WE
Wealthsimple
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Staff Backend Engineer – Core Banking

Toronto, ON
Remote
Full-time
$160K – $215K CAD
1 months ago

Job Overview

Design the systems that move money for millions of Canadians. As a Staff Backend Engineer on Core Banking, you will own critical financial infrastructure — CDIC-regulated deposit accounts, interbank transfers, and ledger systems — built in Ruby and Go on GCP.

What you'll do

  • Architect and lead the implementation of next-generation banking ledger infrastructure
  • Define engineering standards for reliability, security, and correctness in financial systems
  • Partner with compliance and legal to ensure systems meet OSFI and CDIC regulatory requirements
  • Mentor and level-up senior engineers across Core Banking
  • Drive cross-team technical alignment and resolve ambiguous technical problems

What you'll need

  • 8+ years of backend engineering experience
  • Deep expertise in distributed systems and event-driven architectures
  • Experience with financial ledger systems or payments infrastructure
  • Proficiency in Ruby or Go
  • Track record of successfully delivering large-scale, complex systems

Benefits & Perks

Equity
Remote-first
Health & dental
4 weeks vacation

About the Company

WE

Wealthsimple

FinTech501-1000 employees

Wealthsimple is Canada's leading fintech company, offering investing, saving, and filing products built for everyone.

Tech Stack

RubyReactTypeScriptGraphQLKafkaGCP
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