Senior Software Engineer (Backend)

Staff Software Engineer (Platform Team) Toronto • Kitchener • Montréal • Ottawa Engineering Remote Full-time Motion is creating the command center for creative strategists : an AI-driven analytics and intelligence platform that bridges the gap between performance marketers and creative teams, helping them uncover what's working, what's not, and ultimately ship more winning ads across platforms like YouTube, LinkedIn, Meta, and TikTok. Today, Motion is trusted by some of the world’s top e-commerce and direct-to-consumer brands and agencies (including Vuori, True Classic, The Farmer’s Dog, and HexClad) and has analyzed over $14 billion in media spend. When leading brands want to understand their creative performance, they turn to us. We're growing fast (3x year-over-year) , our product is sticky, and with a recent $30M Series B raise, we're just getting started . We're building the future of creative intelligence and are looking for talented people to help us get there! 🚀 About the Staff Software Engineer role 🔍 As a Staff Software Engineer on our Platform team, you’ll design, implement, and maintain robust, high-quality backend APIs and services. Your work will directly impact Motion’s core operations and enable teams across the company to leverage our data across multiple product lines. We work primarily in Node, TypeScript, Azure, and MongoDB - and any other simple tools that get the job done. ➡️ Explore our Engineering at Motion page to learn more about our team, our work, and how we build together. What you'd be doing 🛠️

• Scoping, designing, and implementing resilient, performant, and high-quality backend solutions.

• Working closely with fellow engineers to deliver complex backend features and integrations.

• Maintaining and enhancing existing integrations, anticipating future product solutions and making sure our systems scale with Motion’s growth.

• Identifying and resolving errors, performance issues, and devex problems in our codebase.

• Driving engineering advancements. Sample projects:

• Build a unified API for our insights data to be used by other development teams

• Store insights and metrics from our data providers at scale Our ideal fit brings ✨

• 10+ years of experience building and maintaining large-scale software applications

• Proficiency in React, Node.js, and TypeScript

• Strong experience with asynchronous message queue systems

• Experience with MongoDB or other document-based databases

• Solid understanding of data modeling, ETL concepts, and simplifying data architecture

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with a knack for translating complex technical issues into clear business impacts

• Interest in AI/ML

• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment with evolving requirements and priorities

• A pragmatic approach to tackling challenging problems, with a deep interest in understanding and solving business needs What you'll love about Motion 💜

• Competitive compensation package : We offer competitive compensation, including equity for all employees, health benefits from day one, a monthly health & lifestyle stipend to support your well-being, 20 days of PTO, and a $1,500 work-from-home stipend.

• Remote-first flexibility : We're a remote-first company with team members spanning Canada, the U.S., and beyond, offering you the flexibility to work from anywhere.

• Team connection : To stay connected in a virtual workspace, we get together at least once yearly for a company-wide offsite (this year, we spent a week by the lake in Muskoka, Canada!)

• Proven leadership : Our founding team has already built a successful company in this space.

• Opportunity for impact : As an early team member, your contributions will directly shape the product, team, and the future of the company. If you're excited about building, you’ll thrive here.

• High-performance, low-ego culture : We’re an ambitious, action-oriented team that values collaboration and continuous learning. Motion is a fully remote company but we work closely as a team. We are looking for someone with significant overlap with EST (Toronto or Montreal is a plus as we have optional co-working days!). Req ID: R26