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Software Engineer; Founding DevOps

Job in Toronto, Ontario, C6A, Canada
Listing for: Highbeam Inc.
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-01-01
Job specializations:
  • Software Development
    Cloud Engineer - Software, Backend Developer
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Position: Software Engineer (Founding DevOps)
Highbeam is building the future of business banking and cash management.

Our platform combines AI agents, automated financial workflows, and integrated financial products that save brands time and money.

Customers have generated billions in sales and include well-known brands such as Cuts, Tushy, NYON, Sabah, Still Here, Alice Mushrooms, Original Grain, birddogs and more.

Our team includes alumni of Shopify, Square, Toast, Rippling, and McKinsey.

We’ve raised $42M in equity from Acrew, First Mark, Mayfield, and Two Sigma Ventures.

About this role
We’re looking for a  Dev Ops & Platform Engineer  to take ownership of our cloud infrastructure, observability, and developer tooling. You’ll be the force behind our platform’s scalability, reliability, and security—ensuring our engineering team can ship quickly and safely.

This role sits at the intersection of infrastructure, developer experience, and backend systems. You’ll work closely with our backend, security, and product teams, and occasionally contribute directly to feature development.

Our stack:
Google Cloud, Postgre

SQL, Terraform, Kotlin, Type Script / React, Python.

This role will be in-person in New York or Toronto.

What you’ll do

Own and improve our GCP infrastructure (Pub/Sub, Cloud Tasks, Cloud Run, Big Query, IAM)

Improve platform security, observability and reliability

Tackle tricky backend optimization and Postgres performance questions

Own and improve our CI/CD pipelines (faster builds, parallelized tests, incremental compilation)

Improve Intelli

J/Detekt setup and build a common dotfiles repo

Create and maintain our devtooling Dockerfiles

When capacity allows, contribute to the product backlog

Who you are

4+ years of experience in Dev Ops, platform engineering, or backend infrastructure roles

Deep experience with GCP, Terraform, and CI/CD pipelines

Strong knowledge of observability tools (Datadog, Sentry, tracing, monitoring best practices)

Hands‑on experience improving security in cloud platforms

Comfortable writing backend code

Familiar with Postgres tuning and optimization

You'll thrive at Highbeam if...

You love working in‑person with a high‑performing team

You enjoy working in an idea‑meritocratic, low‑ego environment

You are proactive and self‑directed, and you excel in ambiguous, fast‑moving environments

You care about delivering a polished customer experience

Bonus:
You have experience working in fintech, AI or early‑stage startups

What we offer

Chance to join the founding team of a well‑funded startup chasing a huge opportunity

Competitive salary and meaningful equity

Great location:
Our NYC office is in No

Ho, a short walk from the A,C,E
· B,D,F,M
· N,Q,R,W
· 1
· 6 trains. Our Toronto office is downtown near Osgoode Station.

Generous PTO

Comprehensive health & benefits package

Stipends for lunch, commute, wellness, and purchasing customer products

Yearly offsite—this year we’re going to Mexico City!

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