Mexico City, Mexico City Remote (Global) Full-time

Canals is hiring a Senior Software Engineer - Mexico

About the Role

Senior Software Engineer role at Canals, a profitable startup transforming the $10T industrial supply chain with AI. This position focuses on backend engineering for scalability, performance, and reliability while owning complex systems and collaborating with product and customer teams.

What You'll Do

  • Backend engineering work focused on scalability, performance, and reliability
  • Own large, complex projects from planning to deployment
  • Collaborate directly with product and customer teams to align engineering with business needs
  • Balance hands-on coding with guiding the team’s technical direction
  • Help shape the future of Canals as we continue scaling with our customers

What We're Looking For

  • Senior-level experience as a backend engineer building scalable, high-performance systems
  • Experience working independently in a fast-paced, product-focused environment
  • Comfort taking ownership of deliverables and ensuring projects are delivered to a high standard
  • Ability to guide and unblock other engineers, providing thoughtful code reviews and architectural feedback

Nice to Have

  • Previous experience in high-growth startups or small teams is a plus

Team & Environment

  • 80-person team (~50 in engineering)
  • Distributed engineering team across North and South America

Benefits & Compensation

  • Real-world impact: your work improves global supply chains, saving customers time and reducing waste
  • Strong engineering culture: we invest in quality and documentation to keep moving fast sustainably
  • Culture of ownership: moving fast while putting quality first
  • Remote-first, flexible work environment across North and South America
  • Stellar product-market fit with tons of customer love
  • All star team with diverse backgrounds to collaborate with and learn from

Work Mode

Remote-first, flexible work environment across North and South America

Canals.ai is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to status as a protected veteran or a qualified individual with a disability, or other protected status such as race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, pregnancy or age.

Required Skills
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Canals
Canals is a fully remote, profitable startup transforming the industrial supply chain ($10T industry) with AI. Their platform integrates with systems distributors already use, automating tasks and reducing failure points in moving physical goods globally.
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Job Details
Category backend
Posted 4 months ago