Backend Engineer
Integral
Software Engineering
Toronto, ON, Canada
CAD 170k-210k / year + Equity
Posted on Nov 3, 2025
Backend Engineer
Toronto
Engineering
Hybrid
Full-time
Location: Toronto (Liberty Village) Preferred | Open to Remote in Canada
Type: Full-Time, Permanent
About Integral
Integral is building the foundation for AI-enabled financial operations, trusted by customers to manage their business ledgers and provide mission-critical financial insights. The company’s core values are proactivity, short feedback loops, an exceptionally high quality bar, and strong but adaptable opinions.
Role Overview
As a Backend Engineer, you’ll work on building an innovative fintech platform. Projects span contributing to foundational financial ledger and reconciliation systems, shipping a robust payments platform, or adding decision-critical reporting for CFOs who use Integral as their source of truth. You will join a world-class team from companies like Palantir, Paypal, Amazon, Meta, Unity, Shopify, and VMWare. We're excited for you to contribute solutions that power entire business operations and deliver real-time accuracy and insight.
Responsibilities
- Design and build advanced, scalable backend systems to support a leading-edge fintech platform.
- Develop a new financial ledger system and reconciliation infrastructure.
- Work with large datasets and resolve complex transactional issues with high accuracy.
- Optimize database performance and maintain critical data integrity.
- Deliver insightful, actionable reports to enhance client decision-making.
- Collaborate with engineers, product, and design to deliver high-quality solutions at speed.
- Stay up-to-date with emerging technologies and fintech trends.
Our Technical Stack
- Languages & Frameworks: TypeScript (NestJS backend, vanilla React frontend)
- Infra: GCP, Docker, Pulumi for IaC, Temporal, Postgres, Kubernetes, GitHub Actions CI/CD
Your Experience
- Studied Computer Science or closely related technical field.
- 5+ years of backend or fullstack engineering experience (Intermediate or Senior level).
- 3+ years building fintech or financial software systems, with exposure to reporting and compliance.
- Hands-on experience designing systems that process and reconcile massive transaction volumes.
- Bonus: Experience integrating or developing features for accounting platforms (e.g. QuickBooks, Sage, NetSuite).
- Bonus: Understanding of financial reporting and compliance workflows.
Who Thrives Here
- Engineers excited to work in-office in Toronto’s vibrant Liberty Village.
- Builders who obsess over details and maintain a ruthless quality bar.
- Proactive problem-solvers with a bias for action, rapid iteration, and transparent communication.
- Professionals who value strong, adaptable opinions and constant learning.
Perks & Benefits
- Competitive base salary plus attractive equity options.
- In-person collaboration with a world-class team in Liberty Village, with remote flexibility across Canada.
- Significant opportunities for learning, advancement, and building products from the ground up.
The base pay range for this role is CA$170,000-CA$210,000 per year.
Req ID: R1