Senior Back-End Developer
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1400 Castlefield Ave, Toronto, ON M6B 4C4, Canada
Job Description
Posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Established in 1973, Roots is a proudly Canadian lifestyle brand that celebrates authenticity, quality, and community. Inspired by the great outdoors, we create timeless, sustainable apparel and leather goods designed for comfort and everyday adventure. At Roots, we believe in fostering a culture of inclusivity, creativity, and teamwork – where every team member plays a role in shaping our brand’s legacy. If you bring passion to everything you do, lead with integrity, and believe in the power of collaboration to drive growth, we’d love to have you on our journey!
Are you passionate about ecommerce and software development? Are you excited to learn and use best-of-breed technology to craft the best ecommerce solutions? Do you want to work with exceptional teammates to deliver impactful projects? At Roots we are modernizing our tech stack to prepare for the future of ecommerce and retail. As Canada’s premier lifestyle brand we dedicated to providing the best experience to our customers through innovation and technology.
We are currently seeking aSenior Backend Developer who will seek inspiration from our roots, can commit to achieving results the right way and loves to think big to join us on our journey.
TheSenior Backend Developer role is a critical technical role supporting the backbone of business operations at Roots. Reporting to the Senior Manager of Application Development, this role will focus on integration between Roots systems, data flows between systems for operations and analytics, and software development across multiple technical streams.
As a Senior Backend Developer, you work in a multi-disciplinary team of Project Managers, Developers, QAs, Architects , and Security Specialist, in designing, documenting, and coding a wide array of applications and integrations. You will architect and build solutions that enable critical business processes, improve customer experience, and drive operational efficiency across Roots’ retail and online platforms.
In this role, you will be responsible for developing, documenting, implementing, and maintaining production applications and integrations. As the ideal candidate, you should be passionate about Roots and eager to support the profitable growth of this iconic Canadian brand.
Key Responsibilities → How You’ll Make an Impact
- Backend software development of both on premise and cloud-based software.
- Design and architecture of scalable, reliable, and secure software solutions.
- Create technical documentation for data workflows, APIs, integration mappings, architectural and data flow diagrams.
- Advanced production system troubleshooting.
- Work with Business Analysts and end users to understand business requirements and define technical implementation plans.
- Manage and support data synchronization jobs and middleware processes to ensure high data integrity and system uptime.
- Perform root cause analysis and provide resolutions for data-related issues across retail (like Aptos) and supply chain platforms.
Qualifications & Experience → The Skills You Bring
- 5+ years of experience in backend software development, at least 2 years of experience providing technical leadership.
- Building and maintaining robust back-end services, APIs, and microservices to support retail operations.
- Integrating third-party retail systems such as POS, ERP, CRM, eCommerce, Inventory Management and financial systems including
Company
Roots Corp.
Location
Toronto
Country
Canada
Salary
100.000
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