About KOHO
We’re on a mission to make financial services better for every Canadian. That means no hidden fees, no predatory interest rates - just financial products designed to help our users spend smart, save more, and build real wealth. We’re a performance organization with a strong heart: we care deeply about outcomes, and everything ties back to our mission - to financially empower a generation of Canadians.
At KOHO, we’re not your average 9-5. We believe real impact comes from people who are trusted, empowered, and supported to do their best work - without sacrificing their lives to do it. We prioritize work-life integration, not just work-life balance. That means asynchronous collaboration, flexible hours, and a remote-first setup built around autonomy and high trust.
KOHO is entering its next chapter - leaner, smarter, more AI-integrated. We’re building for impact, not bureaucracy. If you thrive in environments that value clarity, ownership, and bold thinking, you’ll fit right in.
About The Role
Ready to grow with our Platform Team? We're looking for an Intermediate Backend Developer to join us remotely from Canada.
Reporting to a Senior Software Development Manager, you'll be part of a multi-faceted pod responsible for building our internal development framework, maintaining code quality standards, and owning our internal authentication/authorization system. You'll also support feature teams as they advance their distributed systems architecture.
What You’ll Be Doing
Own and maintain our authentication and authorization systems, ensuring secure and scalable access control across all services in our distributed architecture.
Develop components for our internal library used by all backend developers to build our service oriented architecture.
Develop POCs, gather systems inputs, build dashboards, make data-driven decisions to better our domains, systems & the business.
Lead small to medium size projects, ensure project delivery meets expectations for our internal stakeholders.
Foster cross-team collaboration, being a part of building a healthy engineering culture.
Once fully integrated into the team you’ll be expected to join an on-call rotation with shifts every few weeks supporting our cross-functional services.
Who You Are
You hold a bachelor’s in computer science, engineering, or a related field, with AWS certifications being a plus.
You embrace AI-powered development workflows and have hands-on experience with tools like Claude Code or other AI coding assistants to accelerate development while ensuring code quality and maintainability.
You have experience working with and developing Distributed Systems as well as an Event driven Architecture.
You are proficient with programming languages like Go, Python and SQL.
You are solution oriented and thrive on complex technical issues.
You love working on hard problems, and owning the technical solutions from ideation to completion.
You have excellent communication skills in order to dissect complex technical issues in a clear and concise manner.
You excel at collaborating in a distributed team environment, proactively engaging with teammates while being self-directed in your work.
Nice to have:
Experience working with and supporting authentication/authorization systems (OAuth, JWT, RBAC, etc.)
Experience with tools such as Datadog, Temporal, GitHub Actions, RabbitMQ.
What’s in it for you?
?? Opportunity to shape the future of fintech and financially empower a generation of Canadians
?? Competitive compensation & equity
?? Fantastic, Deeply Engaged Team (check out our engagement scores here!)
?? Generous vacation + Wellness days + Flex Days + holiday closure
?? Remote-first environment + coworking support + yearly all hands retreat
?? Access to coaching & growth programs
?? Parental top-up & leave policies
?? Comprehensive health benefits
?? Power-up budgets for books, home office setup, phone & internet, AI tools, and professional development
KOHO is for builders.
If you’re energized by challenge, motivated by mission, and want to be part of a team that punches above its weight - we want to hear from you.
The KOHO culture is one of collaboration, creativity, and diverse perspectives. We are committed to building and fostering an inclusive, accessible environment for everyone. If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding accessibility needs, please contact peopleaccessibility@koho.ca and the People and Culture team will be happy to help.
AI Disclosure: KOHO uses artificial intelligence (AI) in certain aspects of its recruitment process to screen, assess, or select applicants. For any questions or concerns, please contact us at talent@koho.ca.
Note: this posting is for an existing vacancy that we are seeking to fill.
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