Senior Staff Backend Engineer

Description

We’re more than just a global e-commerce platform — we’re transforming how people shop and sell across the world. Our platform empowers millions of buyers and sellers across 190+ markets. We’re committed to pushing boundaries and redefining the future of digital commerce.

Our customers are at the center of everything we do. We foster a culture where authenticity thrives, bold ideas are encouraged, and individuals can bring their full selves to work every day. We’re building sustainable solutions for our customers, our business, and the broader global community.

Join a team of passionate engineers, innovators, and problem-solvers working together to build scalable platforms and create meaningful economic opportunities worldwide.

What you'll do and learn:

• Independently lead complex technical initiatives within and beyond your team
• Drive technical direction and roadmap, leading across domain teams and guiding key engineering decisions
• Author Architecture Decision Records (ADRs) to define scalable and maintainable solutions
• Own one or more large functional areas with deep subject matter expertise
• Take a systems-thinking approach, proactively addressing performance, security, and scalability
• Drive projects end-to-end, from conception to successful implementation
• Act as a change agent to elevate engineering culture, processes, and best practices
• Enable teams through collaboration, knowledge sharing, and internal tooling
• Identify platform areas that require flexibility and design for future scalability
• Define and advocate for long-term technical vision and modernization strategies
• Lead production support, release management, and on-call responsibilities for a 24/7 platform

Skills

Java, spring boot, graphql, rest api, microservices

Top Skills Details

Java,spring boot,graphql,rest api,microservices

Additional Skills & Qualifications

* Experience supporting platforms with **millions of users and high transaction volumes

* Experience defining and driving architecture across multiple teams and domains

* Strong leadership in a matrixed environment, influencing engineering, product, and business stakeholders

* Experience navigating ambiguous problem spaces and defining technical direction from scratch

* Expertise in event-driven architecture and highly scalable distributed systems

* Experience with GraphQL (preferred)

* Strong understanding of messaging systems (Kafka, ActiveMQ, RabbitMQ, etc.)

* Experience with both RDBMS and NoSQL databases

* Hands-on experience with containers and cloud infrastructure (Kubernetes, Docker, AWS, GCP, Azure)

* Proven success creating and driving adoption of engineering best practices, standards, and tooling

* Experience authoring and socializing Architecture Decision Records (ADRs)

* Strong track record of mentoring engineers and raising the engineering bar

* Experience modernizing legacy systems and creating a long-term technology vision

* Ownership of release management, production support, and on-call responsibilities for critical systems

* Excellent communication skills with a strong sense of ownership and accountability

* Demonstrated ability to balance short-term delivery needs with long-term scalability and maintainability

* Growth mindset with a passion for continuous learning, knowledge sharing, and organizational impact

* Experience influencing engineering culture, processes, and technical excellence beyond their immediate team

* Ability to identify future platform needs and build flexibility and extensibility into system designs

* Experience working across adjacent disciplines such as product management, project management, and people leadership

* Active participation in internal or external technical knowledge-sharing communities

Experience Level

Expert Level

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Toronto, ON.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $ - $

Workplace Type

This is a hybrid position in Toronto,ON.

À propos de TEKsystems et TEKsystems Global Services

Nous sommes un fournisseur de services aux entreprises et de technologies. Nous accélérons la transformation de nos clients. Notre compétence en stratégie, conception, exécution et opérations libère la valeur de l’entreprise par un éventail de solutions. Nous sommes une équipe de 80 000 personnes qui collaborent avec plus de 60 000 clients, notamment 80 % du Fortune 500 en Amérique du Nord, Europe et Asie, qui collaborent avec nous dans le cadre de nos capacités full-stack et notre rythme. Nous sommes des penseurs stratégiques, des collaborateurs pratiques qui aident les clients à exploiter le changement et maîtriser le dynamisme de la technologie. Nous bâtissons le futur en livrant les résultats et en créant un impact positif dans nos communautés mondiales. TEKsystems et TEKsystems Global Services sont des entreprises d’Allegis Group. Découvrez d’autres informations à

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About TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services

We’re a leading provider of business and technology services. We accelerate business transformation for our customers. Our expertise in strategy, design, execution and operations unlocks business value through a range of solutions. We’re a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 customers, including 80% of the Fortune 500 across North America, Europe and Asia, who partner with us for our scale, full-stack capabilities and speed. We’re strategic thinkers, hands-on collaborators, helping customers capitalize on change and master the momentum of technology. We’re building tomorrow by delivering business outcomes and making positive impacts in our global communities. TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services are Allegis Group companies. Learn more at

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