Senior Backend Engineer

Momentum is a fast-growing company specializing in driving AI transformation for revenue teams. We operate like an embedded GTM task force working alongside your team. Our platform listens to every sales and customer interaction, extracts critical insights, and pushes updates directly into your CRM or data wharehouse—automating follow-ups, flagging risk, and surfacing next steps without rep intervention. The best GTM teams in the world, at companies like Zscaler, Cursor, Ramp, Owner.com, Demandbase, Contentful, Windsurf, 1Password, rely on Momentum to unlock 3–10 hours per rep each week, improve win rates, and scale execution—without scaling headcount. We’re backed by top-tier investors, including FirstMark, Stage 2 Capital, Inovia, and Basis Set Ventures.

This is a hybrid position (up to 4 days a week in office) in the Vancouver area.

• End-to-End Ownership: Help build foundational systems; define architecture, implement best practices, ensure scale and reliability, maintain and iterate.

• High-Velocity, High-Quality: Hands-on to produce clean maintainable code which serves as an example for others. Quick code review life cycle with multiple deployments done per day.

• Proactive Leadership: Constantly looking for ways to improve processes and tech. Pushing forward initiatives which make the team better.

• Culture of Growth: Mentoring other engineers and educating on best practices. Technical guidance through CRs, Design reviews and pairing.

• Driven Decision-Making: Making the right decisions on balancing speed and technical integrity. Quickly evaluating trade-offs and getting buy-in from others. Avoid over engineering. Offer solutions not problems.

• Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Collaborate and work with front end engineers, customer success, and product leaders to deliver key features and delight the customers.

• Web-application Engineering Experience: 5+ years in software engineering with at least 3 of those years working with SaaS and backend web-application development.

• Architectural Expertise: Demonstrated expertise in modern software development practices, including architecture and infrastructure, with a proven track record of building and scaling complex, high-availability systems. Familiarity with OpenAI technologies is also preferred.

• Leading Implementations: Skilled in building end-to-end web applications, including experience with full-stack development technologies and APIs. Node.js, GCP and GraphQL are preferred, but similar alternatives are also sufficient. Database experience is also expected.

• Technical Leadership: Proven track record of leading development teams and mentoring peers.

• Customer Empathy: You’ll be asked to take the lead on defining customer requirements and how to delight customers. You’ll be presented high-level requirements and then do discovery to find the best solution.

• Problem-Solving Abilities: Excellence in tackling and resolving complex technical issues, ensuring smooth and efficient project delivery.

• Adaptability: Comfortable working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with a focus on agility and quick adaptation to change.

• Collaborative Approach: Skilled in working across various teams to deliver high-quality products.

• Impactful Work: Opportunity to make a significant impact on the company's growth and success.

• Innovative Environment: Be part of a dynamic, fast-paced setting that encourages innovation and creativity.

• Professional Growth: A culture that promotes learning and professional development.

• Competitive Compensation: Enjoy a competitive salary, equity and comprehensive benefits, including a hybrid work model, from our conveniently located Metrotown office.