Backend Engineer

Location: Toronto (Liberty Village) Preferred | Open to Remote in Canada Type: Full-Time, Permanent About Integral Integral is building the foundation for AI-enabled financial operations, trusted by customers to manage their business ledgers and provide mission-critical financial insights. The company’s core values are proactivity, short feedback loops, an exceptionally high quality bar, and strong but adaptable opinions. Role Overview As a Backend Engineer, you’ll work on building an innovative fintech platform. Projects span contributing to foundational financial ledger and reconciliation systems, shipping a robust payments platform, or adding decision-critical reporting for CFOs who use Integral as their source of truth. You will join a world-class team from companies like Palantir, Paypal, Amazon, Meta, Unity, Shopify, and VMWare. We're excited for you to contribute solutions that power entire business operations and deliver real-time accuracy and insight. Responsibilities Design and build advanced, scalable backend systems to support a leading-edge fintech platform. Develop a new financial ledger system and reconciliation infrastructure. Work with large datasets and resolve complex transactional issues with high accuracy. Optimize database performance and maintain critical data integrity. Deliver insightful, actionable reports to enhance client decision-making. Collaborate with engineers, product, and design to deliver high-quality solutions at speed. Stay up-to-date with emerging technologies and fintech trends. Our Technical Stack Languages & Frameworks : TypeScript (NestJS backend, vanilla React frontend) Infra : GCP, Docker, Pulumi for IaC, Temporal, Postgres, Kubernetes, GitHub Actions CI/CD Your Experience Studied Computer Science or closely related technical field. 5+ years of backend or fullstack engineering experience (Intermediate or Senior level). 3+ years building fintech or financial software systems, with exposure to reporting and compliance. Hands-on experience designing systems that process and reconcile massive transaction volumes. Bonus: Experience integrating or developing features for accounting platforms (e.g. QuickBooks, Sage, NetSuite). Bonus: Understanding of financial reporting and compliance workflows. Who Thrives Here Engineers excited to work in-office in Toronto’s vibrant Liberty Village. Builders who obsess over details and maintain a ruthless quality bar. Proactive problem-solvers with a bias for action, rapid iteration, and transparent communication. Professionals who value strong, adaptable opinions and constant learning. Perks & Benefits Competitive base salary plus attractive equity options. In-person collaboration with a world-class team in Liberty Village, with remote flexibility across Canada. Significant opportunities for learning, advancement, and building products from the ground up. Compensation The base pay range for this role is CA$170,000 – CA$210,000 per year.