Senior Backend Engineer - Contract

Position Overview

• Location Type: [Not Specified]
• Job Type: Contract
• Salary: [Not Specified]

Roofr is seeking a Contract Engineer to join their team. Roofr is an early-stage, high-growth company focused on building innovative CRM and business management solutions for the roofing industry. As a Contract Engineer, you will have a significant impact on technical implementation and help steer the company's technology roadmap. Roofr is committed to building a powerful user experience and fostering an engineering-first culture.

Responsibilities

• Help drive backend architecture to the next stage of Roofr’s systems.
• Work in a fast-paced cross-functional team that values doing things ‘the right way’.
• Contribute in an early-stage company with an engineering-first culture.
• Contribute to all aspects of the Software Development Lifecycle, from planning to delivery.
• Collaborate with cross-functional team members to develop technical requirements.
• Write clean code to develop functional web applications and reusable libraries.
• Write unit, functional, and acceptance tests.
• Troubleshoot and support production applications.

Requirements

• 5+ years of software development experience.
• Proficiency with PHP language & Laravel framework.
• Champion of agile methodologies and enjoys shipping code often and confidently.
• Track record of breaking down complex problems into incremental solutions.
• Proactively recommends initiatives to improve engineering technologies and culture.
• Enjoys working in a collaborative environment where everyone helps each other grow.
• Takes ownership of the product and is proud of the quality of their work.
• Excellent communication skills and appreciates the value of good documentation.
• Understands the challenges of early-stage company priorities.
• Bonus Skills: DevOps, Big Data / Data Science, Machine Learning, GIS.

What Roofr Offers

• Vacation/Paid Time Off:
  • 1st week of employment is mandatory PTO.
  • 1 Friday off per month ("laundry days").
  • Company-wide paid shutdown between Christmas and New Years.
  • Flexible time off.
• Benefits:
  • 80% employer-paid benefits.
  • RRSP/401k match.
  • Generous Parental Leave policy.
• Perks:
  • 2 retreats per year and great team building activities.
  • Ample learning and development opportunities.
  • Home office setup stipend.
  • Internet and phone allowance.
  • Remote-first culture.
  • Weekly Friday paydays.

Company Information

Roofr is obsessed with its customers, gathering feedback to shape and launch products they truly need. Their CRM connects essential sales tools like aerial roof measurements and digital sales proposals with payments, material ordering, and more into a seamless platform. Roofr boasts an amazing culture, strong financials, and best-in-class company metrics, offering significant growth, equity, and the opportunity to make a real impact.

Roofr is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or veteran status.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Roofr takes the security and privacy of job applicants very seriously. They will never ask for payment, bank details, or personal financial information as part of the application process.