Senior Backend Engineer

About Venn

Venn is transforming business banking for Canadian entrepreneurs. As the ONLY digital banking platform in Canada offering a truly modern solution, we disrupt traditional banking practices. Tired of the big banks’ monopoly, Canadian business owners are seeking innovative alternatives.

We've raised an $21.5m Series A from Tier 1 investors, and we're rapidly growing and looking to hire A-players to change the future of banking in Canada.

• $21.5M Series A - Betakit Article

What You'll Be Doing

• Leading the development of financial services products (transfers, cards, lending, etc.) from the ground up and ensuring that the systems are production-ready

• Collaborate with other teams (product, sales, operations) to understand and solve our customers’ pain points

• Integrating with banking partners, third-party APIs to enable features like virtual cards, international money transfers, and accurately track financial data and make payments

• Operating very independently and working directly with product owners, leveraging experience in shipping products in a fast-paced environment like an early-stage startup

What You’ll Need

• Experience in building, scaling, and supporting production-ready products from scratch

• 5+ years of professional experience with Java

• 6+ years of experience in backend development

• Quick learner with an ambitious and results-driven personality

• Excellent communication and organizational skills

• Entrepreneurial spirit, as you'll be joining on the ground floor and building the business

• Eligible to work in Canada or be in a North American time zone

Bonus Points

• Experience at an early-stage or fast-growing startup

• Experience at a fintech

• Familiarity with payment products (card issuing, money transfers, credit, etc.)

• Side projects you’re happy to show off

Perks & Benefits

• Competitive salary

• Latest tech and equipment