Software Engineer

Job description

## **About Pine** At Pine, we're on a mission to transform one of Canada's largest financial industries. Buying a home should be exciting - not stressful. That's why we're reinventing the mortgage experience from the ground up with intelligent technology, automation, and exceptional customer experiences. Since launching, Pine has become one of Canada's fastest-growing fintech companies, managing billions in mortgage volume while building products that make home financing dramatically simpler, faster, and more transparent. We're proud to have been recognized as one of **LinkedIn's Top Startups in Canada for the past two consecutive years**, a reflection of both our rapid growth and the incredible team that's building the future of homeownership. Backed by some of North America's leading venture capital firms, we're building a world-class engineering organization that embraces innovation, ownership, and speed. We believe the best ideas can come from anyone, and we're looking for people who are excited to solve meaningful problems using modern technologies. ## **About the Role** As a **Full Stack Developer**, you'll play a key role in designing, building, and scaling the technology powering Pine. You'll work across the entire product stack - from customer-facing experiences to the backend systems that power our platform - helping deliver products used by thousands of Canadians. Our technology stack includes: - **Frontend:** React, Next.js, TypeScript - **Backend:** Kotlin, Postgres, AWS - Modern cloud infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines - AI-powered tools and workflows integrated throughout our engineering organization This is an opportunity to work in a fast-moving startup where your contributions have an immediate impact on both the product and the business. ## **What You'll Do** - Design, build, test, and deploy high-quality full-stack applications - Develop modern, responsive user experiences using **React** and **Next.js** - Build scalable backend services and APIs using **Kotlin** - Collaborate closely with Product, Design, and Engineering to deliver exceptional customer experiences - Participate in technical architecture, planning, and system design discussions - Contribute to our shared component library and frontend architecture - Write clean, maintainable, well-tested code - Perform thoughtful code reviews and mentor teammates through constructive feedback - Troubleshoot production issues and continuously improve application performance and reliability - Help shape engineering best practices, tooling, and development workflows - Leverage AI-assisted development tools to improve productivity while maintaining high engineering standards - Explore opportunities to incorporate AI-powered capabilities into our products and internal platforms ## **What We're Looking For** - Experience building modern web applications in a professional software engineering environment - Strong experience with **React**, **Next.js**, JavaScript, and TypeScript - Experience developing backend services with modern typed languages (Kotlin, Golang, C#, Java, Rust) - Solid understanding of API design, distributed systems, and scalable application architecture - Experience working with Git, pull requests, and modern CI/CD workflows - Strong knowledge of HTML, CSS, responsive design, and frontend performance optimization - A passion for writing clean, maintainable, testable code - Experience with automated testing and quality assurance best practices - Strong problem-solving abilities and a continuous improvement mindset - Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate across technical and non-technical teams - Experience working in agile product teams and thriving in fast-paced startup environments - Experience working with AI coding assistants such as Cursor, Claude Code, or Codex in software development workflows ## **Bonus Points** - Experience integrating Large Language Models (LLMs) or AI APIs into production applications - Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS - Experience building fintech or other highly regulated software - Familiarity with observability, monitoring, and performance optimization tools ## **Why You'll Love Working at Pine** - Join one of **LinkedIn's Top Startups in Canada** for the second consecutive year - Build products that are transforming one of Canada's largest industries - Work with modern technologies and infrastructure including **Next.js, Kotlin, AWS, GCP, and AI-powered development tools** - Collaborate with a highly talented and ambitious engineering team - Make meaningful technical decisions with significant ownership from day one - Competitive compensation, equity, and comprehensive benefits - A high-performance culture that values curiosity, continuous learning, and innovation ## **Our Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion** At Pine, we're committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive. We know that diverse perspectives lead to better ideas, stronger teams, and more innovative products. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds, experiences, identities, and abilities. If you require accommodation at any stage of the recruitment process, please let your recruiter know - we're happy to work with you to ensure an accessible and equitable experience.