Senior Full Stack DeveloperOctopus HR • Ottawa, ON, Canada

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Senior Full Stack Developer

Octopus HR • Ottawa, ON, Canada

30+ days ago

Job type

Full-time

Job description

Job Description

About Octopus HR

Octopus HR is a fractional HR consultancy that partners with high-growth startups to build exceptional teams. We specialize in talent acquisition, people operations, and HR strategy for innovative companies scaling rapidly. We're proud to partner with Pluvo on this search.

The Opportunity

Pluvo is seeking an experienced Senior Full Stack Developer to join their team at a critical moment of scale. This role offers the chance to solve complex performance and infrastructure challenges, work with modern technologies, and make a significant impact on a product used by finance teams every day.

ResponsibilitiesPerformance Optimization & Scalability

Diagnose and resolve memory issues and performance bottlenecks causing system instability
Architect backend services and APIs that handle growing data volumes and user traffic
Optimize database queries and implement caching strategies for improved response times
Design systems with horizontal scalability in mind from day one

Database Engineering & Security

Lead database design and optimization - ensuring data is stored, accessed, and scaled securely and efficiently

Implement secure, scalable storage solutions using PostgreSQL (or similar technologies)

Champion data integrity, encryption best practices, and compliance standards

Full Stack Development

Build and maintain high-performance frontends with Next.js and TypeScript

Own backend development using Node.js, creating clean, well-documented APIs

Implement and maintain CI / CD pipelines to streamline deployment and reduce manual overhead

Ship new features from concept to production

Team Leadership & Mentorship

Coach and mentor junior developers - share knowledge, set standards, and conduct thoughtful code reviews

Cultivate a high-quality engineering culture grounded in collaboration and continuous improvement

Help establish best practices around performance, security, and code quality

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Work closely with Leadership, Product, Design, and QA to ship high-quality features

Participate in sprint planning and lead technical discussions that shape product outcomes

Communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders

Requirements

5+ years of full-stack development experience with production systems at scale

Strong cloud infrastructure experience, particularly with AWS (EC2, RDS, Lambda, S3, CloudWatch, etc.)

Proven track record of performance optimization and solving scalability challenges

Deep expertise in TypeScript / JavaScript and modern full-stack development

Expert-level knowledge of Next.js or React frameworks

Extensive experience with database design, optimization, and scaling (PostgreSQL strongly preferred)

Strong understanding of system architecture and designing for reliability and scalability

Passion for clean code, security best practices, and modern software architecture

Proven ability to solve problems creatively and effectively

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Experience with software versioning tools like Git (ideally GitHub)

Demonstrated experience in mentoring and coaching junior developers

Experience with agile methodology and sprint tracking tools such as Jira

Nice to Haves

Experience with Java

Experience building integrations with accounting systems (QuickBooks, Xero, NetSuite, etc.)

Experience with CRM integrations or other enterprise SaaS integrations

Knowledge of the financial industry or experience working in a fintech SaaS company

Familiarity with FP&A platforms (like Causal, Pigment, or similar)

Experience with DevOps practices and infrastructure as code

Previous experience at a high-growth startup

Benefits

Impact : Your work will directly enable the company's ability to scale and serve more customers

Technical Challenges : Real, meaty problems around performance, scalability, and cloud architecture

Team : Collaborative, talented team that values quality and continuous learning

Growth : Shape technical direction and grow into technical leadership roles

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