Lazer is a world-class digital product studio composed of 80+ senior engineers and designers with backgrounds from companies like Apple, Google, Coinbase, and more.

With our product experience, we have designed, engineered, and grown products from $0 to $200M in revenue.

Clients seek out our help because we have the talent to deeply understand their needs and provide industry, technical, or product insights that are uniquely valuable to their efforts. Our clients range from early-stage startups and venture studios to recognizable commerce brands and exciting enterprises. Some of our notable clients include Google, Shopify, Coinbase, Alchemy, Hinge, OVO, DIMO, and more.

We are a remote-first organization headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, with employees worldwide. We believe in providing the best experience possible for all Lazerites by fostering a strong community through regular events, company vacations, competitive compensation, unlimited PTO, and more!

Join Lazer and help us solve problems and build the next generation of products!

The Role

• Engaging with clients and gaining a deep understanding of their problems, needs, goals, priorities, and technical environment with available data and architecture.
• Architecting and developing scalable, robust, and high-quality solutions.
• Producing relevant technical documentation in addition to code.
• Ensuring best practices in development, testing, monitoring, etc.
• Managing client expectations and project timelines to ensure alignment.
• Collaborating with client teams or other Lazer engineers as needed.
• Clearly communicating any tradeoffs and risks while intelligently addressing any client questions.
• Staying up-to-date with the latest tech trends and technologies.

Requirements

• Strong experience as a software engineer working across different industries.
• At least 4-6 years of experience working as a FS Engineer.
• Expert familiarity with at least some of these languages and frameworks:
• Familiarity with one or more of the major cloud providers (GCP, AWS, Azure).
• Proven experience deploying products to production with real users.
• Excellent communication ability with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience working in consulting or contracting contexts.

Nice to Have

The following would be bonus experience to have, though highlight any additional experience or skills you may have. We like working with people with varied backgrounds and experiences.

• Experience working with production generative AI applications including LLMs, image generation, video generation, etc.
• Experience working with Kubernetes.
• Experience with ETL workflows.
• Experience with web3 / crypto applications.
• Experience with Shopify or similar commerce solutions.
• Strong familiarity with Fintech or Healthtech industries.
• Relevant industry certifications or publications.

Perks

• 🏠 The flexibility to work from anywhere. Choose where you work from as long as it has strong wifi :)
• 🌴 Unlimited PTO. Everyone needs a break. 15 days is the minimum number of days you should take off but there is always more.
• 📖 Annual Retreat. Every year, we all meet in one location and spend a week together off work. Last year we went to the Dominican Republic with our plus one’s and past destinations include Cancun, Hawaii and more.