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Senior Backend Engineer

Venn

Venn

Software Engineering
Toronto, ON, Canada
Posted on Aug 7, 2025

Location

Toronto

Employment Type

Full time

Location Type

On-site

Department

Engineering

About Venn

Venn is transforming business banking for Canadian entrepreneurs. As the ONLY digital banking platform in Canada offering a truly modern solution, we disrupt traditional banking practices. Tired of the big banks’ monopoly, Canadian business owners are seeking innovative alternatives.

We've raised an $21.5m Series A from Tier 1 investors, and we're rapidly growing and looking to hire A-players to change the future of banking in Canada.

What You'll Be Doing

  • Leading the development of financial services products (transfers, cards, lending, etc.) from the ground up and ensuring that the systems are production-ready

  • Collaborate with other teams (product, sales, operations) to understand and solve our customers’ pain points

  • Integrating with banking partners, third-party APIs to enable features like virtual cards, international money transfers, and accurately track financial data and make payments

  • Operating very independently and working directly with product owners, leveraging experience in shipping products in a fast-paced environment like an early-stage startup

What You’ll Need

  • Experience in building, scaling, and supporting production-ready products from scratch

  • 5+ years of professional experience with Java

  • 6+ years of experience in backend development

  • Quick learner with an ambitious and results-driven personality

  • Excellent communication and organizational skills

  • Entrepreneurial spirit, as you'll be joining on the ground floor and building the business

  • Eligible to work in Canada or be in a North American time zone

Bonus Points

  • Experience at an early-stage or fast-growing startup

  • Experience at a fintech

  • Familiarity with payment products (card issuing, money transfers, credit, etc.)

  • Side projects you’re happy to show off

Perks & Benefits

  • Competitive salary

  • Latest tech and equipment