Full Stack Software Engineer (Python/Django)

Greater Toronto Area
AutoSync – AutoSync /
Full-Time /
Hybrid
TRADER Corporation is a trusted Canadian leader in online media, dealer and lender services. The company is comprised of AutoTrader.ca, AutoSync and Dealertrack Canada. AutoTrader.ca (AutoHebdo.net in Quebec) offers the largest inventory of new cars and used cars in Canada, receiving over 25 million monthly visits to its marketplace. With over 3,500 subscribers and counting, AutoSync is the largest and fastest growing dealer and OEM software provider in Canada. The platform's suite of connected automotive software solutions brings advertising, conversion and operational support together, synchronizing the entire retail process. AutoSync's diverse range of offerings includes: vAuto, EasyDeal, xtime, Motoinsight, Activix, TAdvantage and TRFFK. Dealertrack is Canada’s largest automotive financing portal, enhancing efficiency and profitability for all major segments of the automotive, marine, recreational vehicle, motorcycle and powersport retail industries. Over 6.5 million credit applications are submitted via the Dealertrack Canada portal each year. Collateral Management is a national, end-to-end, managed technology solution that offers industry insight and multi-channel collection strategies to maximize funds recovered. Collateral Management helps you remain compliant in all jurisdictions, alleviating your exposure to reputational and financial risks. Visit tradercorporation.com to learn more. .

TRADER Corporation's parent company AutoScout24 is the largest pan-European online car market with over 2 million listings and more than 43,000 dealer customers. With AutoScout24, users can find, finance, buy, subscribe for and sell used and new cars. The marketplace provides inspiration on cars and other vehicles and makes hard decisions easy.

Since 1998 AutoScout24 has been offering private users, car dealers and other cooperation partners from the automotive, financial and insurance services sector a comprehensive digital platform for car trading. The online marketplace includes used and new cars, motorcycles as well as commercial vehicles. AutoScout24 has over 30 million users per month, more than 43,000 dealers and around 500 employees. In addition to Germany, AutoScout24 is also represented in the European core markets of Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Italy, France and Austria.

More information on www.autoscout24.de

Experience leveraging AI, Generative AI (GenAI) to enhance engineering productivity, automate repetitive tasks, and optimize workflows. Candidates should demonstrate the ability to integrate AI-driven solutions into their daily work — such as code generation, debugging, reviews, documentation, and decision support—to improve efficiency for themselves and their teams. A proactive approach to exploring and implementing AI tools that drive innovation and streamline development processes is highly valued

We’re currently looking for an intermediate Full Stack Software Engineer to join our team, serving the largest automotive product suite in Canada. 

What To Expect:

- Working alongside some very talented and dedicated individuals, you will be part of a cross-functional agile team that contributes to AutoSync’s digital platform by tailor-fitting it to corporate client's needs. 
- End to end participation in the implementation of robust, high-quality solutions tailored for OEM clients with a strong sense of accountability, and ensuring on-schedule delivery of work aligned with business requirements. 
- Acting as an advocate for ownership & highest code quality, as well as contributing to the health of the infrastructure. 
- Raising the bar and elevating the team by sharing knowledge and best practices, while always seeking improvements and facilitating progress. 

What You Bring To The Table:

- A mindset aligned with a “you-build-it-you-run-it” approach — comfortable owning features across development, infrastructure, testing, deployment and ongoing reliability. 
- A natural inclination to see the bigger picture — understanding how your work fits into the broader product and how it impacts end users. 
- Confidence working across the stack, comfortable moving between backend and frontend as the problem requires. 
- A collaborative mindset and strong communication skills — you're comfortable engaging with technical and non-technical stakeholders alike. 
- A thoughtful approach to building — balancing speed and pragmatism with care for long-term maintainability and quality. 
- Comfort with taking a feature or improvement from idea to implementation, validation, and deployment. 
- Experience estimating, planning, and translating business requirements into well-scoped technical work. 
- An interest in new technologies, patterns, and tools — especially those that enhance developer productivity or product impact, ie. AI. 
- Bonus: familiarity with how car shoppers experience the buying journey, and how software can enhance that process. 

Must Have Experience:

- 4+ years developing reliable, highly available and scalable software.
- Strong understanding of software architecture and design patterns.
- Firm grasp of clean code principles and coding standards.
- Strong proficiency with backend development (Typescript/Node.js, Python).
- Hands on experience in Django.
- Experience implementing high throughput, robust, mission-critical APIs.
- Good knowledge of SQL & NoSQL datastores (Postgres, Redis).
- Strong proficiency with frontend development (HTML, CSS, JavaScript/Typescript).
- Strong proficiency with Vue.js or other similar frameworks.
- Knowledge of modern cloud infrastructures and tools, such as AWS and Docker.
- Experience with AI tooling such as Copilot.
- Proficiency with version control systems such as Git/GitHub.
- Experience working within a formal CI/CD pipeline (we focus on GitHub Actions).
- Experience with logging, monitoring and alerting services like Datadog.
- Solid approach to testing and ensuring quality of code of backend and frontend.

What’s in it for you…
-We understand that there is life at work and life outside of work. Here are a few benefits we all benefit from that support us to be our creative best.
 
Benefits from Day 1
-Gym discounts
-Employee and Family Assistance program
- Virtual wellness events
-Conferences & training budget
-Regular internal training programs
 
Financial planning
-Let us help you invest in your future with 3% matching towards your pension and multiple forms of income protection.
 
Competitive salary
-Annual bonus structure
-3% CPP matching