Principal/Staff Software Developer

Principal/Staff Software Developer Join us to build a more rewarding financial future for all Canadians At Neo, we’re on a mission to build a more rewarding financial future for all Canadians. Life at a rapidly scaling tech startup isn’t for everyone. It’s complex, fast-paced, high-pressure, but also incredibly fulfilling. Since its founding in 2019, Neo has gained incredible traction and is one of the fastest-growing fintech companies in Canada. - #1 on Deloitte’s Technology Fast 50 for 2023, 2024, and 2025 https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/neo-financial-achieves-first-ever-three-peat-win-as-number-one-on-deloitte-s-technology-fast-50-list-889692540.html — the first company ever to achieve a three-peat at the top! - #1 Fastest Growing Company in Canada for 2024 by Globe & Mail https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240927952651/en/Neo-Financial-Ranks-No.-1-on-The-Globe-and-Mail%E2%80%99s-2024-List-of-Canada%E2%80%99s-Top-Growing-Companies - Top-ranked mobile apps and credit cards - Team of 500+ people - 1M+ customers - 10K+ retail partners The Role Neo Financial is looking for a full-time Staff Fullstack Software Developer to join our team in our Calgary office. In this critical role, you’ll lead with technical excellence, shaping the architecture and direction of Neo’s services while mentoring others. You’ll work with cutting edge tools and patterns. Our technology stack is built using a Microservices architecture and comprises TypeScript, Node.js, Serverless framework, GraphQL, MongoDB, all hosted on AWS. We’re super-charging our developers with AI, leveraging tools like Github Copilot and Cursor to fuel rapid development, and building our own agentic systems with Gemini to empower our teams. What you'll be doing: - Ensure we’re building the highest quality software by collaborating with other developers, setting quality standards and best practices - Shape the future of our system design through technical planning and working with others on what to build next - Stay informed about industry best practices and bring new ideas and design patterns to strategic and technical planning initiatives - Lead others by example and expand their knowledge through mentorship and pair programming - Create and review proposals for new technologies, patterns and implementations - Understand and lead the solutioning of complex technical problems, anticipate problems and potential blockers - Drive the adoption of best practices in the entire development process, coding, testing and deployment Who we are looking for: - Proven record of building complex and cutting-edge web applications end-to-end, while considering scalability and optimization problems - Expertise in back-end development, including but not limited to: data, APIs, queues, security, scalable systems, reliability concerns and business logic - Confidence with concepts like coupling/cohesion, idempotency, distributed transactions, asynchronous workflows, & event sourcing - Experience with technical planning and effectively communicating plans with others - Mastery of programming principles and one or two programming languages - alongside keen interest to expand your skills to encompass new languages and technologies. - Deep understanding of fundamentals of Software Engineering, Code Design, and Architecture, to be able to drive meaningful changes - Understanding of cloud infrastructure, devops and CI/CD, including basics of containerized services, serverless systems, and networking - Familiarity with different types of data stores and databases - preferably beyond exclusively knowing about SQL databases - Experience working with bigger teams and projects that span multiple teams - Very seasoned developers with at least 9 years of work experience under their belt - Applicants must be eligible to work in Canada and willing to relocate to Calgary. 🚀 Total Rewards Overview As Neo continues to grow, we’re committed to offering a competitive, mark ... (truncated, view full listing at source)