Senior Software Engineer

About the role

This role delivers scalable backend systems for wholesale distribution customers, owns complex projects from planning to deployment, and collaborates with product and customer teams. The work balances hands-on coding with guiding technical direction to shape the future of Canals as the company scales.

Software engineers turn product ideas into working code. Engineers work in small teams, review each other's work, and ship in small batches. Most teams follow agile practices such as sprints and daily standups. Engineers also write tests, fix bugs, and improve performance. The field values clear communication as much as technical skill. Engineers spend part of every week on planning, code review, and debugging, not just writing new code. The ability to explain a technical decision in plain words separates strong engineers from the rest.

Key facts

What you'll do

Backend engineering work improves scalability, performance, and reliability for wholesale distribution customers.

Large, complex projects are owned from planning through deployment to meet fast-growing customer demand and onboarding pace. This ownership ensures projects are delivered to a high standard while keeping quality high.

This alignment helps existing customers scale and supports new customers as they join the platform.

Hands-on coding is balanced with guiding the team's technical direction through code reviews and architectural feedback. This balance allows engineers to unblock peers and maintain high-quality implementation.

Shaping the future of Canals influences the platform as the company continues scaling with its customers.

Requirements

Senior-level experience as a backend engineer building scalable, high-performance systems is required. This experience must include ownership of deliverables in a fast-paced, product-focused environment.

Independence in fast-paced, product-focused settings ensures projects meet deadlines and quality expectations. Candidates must demonstrate comfort taking ownership without constant supervision.

The ability to guide and unblock other engineers is required through thoughtful code reviews and architectural feedback. This guidance helps peers maintain high standards across complex backend systems.

Previous experience in high-growth startups or small teams is a plus for adapting quickly to changing priorities. This experience supports rapid iteration while maintaining reliable systems.

Practical notes

The team operates with transparency, ownership, and continuous improvement in mind.

Typical interview steps

Hiring for engineering roles usually starts with a recruiter screen, followed by one or two technical rounds. Candidates often solve a coding problem, discuss past projects, and answer system design questions. Some loops include a take-home task. Final rounds typically cover team fit and give candidates a chance to ask questions. Interviewers look for how you break down an unfamiliar problem, not just whether you reach the answer. Practicing a few problems aloud and reviewing your own past projects are the best preparation.

Good to know

The role focuses on backend systems that power wholesale distribution and supply chain workflows. Tools commonly used include cloud infrastructure, scalable databases, and APIs.

Work happens in a high-growth startup environment with frequent onboarding and fast-paced delivery. Collaboration occurs across North and South America with remote-first flexibility.

Engineering culture values ownership, transparency, and continuous improvement. Thoughtful code reviews and architectural feedback are part of daily work.

Career growth

Engineering careers usually progress from individual contributor to senior, staff, and principal levels. Some engineers move into management and lead teams of five to twenty people. Others stay on the technical track. Growth follows demonstrated impact, not tenure alone. A typical engineering ladder has clear levels with defined expectations for scope, quality, and mentorship. Moving up usually requires owning outcomes end to end rather than completing assigned tickets.

About the company

Canals or artificial waterways are waterways or engineered channels built for drainage management or for conveyancing water transport vehicles. They carry free, calm surface flow under atmospheric pressure, and can be thought of as artificial rivers.