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title: 'Senior Backend Engineer at Plooto'
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# Senior Backend Engineer at Plooto

- **Company:** Plooto
- **Location:** Canada
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2026-09-15
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-22
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/plootocareers/jobs/5419106008

## Job description

## About Plooto

Plooto is a Canada-born fintech company on a mission to give small and mid-sized businesses the financial power to succeed on their own terms. We make payments secure, accurate, and stress-free so businesses and their accountants can spend less time in the books, confidently manage cash flow, and make smarter decisions every day. We’re a team that builds with integrity, agility, and heart, and we’re looking for customer-minded pros who share our passion to join us as we scale.

## About the Role

Plooto powers payments and cash flow management for 14,000+ businesses across North America — and we’re just getting started.

We’re rebuilding and scaling the next generation of our fintech platform, and we’re looking for a Senior Backend Engineer who wants real ownership, real scale, real impact, and cares deeply about system design, scalability, and writing clean, testable code that stands the test of time.

This is not a feature-factory role.

You’ll design and build high-throughput, cloud-native systems that move money, power complex workflows, and deliver real-time financial insights. You’ll help shape architecture decisions, influence engineering standards, and raise the technical bar across the team.

If you thrive in high-growth environments, care deeply about clean system design, and enjoy solving hard distributed systems problems — you’ll feel at home here.

We move fast. We debate ideas, not egos. We hold a high bar. And we win as a team.

## Key Responsibilities

What you'll do:

- Own the design and delivery of scalable backend services using .NET and Azure
- Architect and evolve event-driven, distributed systems that process high volumes of financial transactions
- Build API-first services with strong contracts, reliability, and observability
- Lead complex technical initiatives from design through production rollout
- Make pragmatic architecture decisions that balance speed, scalability, and long-term maintainability
- Partner closely with Product and Design to translate ambiguous problems into elegant technical solutions
- Improve performance, reliability, and system resilience as we scale
- Raise the engineering bar through thoughtful code reviews, design discussions, and mentorship
- Inspire and share your engineering passion across the whole engineering org in our regular Lunch & Learn sessions
- Contribute to a culture of experimentation, ownership, and continuous improvement
- Work cross-functionally in Plooto, distilling the needs of our strategy into actionable engineering output

## Qualifications

Outline the experience, technical skills, and attributes required to succeed in the role. Include both must-haves and nice-to-haves if applicable.

Your background:

- 5+ years of professional backend engineering experience (preferably in high-growth or product-led environments)
- Strong expertise in C# (or another strongly typed language) and modern backend design principles
- Proven track record of writing production-grade, testable, maintainable code
- Deep experience designing and building RESTful APIs in production
- Hands-on experience with cloud-native architectures (Kubernetes, serverless, managed services), ideally in Azure
- Experience building or operating distributed, high-throughput systems
- Experience with event-driven architectures and streaming systems (Kafka or similar)
- Experience implementing automated testing strategies (unit, integration, contract, and end-to-end testing)
- Strong understanding of data storage patterns across RDBMS and NoSQL systems
- A bias toward ownership, action, and accountability
- Ability to navigate ambiguity and drive clarity in fast-moving environments
- Previous track record working successfully in a cross-functional team environment
- Ability to effectively use AI tools towards increasing velocity, efficiency and quality of deliverables
- Computer Science degree or equivalent

Bonus Points

- Experience in fintech, payments, or regulated domains
- Prior startup experience where you helped scale systems and teams

Why Become a Plootonian?

If you’re looking to make a meaningful impact, look no further. We’re transforming the payments space in North America by delivering an unrivalled product experience to solve a real and pressing problem for SMBs.

The biggest reason small businesses fail is poor financial management and cash flow — and Plooto fixes that. We have strong product-market fit, a massive opportunity ahead, and the backing of experienced fintech leaders.

You’ll join a team that cares deeply about customer impact, takes pride in our craft, and moves with urgency. We’re just getting started — and you’ll help shape the next chapter of our growth story.

Join Plooto and be part of a mission that matters.

There is currently one open position for this role.

As part of our recruitment process, we may use AI tools to support candidate review and selection.

We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. While we appreciate all applications, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted. Accommodations are available throughout the recruitment and employment process. If you require accommodation, please contact us at hr@plooto.com

## About Plooto

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Plooto is an all-in-one payment automation platform that helps small and midsize businesses and their accountants streamline accounts payable and receivable in one secure, easy-to-use solution.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series B)
- **Headquarters**: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- **Founded**: 2015
- **Founders**: Serguei Kloubkov (Co-Founder & Co-CEO), John McLane (CEO)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry/industries**: Financial Services, Fintech, Payment Automation
- **Target customers**: Small and Midsize Businesses (SMBs), Accounting Firms, Bookkeepers
- **Mission or purpose statement**: To put businesses in control of their finances so they can build the future of their dreams.

## Products & Services
- **Accounts Payable (AP) Automation**: Automates the entire bill payment process, from invoice receipt to approval and payment execution. Includes custom approval workflows, two-way sync with accounting software (QuickBooks, Xero, NetSuite), and real-time payment tracking.
- **Accounts Receivable (AR) Automation**: Automates the invoicing and collections process, sending invoices, collecting payments, and syncing back to accounting software for full cash flow visibility.
- **International Payments**: Facilitates cross-border payments with competitive exchange rates, clear fees, and built-in compliance for paying international vendors.
- **Payment Options**: Supports EFT/ACH, credit card, foreign exchange, and instant payments via a pre-funded Plooto Instant account.
- **Accounting Software Integration**: Two-way sync with QuickBooks, Xero, and NetSuite for seamless reconciliation and data entry reduction.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed
- **Key Metric**: Annual Revenue of $35.0M (USD) and Total Funding of $29.4M (USD)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Centana Growth Partners (led Series B), FINTOP Capital (led Series A). Key integrations with QuickBooks, Xero, and NetSuite.
- **Growth Signals**: Supports 14,000+ businesses, processes 3.2M+ transactions annually, has grown headcount 5.6% year-over-year to 81 employees, and has a presence in Canada, the United States, India, and the United Kingdom.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Deep Accounting Integration**: Two-way sync with QuickBooks, Xero, and NetSuite creates a sticky ecosystem for accounting firms and their clients, reducing manual data entry and errors.
- **Unified AP & AR Platform**: Combines both accounts payable and receivable in a single platform, offering a complete cash flow management solution that competitors often split into separate tools.
- **Customizable Approval Workflows**: Provides granular control over payment approvals, reducing firm risk and ensuring compliance, which is a critical need for accounting firms.
- **Built-in Compliance for International Payments**: Simplifies complex cross-border payments with transparent fees and regulatory compliance, a key pain point for SMBs.

## Strategic Focus
- **Deepening Accounting Ecosystem**: Continuing to strengthen integrations with major accounting platforms (QuickBooks, Xero, NetSuite) to become the default payment layer for accounting firms.
- **Product Expansion**: Building out a more complete cash flow management platform that unifies payments, processes, control, reconciliation, and reporting.
- **Scaling Customer Base**: Growing beyond 14,000 businesses by expanding sales and marketing efforts, particularly in the US and international markets.
- **International Growth**: Expanding presence in the United States, India, and the United Kingdom to capture a larger share of the global SMB payment market.

## Why Work Here
- **Meaningful Impact**: Employees directly shape how thousands of businesses run and grow, with a clear mission to empower SMBs.
- **Growth Opportunities**: The company invests in learning and development, and the fast-growing fintech environment offers career advancement.
- **Inclusive Culture**: Celebrated diverse perspectives, with 86% of employees rating it a great place to work (vs. 60% at a typical company) according to Great Place to Work® Canada.
- **Flexibility and Balance**: Supports hybrid and remote-friendly ways of working, with many roles listed as "Remote - Canada" or "Remote - India."
- **Forward Momentum**: Part of a fast-growing fintech that is constantly evolving, with a clear product roadmap and international expansion.
- **Engineering Culture**: The engineering team is a core part of the business, with a Senior Backend Engineer role currently open. The company values data-informed learning and taking smart risks.
- **Hiring Process**: A structured 4-step process: Screening interview → Take-home or on-call case study → Final interview → Reference & background checks → Offer.

## Sources
1. [plooto.com](https://www.plooto.com/)
2. [plooto.com/careers](https://www.plooto.com/careers)
3. [job-boards.greenhouse.io](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/plootocareers)
4. [greatplacetowork.ca](https://www.greatplacetowork.ca/en/certified-company/z4870188000002257001)
5. [linkedin.com](https://ca.linkedin.com/company/plooto)

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