Backend Engineer, Node.js/Typescript at Deel in Canada

Who we are is what we do. Deel is the all-in-one payroll and HR platform for global teams. Our vision is to unlock global opportunity for every person, team, and business. Built for the way the world works today, Deel combines HRIS, payroll, compliance, benefits, performance, and equipment management into one seamless platform. With AI-powered tools and a fully owned payroll infrastructure, Deel supports every worker type in 150+ countries—helping businesses scale smarter, faster, and more compliantly. Among the largest globally distributed companies in the world, our team of 7,000 spans more than 100 countries, speaks 74 languages, and brings a connected and dynamic culture that drives continuous learning and innovation for our customers. Why should you be part of our success story? As the fastest-growing Software as a Service (SaaS) company in history, Deel is transforming how global talent connects with world-class companies – breaking down borders that have traditionally limited both hiring and career opportunities. We're not just building software; we're creating the infrastructure for the future of work, enabling a more diverse and inclusive global economy. In 2024 alone, we paid $11.2 billion to workers in nearly 100 currencies and provided healthcare and benefits to workers in 109 countries—ensuring people get paid and protected, no matter where they are. Our momentum is reflected in our achievements and customer satisfaction: CNBC Disruptor 50, Forbes Cloud 100, Deloitte Fast 500, and repeated recognition on Y Combinator’s top companies list – all while maintaining a 4.83 average rating from 15,000 reviews across G2, Trustpilot, Captera, Apple and Google. Your experience at Deel will be a career accelerator. At the forefront of the global work revolution, you'll tackle complex challenges that impact millions of people's working lives. With our momentum—backed by a $17.3 billion valuation and $1 B in Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) in just over five years—you'll drive meaningful impact while building expertise that makes you a sought-after leader in the transformation of global work. VERSION FRANCAISE Préparez-vous à : - Collaborer dans une équipe interfonctionnelle : Travaillez en étroite collaboration avec les ingénieurs frontend, les équipes produit, les designers et les professionnels de l'assurance qualité pour créer des expériences transparentes. - Participer à la planification des produits : De la découverte au déploiement, nous valorisons votre contribution à tous les stades du cycle de vie du développement logiciel - Développer et améliorer les fonctionnalités : Collaborez au développement de nouvelles fonctionnalités robustes, d'API et améliorez continuellement nos produits leaders du secteur. Aidez à trouver et corriger les bugs à la « Deel Speed ». - Fournir une expérience exceptionnelle et centrée sur le client : Assurez des produits et services de premier niveau grâce à l'ingénierie de qualité et au développement attentif et centré sur le client. Ce que vous apporterez à l'équipe : - Expertise en développement backend : Maîtrise de Node.js, des bonnes pratiques TypeScript/JavaScript, ainsi que de l'expérience dans au moins un autre langage côté serveur. - Maîtrise des bases de données : Vous êtes un gourou de SQL, particulièrement de PostgreSQL, gérant l'optimisation des requêtes, les migrations de données et la modélisation des bases de données. - Solide compréhension de la POO et des motifs de conception : Compréhension forte des principes de programmation orientée objet et des motifs de conception, avec expérience dans la construction et l'extension des classes - Orientation vers la scalabilité : Expérience dans la conception de systèmes pour la scalabilité, en veillant à ce qu'ils gèrent efficacement la croissance rapide et les demandes croissantes. - Performance à haut volume : Expertise prouvée dans l'optimisation des systèmes pour des volumes de transactions élevés, gérant la concurrence, l'idempotence et les performances sous charge. - Développement d'API : Compétent dans la construction d'API, y compris la validation des entrées, les tokens JWT, et assurant la sécurité et la scalabilité via des systèmes basés sur des files d'attente. - Expérience : au moins 4 ans d'expérience en tant qu'ingénieur logiciel. Vous êtes l'ingénieur que nous recherchons si vous : - Excellez dans le développement d'applications : Vous brillez dans la conception, le codage, les tests et la maintenance d'applications utilisant la technologie mentionnée ci-dessus. - Prospérez dans la collaboration à distance : Excellez dans un environnement axé sur le travail à distance avec une communication proactive et de fortes compétences de collaboration asynchrone pour assurer l'alignement et une collaboration efficace. Vous avez travaillé avec succès dans des équipes distribuées - Mélangez efficacement autonomie et collaboration : Vous prenez possession des projets tout en excellant dans les environnements d'équipe, en propulsant le succès partagé. - Communiquez des idées complexes facilement : Vous pouvez expliquer clairement les concepts techniques aux parties prenantes techniques et non techniques. - Résolvez les problèmes avec optimisme : Vous êtes passionné par la résolution des problèmes des clients grâce à vos super pouvoirs de codage, et vous abordez les défis avec l'optimisme par défaut tout en maintenant une perspective équilibrée - Développement axé sur l'entreprise : Vous adoptez une approche de développement logiciel axée sur l'entreprise, avec un regard avisé sur la livraison de résultats à haute valeur ajoutée pour nos clients. - Genuine Care (Soin véritable) : Vous incarnez notre valeur centrale de Genuine Care, en comprenant comment votre travail impacte nos clients. Vous marquerez des points bonus si vous : - Avez de l'expérience SaaS : expérience avec des produits SaaS fonctionnant 24h/24 et 7j/7 sur les principaux fournisseurs de cloud. Êtes familiarisé(e) avec l'architecture sans serveur : expérience avec l'architecture sans serveur sur AWS. ENGLISH VERSION Get Ready To: - Collaborate in a Cross-Functional Team: Work closely with Frontend Engineers, Product Teams, Designers, and QA professionals to create seamless experiences. - Participate in Product Planning: From discovery to deployment, we value your input throughout all stages of the Software Development Lifecycle - Develop and Enhance Features: Collaborate to develop robust new features, APIs, and continuously improve our industry-leading products. Help find and fix bugs at "Deel Speed." - Provide an Exceptional, Customer-Centric Experience: Ensure top-tier products and services through quality engineering and attentive, customer-focused development. What you’ll bring to the Team: - Expertise in Backend Development: Strong proficiency in Node.js, TypeScript/JavaScript best practices, along with experience in at least one other server-side language. - Database Mastery: You're a SQL guru, particularly with PostgreSQL, handling query optimization, data migrations, and database modeling. - Solid Grasp of OOP and Design Patterns: Strong understanding of object-oriented programming principles and design patterns, with experience in building and extending classes - Scalability Focus: Experience in designing systems for scalability, ensuring they manage rapid growth and increasing demands efficiently. - High-Volume Performance: Proven expertise in optimizing systems for large transaction volumes, handling concurrency, idempotency, and performance under load. - API Development: Skilled in building APIs, including input validation, JWT tokens, and ensuring security & scalability through queue-based systems. - Experience: at least 4 years of experience as a Software Engineer. You're the Engineer We're Looking for if You: - Excel in Application Development: You thrive in designing, coding, testing, and maintaining applications using the tech stack mentioned above. - Thrive in Remote Collaboration: Excel in a remote-first environment with proactive communication and strong asynchronous collaboration skills to ensure alignment and effective teamwork. You’ve successfully worked in distributed teams - Blending Autonomy and Collaboration: You take ownership of projects while excelling in team environments, driving shared success. - Communicate Complex Ideas Easily: You can clearly explain technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. - Solve Problems with Optimism: You’re passionate about solving customer problems with your coding superpowers, and approach challenges with Default Optimism whilst maintaining a balanced perspective - Business-Focused Development: You take a business-focused approach to software development, with a keen eye on delivering high-value outcomes for our clients. - Genuine Care: You embody our core value of Genuine Care, understanding how your work impacts our customers. Extra brownie points if you: - Have SaaS experience: experience with SaaS products running 24/7 on major cloud vendors. - Familiar with Serverless Architecture: experience with serverless architecture on AWS. - Understand FinTech: knowledge of the Fintech Industry and its unique challenges Total Rewards Our workforce deserves fair and competitive pay that meets them where they are. With scalable benefits, rewards, and perks, our total rewards programs reflect our commitment to inclusivity and access for all. Some things you’ll enjoy - Stock grant opportunities dependent on your role, employment status and location - Additional perks and benefits based on your employment status and country - The flexibility of remote work, including optional WeWork access At Deel, we’re an equal-opportunity employer that values diversity and positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of race, religion, sex, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, pregnancy or maternity or other applicable legally protected characteristics. Unless otherwise agreed, we will communicate with job applicants using Deel-specific emails, which include @deel.com http://deel.com and other acquired company emails like @payspace.com http://payspace.com and @paygroup.com http://paygroup.com. You can view the most up-to-date job listings at Deel by visiting our careers page https://www.deel.com/careers. Deel is an equal-opportunity employer and is committed to cultivating a diverse and inclusive workplace that reflects different abilities, backgrounds, beliefs, experiences, identities and perspectives. Deel will provide accommodations on request throughout the recruitment, selection and assessment process for applicants with disabilities. If you require accommodations, please inform our Talent Acquisition Team via this link https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/Deel/form/accommodation-requests and a team member will be in touch to ensure your equal participation. If you have difficulty accessing the form, please email at recruiting@deel.com. As part of our hiring process, we primarily rely on interviews and role-related assessments. In limited cases, we may also consider informal background information relevant to the role, in line with our privacy and fairness obligations. This application process does utilise Automated Employment Decision Tools (AEDT) and AI systems to assist in evaluating candidates based on experience level, technical skills and qualifications. As a fully remote company, we also utilise AI-powered deepfake and fraud detection technologies to verify the authenticity of candidate identities and interactions during assessments and interviews. This processing is conducted in compliance with applicable Data Protection, AI Governance and Labour Laws. We ensure human oversight is maintained in all final hiring decisions. Your personal data is not used to train AI models. For more information on how we process your personal data, please see our Privacy Policy https://www.deel.com/legal/privacy-policy/. - For NYC Residents: In accordance with NYC Local Law 144, an independent bias audit has been conducted on AEDT; results are available at Ashby https://www.ashbyhq.com/downloadables/ashby-bias-audit-08-2024.pdf, Covey https://getcovey.com/nyc-local-law-144.