Who We Are
At Certn, we’re revolutionizing background screening with The World’s Easiest Background Check — fast, global, and powered by tech. We’re not about outdated processes and red tape. We’re about innovation, speed, and impact. If you’re looking for a place where ownership, collaboration, and creativity thrive, this is it.
The Opportunity
We’re looking for an Intermediate Engineer who will be involved in all software development activities as part of an Agile team including estimating, sprint planning, software development life cycle activities, code reviews, research, deployments, and documentation creation. In this role, you will be responsible for providing technical leadership and mentorship to junior team members and ensuring the delivery of high-quality software that aligns with customer needs and requirements, technical architecture, development standards, and quality practices.
Key Responsibilities
Software Development
Contribute as an engineer in an agile team, collaborating with technical and non-technical team members, and working closely with database, back-end, and front-end stacks.
Ensure software deliverables align with the technical architecture, development standards, and quality practices.
Assist in building and executing integrated unit tests for all code modules.
Develop well-written, intent-revealing code.
Assist in ensuring observability of the team's code and products, and monitor them in a live environment, ensuring high availability and reliability.
Produce thorough documentation outlining high-level architecture, flow, sequence diagrams, blockers, risks, and other technical considerations as needed.
Work on bugs that need immediate attention to unblock our customers.
Teamwork & Collaboration
Participate in peer review activities.
Participate in a learning environment through collaboration, shared knowledge, and leadership.
Work within the agile team to gather production metrics and stakeholder feedback and use them to iterate and grow team projects.
Mentor and guide junior developers.
Collaborate with senior developers to work on features of a big project.
Collaborate with product managers to get clarity on project requirements.
Key Requirements
Strong understanding of relational databases and their usage in software development.
Comfortable with .NET.
Basic understanding of REST APIs and their function in web development.
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
Demonstrated working experience in software development, with a focus on delivering high-quality software.
Experience working on at least one feature end-to-end collaborating effectively with other developers.
Experience working with front-end frameworks such as React or Angular.
Why You Should Be Excited
Flexibility: Remote-first role with teammates across North America and the UK
Global Collaboration: Partner with experienced engineers in multiple regions
Compensation: Competitive salary, comprehensive health benefits, generous paid time off.
Culture: Collaborative, async-friendly, and innovation-focused.
We believe talent knows no borders, and we’re open to candidates from the UK and beyond.
A Little Bit More About Us
Certn is a growing global technology company reinventing the way organizations build trust in people with technology and AI-backed background checks. Having recently been named one of Canada’s Companies-to-Watch in Deloitte’s Technology Fast 50 Awards, we are one of the fastest-growing start-ups in the sector. Just so you know, the selected candidate will be required to complete a background check — so you’ll get to see first-hand what we do. Certn is committed to equal opportunity, inclusion, and diversity. If you have a disability that requires accommodation at any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know how we can best assist you.
Ready to build your career and make an impact? Apply now and start your journey with Certn.
