Senior Software Engineer

Wave Accounting is hiring a Senior Software Engineer for a remote role open to applicants in Canada. It pays CAD 115k-CAD 125k a year and Level rates it ; you can apply on Level.

AI in this role

Build and scale financial products as a Senior Software Engineer working in cross-functional teams.

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At Wave, we help small businesses to thrive so the heart of our communities beats stronger. We work in an environment buzzing with creative energy and inspiration. No matter where you are or how you get the job done, you have what you need to be successful and connected. The mark of true success at Wave is the ability to be bold, learn quickly and share your knowledge generously.
Senior Software Engineers work in cross-functional teams alongside Engineers, Product Managers and Designers to bring their engineering skills to bear on exciting business challenges. They work collaboratively to solve tough problems in delivering world-class financial products to our customers at scale with a wide variety of technologies and help investigate new ones as we are constantly striving to keep our technology choices up to date.

How we rate this

Senior Software Engineer at Wave Accounting rates 0 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Little AI. AI is not part of the work.

●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
●○○○ Little AI0 to 39

Levels come from how often the tools, models and workflows of the role are named in the posting itself. Open the description and count.

Key facts

Senior Software Engineer is an open job at Wave Accounting.
Level rates this role AI Level 1 of 4: Little AI.
The listed salary is CAD 115k-CAD 125k a year.
The role is based in Canada and is marked remote.
The job was posted on October 5, 2026.
Seniority: senior.
Applications are handled by Wave Accounting. Apply on Wave Accounting

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Skills and AI tools this role asks for

Software EngineeringBackendFrontendCross Functional Collaboration

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Pay

Typical software engineer job: $168k

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Questions you could be asked

Tell me about a project where software engineering was part of your work. What did you do?
Tell me about a project where backend was part of your work. What did you do?
Tell me about a project where frontend was part of your work. What did you do?
Tell me about a project where cross functional collaboration was part of your work. What did you do?

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List these exact terms on your resume: Software Engineering, Backend, Frontend, and Cross Functional Collaboration. An applicant tracking system matches the wording, not the idea.
Attach one line of real, concrete experience to at least one of them. A tool named with nothing behind it rarely survives a human read.

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