Senior Backend Engineer (Toronto) - Remote

America's first and only AllCar™ app, revolutionizing car ownership management using AI and machine learning.
Toronto, ON, CanadaOttawa, ON, CanadaLondon, ON, Canada
Backend
Senior Software Engineer
Remote
501 - 1,000 Employees
5+ years of experience
AI · Automotive

Description For Senior Backend Engineer (Toronto) - Remote

Jerry is a rapidly growing pre-IPO startup revolutionizing the $2T car ownership industry in the U.S. With $240M in funding and 60X revenue growth in 5 years, they're on track to become a $10B company. In 2024, they achieved nearly 50% year-over-year revenue growth while reaching profitability for the first time.

The Senior Backend Engineer role is part of the DriveShield™ team, working on a critical, stealth project focused on enhancing driver safety. This position offers the opportunity to build scalable and high-performance backend systems that will help Jerry expand from 5M to 50M customers.

The company boasts a talented team with leaders from NVIDIA, Amazon, NerdWallet, ByteDance, Square, Meta, and more. Their innovative use of GenAI has been recognized by Harvard Business Review and Forbes. As the #1 rated app in their category with a 4.7 star rating, Jerry provides comprehensive services for all car owners' needs, from insurance and financing to maintenance and safety.

The ideal candidate will focus on building robust, scalable systems, working with stream processing applications, and collaborating with data scientists to deploy models in production. This role offers the chance to make a real-world impact while working with cutting-edge technologies in a fast-paced, growth-oriented environment.

Jerry offers a supportive, inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and reasonable accommodations are provided for individuals with disabilities. The company's mission to simplify car ownership, combined with their strong market position and innovative use of AI, makes this an exciting opportunity for a senior engineer looking to make a significant impact.

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Responsibilities For Senior Backend Engineer (Toronto) - Remote

  • Focus on non-functional requirements including service availability, scalability, reliability, and observability
  • Oversee system design and architecture
  • Develop and optimize stream processing applications using Kafka and Flink
  • Profile and optimize application performance
  • Collaborate with data scientists to deploy and integrate models in production
  • Handle data processing, sanitization, validation, and data QA

Requirements For Senior Backend Engineer (Toronto) - Remote

Java
Python
Go
JavaScript
Kafka
  • 5+ years of software engineering experience
  • Proficient in at least one core language (e.g., Java, Python, Go, JavaScript)
  • Expertise in Kafka, Flink and AWS
  • Experience building stream processing applications
  • Knowledge in system programming
  • Excellent problem solver
  • Known for shipping products and features quickly
  • Startup experience at a high-growth company (nice to have)
  • Previous knowledge of working with geospatial data (bonus)

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