This is a remote position for those based in Canada. At the moment we are considering candidates for both Contract and Permanent positions.

NearForm is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Software Engineer (Full Stack) to join our team of consultants. In this role, you will work directly with clients on diverse and impactful projects, leveraging your deep understanding of front-end and back-end technologies. If you have a passion for building scalable applications and a track record of delivering complex solutions in a client-facing environment, we want to hear from you.

Required Skills & Experience:

Full-Stack Development: Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in full-stack software development.
Back-End Expertise: Highly skilled in Node.js, Typescript and server-side frameworks like Express. Familiar with at least one persistence layer (e.g., MongoDB, PostgreSQL).
Front-End Proficiency: Proficient in React, JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML, and CSS.
API Design & Integration: Strong understanding of RESTful APIs and GraphQL, with hands-on experience in designing and integrating APIs into client applications.
Testing: Expertise in both front-end and back-end testing frameworks, including Jest, Enzyme, React Testing Library, Cypress, Playwright, and others.
Client-Facing Skills: Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities, capable of building rapport, understanding client needs, and effectively translating technical concepts.
Mentorship & Leadership: Willingness to mentor junior developers, share knowledge, and foster a positive and collaborative team environment.

What You'll Do:

Client Collaboration: Partner closely with clients to understand their needs, define project scope, and deliver comprehensive full-stack solutions.
Full-Stack Development: Build robust and scalable applications using front-end (React), back-end (Node.js/Express), and database (MongoDB, PostgreSQL) technologies
API Design & Development: Design and implement well-structured, secure, and high-performance APIs using REST or GraphQL.
Technical Leadership: Provide technical guidance, mentorship, and conduct code reviews for junior team members.
Continuous Learning: Stay current with the latest web development technologies and trends, including exploring emerging technologies.

Bonus Points For:

GraphQL and Groq: Experience with GraphQL and Groq for advanced data querying and manipulation.
TypeScript Mastery: In-depth knowledge and extensive use of TypeScript in both front-end and back-end development.
Cloud Infrastructure: Hands-on experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
DevOps and CI/CD: Familiarity with DevOps practices and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.
Mobile Development: Experience with mobile development frameworks such as React Native or Flutter.

Benefits

Healthcare and RRSP;
Enjoy a comprehensive paid time off package, encompassing holidays, sick leave, and flexible vacation days. Take the time you need to recharge, care for yourself, and make the most of your moments outside of work.
Work remotely: we have a genuine dedication to work/life balance.
Work flexibility; we appreciate there are more important things in life than work so our flexible working culture allows you to work around what matters - school run, no problem!
Home Office Support: Receive a home office stipend to help you create a comfortable and productive workspace.
Investment in Growth: Access a generous professional development budget to support ongoing learning and career growth.
Positive Company Culture: Join a positive and collaborative company culture that places value on work-life balance.
The Wellness Hub: We have a genuine commitment to fostering/improving Nearformers’ wellbeing; we offer resources and support, including a Nearform advice line which offers confidential support for anything from relationship issues to staying healthy.

Please get in touch to discuss remuneration.

About Us

Nearform is a digital and AI engineering consultancy with a reputation for experience-led modernization. We focus on creating transformative digital products for enterprise customers across the UK and Ireland. Our approach blends deep technical expertise with modern, cloud-native solutions to help clients overcome legacy constraints and unlock new business value. We are on a growth journey, with ambitions to scale rapidly while broadening our service offering with AI solutions and Modern Managed Services.

Inclusion

Inclusion is one of our core values. We don’t discriminate by race, religion, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

All persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the country where employed. We are not offering working visa sponsorship at this time.

NearForm is committed to shaping a better world in all that we do. Our global team is built based on respect, inclusivity, diversity and excellence.

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Senior Software Engineer (Remote, Canada)

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