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Backend Platform Software Engineer

Toph
Remote Remote - Unknown
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Posted May 12, 2026
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About This Role

The Core Backend team owns the systems and internal tooling that every other product team at Top Hat depends on. You're working in the deepest parts of the codebase where a subtle failure has company-wide consequences and performance gains multiply across the system.

Requirements

  • 2+ years of industry, research, or graduate-level experience
  • Experience working in large codebases with complex algorithms and data structures
  • Programming on Linux/BSD/MacOS
  • Python (FastAPI, Django)
  • SQL (PostgreSQL, MySQL)
  • Distributed Systems
  • Profiling & Optimization

Benefits

  • Competitive health benefits
  • Flexible, remote first work environment
  • Professional learning and development for all role levels
  • An awesome and welcoming Toronto HQ
  • Innovative PTO policy with lots of time and space for self-care

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