Software Engineer, Backend

About Bree

Bree is a consumer finance platform that brings better, faster, and cheaper financial services to over half the Canadian population who live paycheck to paycheck. We operate in a huge, but overlooked market in a country with the least amount of financial technology innovation in the developed world. Our first act is to become the cheapest and best provider of short-term credit to the 20 million people in Canada who live paycheck to paycheck.

More than half a million Canadians have already signed up with Bree, and we believe we are just scratching the surface. We are in an exciting place where we have product market fit, explosive growth, and a clear path to becoming one of the most important FinTechs in Canada.

We have $5M ARR per full-time engineer, growing at a double-digit monthly rate, profitable, and have had 0 voluntary employee churn. We were part of Y Combinator in 2021 and raised a $2M seed round shortly after.

About the Role

Bree is on a mission to build the best AI native engineering team. Our ideal candidate has a deep understanding of modern backend systems and software architecture and enjoys leveraging AI tools to ship efficiently and reliably. Read more about AI native engineering teams here.

What You'll Do

• Architect and implement scalable event-driven microservices using modern protocols like gRPC to handle high-throughput financial transactions with sub-millisecond latency.
• Design backend systems integrating TypeScript with PostgreSQL, while incorporating Go or Rust for performance-critical components in a regulated FinTech environment.
• Leverage AI tools such as Claude Code and Cursor to automate test-driven development, accelerating feature delivery in a hyper-growth startup.
• Own end-to-end system reliability, including observability, fault-tolerant design, and seamless scaling to support millions of users.

What You'll Need

• Proven expertise in building distributed systems with event sourcing or CQRS patterns, ideally in high-stakes domains like finance or e-commerce.
• Mastery of modern backend stacks, including gRPC, message queues (e.g., Kafka), and cloud-native tools, with strong TypeScript and PostgreSQL skills; Go/Rust experience a plus.
• Strong architectural thinking to solve ambiguous problems in fast-paced settings, with a track record of scaling systems under explosive growth.
• Exceptional collaboration and communication skills, thriving in low-churn teams focused on excellence and innovation.

Benefits

• Top of the market compensation for top performers
• $1,500 annual learning stipend
• $1,000 annual wellness stipend
• $250 monthly lunch stipend
• Comprehensive insurance coverage
• Annual company retreats
• Parental leave
• Unlimited PTO