Emburse

Automates accounts payable and expense management

Software Engineer 2

Backend EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeToronto, ON, CanadaNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

Self-sufficiency in at least one large area of the codebase.
Mastery of at least one programming language and developing mastery of multiple other languages, frameworks, and tools.
Ability to identify viable alternative solutions and present them.
Understanding of relational databases, development frameworks, and commonly used industry libraries.
Understanding of testing and integration testing techniques.
Moderate understanding of how a handful of key subsystems interoperate.
Ability to read and understand existing code and recommend improvements.
Understanding of the Open Worldwide Application Security Project (OWASP).
Understanding and application of software development lifecycle processes, including agile processes and meetings, peer code reviews, and technical preparations for scheduled releases.
Understanding of the product roadmap and how individual contributions support overall objectives.
Ability to prioritize tasks and estimate one's own work.
Ability to learn and apply secure software development practices, review code for vulnerabilities, and raise awareness of secure programming practices.
Minimum of four years of software engineering experience.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent years of experience.
At least two years of professional software engineering experience in a distributed web application development environment, such as microservices, application programming interfaces, database integration, queues, topics, caches, containers, or serverless systems.
Strong hands-on experience with C# and the .NET or .NET Core framework, including designing, building, and consuming RESTful services and application programming interfaces.
Experience with Azure services and application programming interfaces, or equivalent cloud vendor experience such as AWS.
Experience working in both Windows and Linux environments.
Experience with source control systems such as Git.
Experience with continuous integration and continuous delivery pipelines and deployment methodologies.
Experience working in an Agile software development environment, such as Scrum.
Experience working with third-party application programming interfaces, workflow, and integration architectures.
Understanding of secure coding principles, OWASP guidelines, and agile software development lifecycles.
Must be legally allowed to work in Canada for any employer.

Responsibilities

Fix bugs of moderate complexity and demonstrate proficient debugging skills.
Review team members' code and provide in-depth comments.
Develop new features or enhancements with minimal supervision.
Deliver medium-level refactoring.
Implement unit testing and integration testing where needed.
Produce quality technical documentation.
Contribute to technical documentation and knowledge bases, and deliver technical team presentations.
Give constructive feedback to team members.
Understand industry jargon and business concepts.
Raise roadblocks and update work estimations as needed.

Desired Qualifications

Prior experience in corporate travel, booking engines, or expense management platforms. Candidates with strong Java experience will be considered if accompanied by travel domain expertise.
Experience using AI coding assistants, models, or harness frameworks such as Harness, Claude Code, Cursor, or GitHub Copilot to accelerate development.
Experience with data processing, data engineering, or integrations with AI/ML services and APIs.
Exposure to containerization technologies such as Docker or Kubernetes.

Summary/Objective

Emburse software engineers contribute to the development of an engaging and interconnected set of system solutions. As an engineer, you will enhance the experiences of your customers, solve interesting challenges, and design new solutions. Emburse, known for its innovation and award-winning technologies, is strong on engineering. This ensures you will have access to the best and brightest minds in our industry to grow your experience and career within Emburse.

Essential Functions

Technical

Self-sufficient in at least one large area of the codebase
Mastery of at least one language and developing mastery of multiple other languages, frameworks and tools
Identifies viable alternative solutions and presents them
Understanding of relational databases, development frameworks, and commonly used industry libraries.
Understanding of testing and integration testing techniques
Moderate understanding of how a handful of key sub-systems interoperate
Ability to read and understand existing code and offer recommendations for improvement
Understanding of OWASP

Process

SDLC processes are followed, including adopting agile-based processes/meetings, peer code-reviews, and technical preparations required for scheduled releases.
Understands product roadmap and how one contributes to the overall objectives
Capability of prioritizing tasks
Estimates their own work
Learns and applies secure software development practices, reviews code for vulnerabilities and raises awareness of secure programming practices

Impact

Fixes bugs of moderate complexity and demonstrates proficient debugging skills
Reviews code for team members, providing in-depth comments
Develops new features or enhancements with minimal supervision
Delivers medium level refactoring
Implements unit testing and integration testing where needed
Produces quality technical documentation
Makes technical documentation/knowledge base contributions and technical team presentations

Communication

Gives constructive feedback to team members
Understanding of industry jargon and business concepts
Raises roadblocks and updates estimations as needed

Education and Experience:-

Education:

Required: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent years’ experience

Experience:

Required: Minimum of 4 years of experience in software engineering

Certifications:

Required: None

Additional Eligibility Qualifications:-

Required Skills:

Minimum of 2+ years of professional software engineering experience in a distributed web application development environment (e.g. microservices, APIs, DB integration, queues, topics, caches, containers, serverless).

Strong hands-on experience with C# and the .NET / .NET Core framework, with proven history designing, building, and consuming RESTful services and APIs.

Experience with Azure services and APIs, or equivalent cloud vendor experience (e.g., AWS).

Experience working in both Windows and Linux environments.

Experience with source control systems such as Git.

Experience with CI/CD pipelines and deployment methodologies.

Experience working in an Agile software development environment (e.g., Scrum).

Experience working with 3rd party APIs, workflow, and integration architectures.

Understanding of secure coding principles, OWASP guidelines, and agile software development lifecycles.

Desirable Skills:

Travel Domain Experience: Prior experience in corporate travel, booking engines, or expense management platforms. (Note: Candidates with strong Java experience will be considered if accompanied by Travel domain expertise).

AI & Modern Developer Workflows: Experience utilizing AI coding assistants, models, or harness frameworks (e.g., Harness, Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot) to accelerate development.

Experience with data processing, data engineering, or integrations with AI/ML services and APIs.

Exposure to containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).

Work Environment

This job operates in a professional, open office environment.
This is an onsite role at our Emburse Toronto office location

Sponsorship

This role is not sponsorship eligible
Candidates must be legally allowed to work in Canada for any employer

About the Company

Emburse

Automates accounts payable and expense management

Emburse provides software that automates accounts payable and expense management for organizations. Its SaaS tools capture invoices, route approvals, and enable faster payments to speed up financial workflows and improve spend visibility. The company differentiates itself with a broad deployment across Global 2000 firms, SMBs, public sector, and nonprofits in over 120 countries, plus extensive integrations with hundreds of technology solutions and travel providers. Its goal is to simplify financial processes, reduce the need for additional AP staff, and help teams focus on growth.

Company size: 501-1,000
Company stage: Seed
Total funding: $4.5M
Headquarters: Los Angeles, CA
Founded: 2015

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