Senior Software Engineer

Clarity is redefining how private companies and their shareholders access liquidity. Through its institutional-grade platform, Clarity brings together buyers, sellers, and issuers to facilitate secondary transactions in venture-backed, pre-IPO companies, introducing efficiency, transparency, and standardization to an otherwise opaque asset class. Recognized as one of Canada’s fastest-growing companies and backed by leading U.S. investors, Clarity is profitable, well-capitalized, and building a high-performance team to meet growing demand and pursue new market opportunities.

As a Senior Engineer at Hiive, you will be a hands-on contributor to the backend system powering our platform, while building a user-friendly interface. You will collaborate with technical leadership to deliver new core features to our application. You will work closely with your colleagues to refactor and improve the codebase; create a robust, scalable and secure infrastructure; and build an excellent and supportive engineering culture.

In this role, your responsibilities will include:

• Hands-on development with Elixir, Phoenix, and Ecto from day one.
• Build and maintain frontend user interfaces.
• Apply strong data modeling and software architecture skills to develop performant and maintainable code.
• Integrate with third-party services through APIs and webhooks, alongside local data processing.
• Design and build secure APIs, applying best practices across all aspects of API security.
• Collaborate closely with a small team, including directly with the founders, to build both the product and the company.
• Adapt quickly to a fast-moving environment and shifting priorities.

Required Experience:

• Substantial expertise building backend systems with Elixir and Phoenix.
• Strong experience utilizing Typescript and React.
• Able to work in a team environment with a CI/CD driven workflow.
• Have a philosophy in writing automated backend tests.
• Strong English language skills.

Preferable Experience:

• Experience building GraphQL APIs using Absinthe.
• Understanding of Postgres databases design and optimization.
• Previous experience working in a fintech startup.

Compensation, Benefits & Perks:

• Highly competitive salary commensurate with experience and contribution.
• Opportunity to participate in ownership of a rapidly growing early-stage startup through our employee stock option plan.
• Comprehensive 100% employer-paid health and dental premiums, a health and personal spending account.
• A dedicated desk in our Vancouver, BC HQ, in the heart of downtown, with a fridge stocked with healthy snacks and drinks, an onsite gym, and a gorgeous rooftop amenity.
• Enjoy a $20-per-day commuter benefit for every day you work in our Vancouver HQ.
• An engaging social calendar, including bi-weekly catered lunches, bi-weekly “Friday bar,” team workouts, annual summer party, and holiday party, two “onsite” all-team retreats each year, semi-annual team-building events, and Hiive Women’s Network events.
• Significant opportunities for growth into team leadership and management roles.
• Entrepreneurial culture and a small and dynamic team.
• Sponsorship, immigration, and relocation for exceptional candidates.

Clarity is committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where all individuals have an opportunity to succeed.