Senior Software Engineer, Canada

Senior Software Engineer (Full-Time, Remote) — Canada Salary: CAD $140,000–$165,000 / year Work Schedule: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM PST About the role At AutoScale Ventures , we build large-scale systems behind products like VinAudit. ca (vehicle history and data) and SquidProxies. com (proxy infrastructure).

We're looking for a Senior Software Engineer to design, build, and evolve the backend systems that power these data-heavy products in production. You'll be designing and developing critical backend components and guiding other engineers through execution.

If you enjoy owning systems end to end, from design through long-term support, this role is for you. What you'll do Design, build, and evolve backend systems that power data-heavy production products such as market feeds, crawlers, APIs, and data pipelines.

Take ownership of major backend initiatives across their full lifecycle — design, development and implementation, rollout, and long-term maintenance and support. Write and maintain scalable APIs and backend services used at meaningful scale.

Lead architectural improvements and redesigns of existing systems to improve reliability, performance, and maintainability. Break complex designs into executable components and delegate effectively when working with other engineers. Collaborate with leadership and senior engineers on technical direction.

Mentor developers through code reviews, design discussions, and best practices. What we're looking for 5+ years of professional software engineering or architectural experience (or equivalent depth).

A proven track record of building backend systems from scratch, launching them into production, and supporting and evolving them over time. Experience designing and operating APIs or backend systems at scale.

Strong systems thinking — you can reason about performance, failure modes, scaling, and long-term maintainability. Experience in startup or startup-like environments, or owning major systems within larger companies. Comfort work