# Senior Backend Software Engineer

**Company:** [Pigment](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/pigment)
**Location:** Toronto, Canada
**Role:** Backend Engineering
**Salary:** $100k – $180k/yr
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** C#, Java, C++, Go, Rust, Python, Ruby, Object-Oriented Design, Backend Engineering, System Architecture, Performance Optimization, Scalability
**Posted:** 2025-03-27

> Build and maintain scalable backend infrastructure and reusable modeling components for Pigment’s core platform. The role requires production backend engineering experience, object-oriented design skills, and proficiency in at least one supported programming language.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities

### Core Feature Development
- Design, develop, and maintain critical backend components within the Blocks scope.
- Ensure solutions are scalable, maintainable, and reusable to support diverse use cases.

### Performance and Scalability
- Design systems that prioritize performance, reliability, and low maintenance overhead.
- Ensure reusability across the platform to serve internal and external stakeholders.

### Collaboration and Engineering Excellence
- Work closely with engineering teams, product managers, and customer-facing teams.
- Apply best practices in coding, system architecture, and performance optimization.
- Deliver production-ready, reliable, and scalable systems.

## Requirements
- Solid background in backend software engineering and delivering production-ready systems.
- Experience designing object-oriented software using languages such as C#, Java, C++, Golang, Rust, Python, or Ruby.
- Strong problem-solving attitude and collaborative mindset.
- Fluent English.
- Willingness to learn and grow.

## Benefits
- Generous time off and parental leave policies.
- Annual company offsite and access to offices in New York, Toronto, Paris, and London.
- High-end work equipment, subject to availability.
- Comprehensive healthcare coverage.

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