Backend Engineer
WavesReachVancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Posted March 4, 2026
Full Time
About the Company
WavesReach is a talent acquisition firm that specializes in matching high‑potential candidates with organizations across rapidly evolving industries. The company focuses on aligning individual skills with strategic opportunities, leveraging market‑trend insights to identify the right fit for each role. What sets WavesReach apart is its agile, data‑driven approach that treats recruitment as a dynamic process, enabling swift adaptation to shifting talent landscapes. By delivering candidates who can drive transformative impact, WavesReach helps teams achieve sustained success.
Job Description
We are looking for a skilled and execution-driven Backend Engineer to design, build, and scale core backend services powering AllScales business.
Requirements
- Design, develop, and maintain core backend services, including API design, business logic implementation, and system optimization.
- Build high-performance and scalable backend services using Python (FastAPI, Django, Flask) or Go (Gin, Echo, Fiber).
- Participate in database schema design, optimization, and maintenance using relational databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL) and NoSQL solutions (MongoDB, etc.) where appropriate.
- Write and maintain clear API documentation, unit tests, and integration tests to ensure system stability and long-term maintainability.
- Analyze system performance and address challenges related to high concurrency, high availability, and scalability.
- Contribute to backend architecture design and refactoring, promoting microservices, modularity, and standardization.
- Collaborate closely with frontend, product, QA, and DevOps teams to deliver features with high quality and on schedule.
- Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve production issues to ensure system reliability and uptime.
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Stock options
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- Flexible work environment
- Professional development opportunities
