Senior Software Engineer - AWS

Posted A month ago

Job Details

Contract

Location

Vancouver, BC

Salary

dollar sign 85 to 105 per hour

Job Description

6-month contract Software Development Engineer role with a global fintech organization with an engineering team located in Metrotown.

6-month contract role
Great organization with a very collaborative environment
Hybrid work environment with 3 days a week in office in Vancouver.

What & Why:
Our client is a leading global fintech company seeking a Senior Software Development Engineer to join a high-impact team responsible for building and operating customer data systems at scale. This is a hands-on technical leadership role within an Identity and Trust organization, working on high-throughput, high-availability infrastructure that sits at the core of the business. You’ll bring strong backend engineering fundamentals and a track record of owning complex distributed systems end-to-end. You will lead technical design, drive projects from architecture through production readiness, and mentor other engineers, all while partnering with cross-functional stakeholders to deliver reliable, scalable solutions with real regulatory and operational significance. This role is well-suited to an engineer who operates independently, thinks carefully about long-term system health, and is comfortable navigating ambiguity across multiple teams and competing constraints.

Who:
Our client is a leading digital financial services company focused on making international money transfers faster, more affordable, and more transparent for customers worldwide. With a presence across more than 170 countries, they have built a reputation for combining rigorous compliance standards with customer-first product design at global scale. The company recently opened a Vancouver office located in Metrotown, offering a collaborative hybrid work environment with three days per week in office.

You:
You will bring the following education, skills and experience to the role:

6+ years of backend software development experience with demonstrated ownership of production systems
Expertise in Java, Go, or Python, with experience designing secure, scalable distributed systems on AWS or equivalent cloud platforms
Experience with both relational and non-relational databases, with strong data modeling fundamentals at scale
A track record of leading technical design, mentoring junior engineers, and communicating clearly with technical and non-technical stakeholders alike

Compensation:
This role pays between $85-105 per hour.

Next Steps:
If the sound of this opportunity excites you, and you’re confident that it’s a good fit for your experience and career goals, then we’d love to hear from you! Please send your updated resume to us by applying to this posting and one of our awesome team of recruiters will be in touch.

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