

About the Role

As an Intermediate Software Developer, Backend on KOHO’s Tech and Engineering team, you will be a strong contributor in the KOHO ecosystem and work with other developers to help contribute and deliver features that our users will love. You will be working as part of a cross-functional team and driving our core features from start to finish.

Our teams have a large degree of autonomy and ownership and we’re looking for someone with a high level of initiative. This is a fast-paced outcome-oriented environment! We are looking for collaborative-oriented developers like you who are always eager to learn and help other developers grow. Excited yet?

Please Note: This is a remote position based in Canada that is available to those who are legally entitled to work in Canada.

What You’ll Do

• You are an ambassador for KOHO and live the company’s five Values
• You will be participating in rotating on-call duties, including incident management
• You’ll work with front end developers, product and marketing to ensure we create the best features for our customers
• You will manage and implement technical designs for KOHO’s new features
• You will be owning the production operation, monitoring our system, and helping define SLAs

Who You Are

• You can challenge the status quo through research and introduce new tech to the team 
• You are solution-oriented - you identify problems, own them, and improve them!
• You can communicate complex technical issues in a concise and effective manner
• You thrive on collaborating within the tech team and other departments
• You can work independently and effectively without clear requirements or supervision
• You know how to find the balance between quality and speed
• You know how to monitor and observe the performance of your system in a production environment
• You understand microservices architecture and distributed systems

Bonus Points

• Go
• RESTful APIs, Docker, or AWS