Staff Software Engineer - future opportunities

Shakepay is hiring a Staff Software Engineer to work on product and platform systems, collaborating with Product, Design, and other engineers. The role involves defining problems, designing solutions, and delivering them to production. The company offers a base salary range of $214,500 - $265,000 CAD, equity compensation, and a range of benefits.

Requirements

• Take ambiguous, high-impact problems and drive them from idea to production.
• Partner closely with Product and Design to define scope, trade-offs, and execution plans.
• Design, build, and evolve production systems with a strong focus on reliability, correctness, and maintainability.
• Balance speed and quality, knowing when to move fast and when to slow down.
• Share ownership of the systems you build, including on-call responsibilities and incident response.
• Contribute to technical and product decisions that shape the direction of your team
• Help raise the bar for how the team builds by improving standards, tooling, and processes.

Benefits

• Generous AI token budget
• Stock options
• Full health and dental benefits
• Separate budget for mental health
• Remote-friendly work environment
• Annual budget for courses and certifications
• 20 days of vacation per year
• Parental leave top-up to 100% of salary for 18 weeks
• Quarterly team-specific or company-wide offsite