Senior Backend Engineer, AI Solutions at Canopy

Sr Backend Engineer, AI Solutions

Canopy, (Remote, Utah-Based Only)

About Us

Canopy is a fast-growing SaaS company in South Jordan, Utah building simple, efficient software for accounting firms. We are looking to revolutionize the accounting space with modern, user-friendly software for a neglected industry.

Our goal is to help our clients unlock the firm they’ve always wanted with our Practice Management Suite. We place strong emphasis on delighting our customers, spotting and solving problems, and being good people along the way.

Click here to see why our clients love Canopy.

Interested in learning more about Canopy & the industry? Check out our blog here where you can find great information on our product features, industry news, practice management, and more!

The Opportunity

We are hiring a Sr Backend Engineer who has a desire to work in Python, Java, and Kotlin to help us make our world-class practice management platform for accounting professionals even better! Our backend web developers work cross-functionally on teams with frontend developers, product managers, UX designers, and QA engineers. They have the autonomy to research, hypothesize, build, test, and iterate on the best solutions for our customers. Our powerful DevOps tools and microservices architecture allow our teams to release code to production hundreds of times per month.

Additionally, this role will place a specific emphasis on AI solution development. Beyond your core responsibilities as a backend engineer, you will work as part of a broader AI group within Canopy. This team collaborates to identify innovative ways to integrate AI into our product suite, ideate new AI-driven solutions, and drive their implementation. You’ll also contribute to defining best practices for AI technologies and help ensure successful adoption of cutting-edge tools across teams.

What You'll Do:

• Work with your product manager, UX designer, engineers, and customers to define and validate new features and enhancements.
• Meet with frontend engineers to design effective REST API endpoints and document the service contract.
• Implement microservice endpoints using Python with asyncio or Java with Vert.x, PostgreSQL, Redis, RabbitMQ, and anything else you need to get the job done.
• Write unit tests for your code and participate in code reviews to ensure quality and best practices in other developers' code.
• Own service builds and deployments to our staging and production environments using Docker, GitHub, and Kubernetes.
• Identify, prioritize, and resolve bugs and technical debt.
• Mentor other developers on your team and share gained knowledge with the rest of the backend developers through trainings.
• Participate in interviews of candidates to help us continue to hire the best.
• Collaborate with the AI group to brainstorm and design AI-driven solutions that enhance the capabilities of our platform.
• Work on projects that leverage AI models and tools, ensuring seamless integration into the backend systems.
• Design, measure, and monitor business metrics that quantify AI model performance.
• Drive best practices for adopting AI technologies across development teams.

Your Skills Include:

• At least 5 years of web development experience (Python, Java, or Kotlin preferred)
• Proficiency in SQL database design and interaction
• Knowledge of RESTful API principles and conventions
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent experience
• Passion for building innovative, scalable solutions that have real customer impact
• Ability to work well on a highly collaborative team with other product development roles
• Ability to communicate well with others to promote ideas while showing mutual respect for others’ opinions
• Strong interest in AI technologies and a passion for exploring their potential to improve user experiences.
• Experience working with various AI tools, libraries, and platforms.
• A basic understanding of LLMs, their capabilities, and weaknesses.

Bonus Points If You Have:

• An interest for AI development and following the latest updates in the space
• Knowledge of machine learning frameworks and libraries such as TensorFlow or PyTorch.
• Experience working with microservices
• Experience implementing AI solutions in a production environment
• Experience with leveraging 3rd party APIs and integrations

We know many women do not apply for a job if they don't perfectly fit the description. We want you to apply anyway.

Why You Want to Work Here:

🌴 Flexible Paid Time Off - you’re actually encouraged to use, plus 10 company holidays!

❤️‍🩹 Health Benefits - including Medical, Dental, and Vision and an HSA Match.

💰 401(k) - we match 100% up to 3% of your contribution. Eligibility is immediate with 100% vesting.

🧠 Mental Health - all employees have access to Impact Suite & to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

👶 Paid New Parent Leave & Birthing Parent Leave - so you’re able to care for your little ones.

➕ Supplemental Benefits - including 100% company paid Basic Life & AD&D insurance and long & short-term disability coverage.

🌟 Nectar - our peer-to-peer recognition program to help our employees recognize the amazing work being done by other Canopians!

🥳 Company Events - including monthly company-wide meetings, summer parties, and more.

💡 ERG Committees - to plan initiatives around continuing education, community outreach, recruiting, onboarding, and more.

☕ Fully-stocked kitchen - Keto? Vegan? Flexitarian? Mandalorian? We’ve got you covered.

Our Values:

We approach our work every day with a few things in mind:

🔑 Own - we own this place! We focus on outcomes, holding ourselves & each other accountable.

🏆 Win - we win by delighting our customers with the very best products and services.

👍 Do Good - we work hard to be good people!

💡 Embrace Curiosity & Candor - we approach everything with curiosity & we understand that candor is kindness and give the gift of feedback.

To learn more about us & our values, click here.

Interviewing @ Canopy:

Application processes can be a little stressful. Here are the stages of a typical interview process at Canopy:

• Once your application is received, we will review it and get back to you if we feel like it’s a mutual fit!
• 20 minute phone call with the People Team
• 45-60 minute video or in-person interview with the Hiring Manager
• 2.5-3 hour panel interview that includes a mix of cultural and technical questions

Interview processes can vary depending on the role. The People Team will give you a role-specific overview of the process during your first phone call.

Remember: This is your interview too! We know candidates are evaluating us just as much as we are them. We encourage you to bring questions to each of your interviews—our hiring teams will always make sure to save time for questions at the end!

Canopy is an equal-opportunity employer. Canopy provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, or veteran stat