Software Engineer / Sr. Software Engineer

Applied Systems Canada is transforming the insurance industry by building a dedicated team focused on innovative software and services. They are seeking a Software Engineer / Senior Software Engineer to contribute to their product vision by delivering high-quality backend services and APIs, collaborating with a global team to design and implement solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Contribute to the design, development, and delivery of releasable, high-quality backend services and APIs primarily using Go (Golang)
• Author backend code aligned with internal standards and architectural guidance to ensure maintainability, scalability, and consistency across platform services
• Design, build, and evolve APIs and service integrations that consume and process data from internal and external platforms
• Develop, maintain, and update automated tests for backend services as functionality evolves
• Assess the impact of changes by actively participating in code reviews, design reviews, and technical discussions with engineering and product teams
• Architect and maintain scalable services intended for deployment in Kubernetes environments; ensure services align with cloud-native best practices
• Monitor backend services and API performance in production and non-production environments
• Debug and resolve service-level errors, data issues, and performance bottlenecks
• Continuously learn about new backend tools, platforms, and technologies
• Support the team by providing detailed feedback during code reviews and guiding complex backend and API-related problem solving
• Contribute to technical decisions by identifying opportunities and risks related to service architecture, data flow, and integrations
• Share knowledge of backend languages, frameworks, API design patterns, data access strategies, testing approaches, and tooling
• Support continuous improvement of internal processes and documentation, championing principles-based approaches to backend design, implementation, and testing

Requirements:

• 3+ years of production experience specifically using Go (Golang) to build APIs
• Experience building and consuming RESTful or event-driven APIs and integrating with platform-level data sources
• Strong proficiency with Kubernetes (containerization, orchestration, Helm charts, and service mesh concepts)
• Hands-on experience with GCP (Google Cloud Platform), specifically with data-centric services like Pub/Sub and BigQuery
• Knowledge of professional software engineering practices including backend-focused SDLCs, coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations
• 5+ years of experience in software engineering with a strong emphasis on backend focus
• Experience providing technical guidance and support to other engineers, particularly in backend architecture and integration challenges
• Advanced communication skills, with the ability to distill complex backend, API, and data concepts to support team problem solving
• Proven ability to advance technical discussions, debates, and reviews while contributing to positive and constructive communication across the team
• Familiarity with Change Data Capture (CDC) frameworks, like Debezium