Senior Full-Stack Engineer Permanent | Full-time | North Vancouver, Canada | Hybrid
Compensation
$170,000 CAD salary
Quarterly profit share (last year averaged ~10k/quarter per person)
Stock options
Flexible (unlimited) holiday
Health benefits
About IcePanel We started IcePanel because existing tools suck. They’re slow, overcomplicated, and built for managers to enforce process, not for engineers to actually enjoy using. At our previous jobs, we spent too much time in meetings talking about architecture and not enough time actually building. Diagrams got stale, decisions got lost, and nothing felt connected to reality. So we started building something better. It began as a side project, let us snowboard most days in Whistler for a season, and people kept using it… We got to nearly $1M USD with just the founders before we hired. Today we’re a small, profitable team ($3M+ USD ARR) building a collaborative modelling tool for software architecture. We care about staying lean, shipping fast, having fun, and building something people actually love.
How we work
We keep meetings to a minimum
We ship weekly
We work in small teams (usually 2 people) with clear ownership
We avoid over-engineering, but we care deeply about polish
We release early, get feedback, and refine
The role You’ll Build Across The Entire Product
Frontend UI/UX (working closely with design)
Backend APIs and data models
Real-time systems (WebSockets)
Infrastructure and migrations
Fixing, refining, and improving what already exists
Our stack: TypeScript, Node.js, Vue, Pixi.js, Tailwind, Cloud Run, Firestore, WebSockets
What “great” looks like A great hire doesn’t wait to be told what to do. In your first couple of weeks, you’ll use the product, find something that feels off, and fix it. Not because it was assigned. Because it bothered you.
You’ll Own Meaningful Features End-to-end. Examples
Git-like workflows for diagramming
Import and data ingestion pipelines
Access controls for complex organizations
Data visualization across large architectures
You’ll make things feel better, not just work.
30 / 60 / 90 days First 30 days
Get familiar with the product and codebase
Ship improvements to areas that feel “off”
Start contributing to real features
60 days
Take ownership of a meaningful area of the product
Improve performance or usability in a noticeable way
Work across frontend + backend without hand-holding
90 days
Own and ship a complex feature end-to-end
Contribute to solving harder problems like:
Access control for large organizations
Managing deeply nested architecture models
Performance issues with highly connected systems
Current challenges
Changing model hierarchies (parents/levels) is complex and fragile
Large, highly connected models can impact real-time performance
Access permissions don’t scale well for large companies
If those sound interesting, you’ll probably enjoy this.
About you
Have 6+ years of experience across both large companies and startups
Are strong in both frontend and backend
Have built things you’re genuinely proud of
Care deeply about how things look and feel, not just that they work
Take ownership and don’t wait for permission
Are comfortable working across a large, evolving codebase
Can take feedback without ego and adjust quickly
You’ve Likely
Built side projects just because something annoyed you
Worked across product, UX, and engineering boundaries
Shipped real features that people use
Proof of craft (required) You must show us something you’ve built.
Portfolio, live apps, screenshots - anything that shows off your skills
We care about how it feels to use, not just what it does
If you can’t point to something you’ve built that feels great, this role isn’t for you.
You’ll struggle here if
You rely heavily on AI without understanding fundamentals
You wait for direction instead of taking initiative
You blame others instead of owning problems
You lead with ego instead of curiosity
You need constant permission to move forward
Bonus points
You’ve been a founder (even if it failed)
You come from a non-traditional background
You understand the limits of LLMs beyond surface-level use
You’ve spent time in a major tech hub and chose (or want) to work in Canada
Location
North Vancouver (5 min from Lonsdale Quay)
3 days in office (Tues-Thurs)
Hybrid, not fully remote
Flexible location a few weeks a year
Benefits
Stock options
Profit sharing
Learning budget
Conference budget
Annual retreat
Flexible holiday
Health, dental, vision
“weiner” Wednesdays and free ice cubes
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Compensation
$170,000 CAD salary
Quarterly profit share (last year averaged ~10k/quarter per person)
Stock options
Flexible (unlimited) holiday
Health benefits
About IcePanel We started IcePanel because existing tools suck. They’re slow, overcomplicated, and built for managers to enforce process, not for engineers to actually enjoy using. At our previous jobs, we spent too much time in meetings talking about architecture and not enough time actually building. Diagrams got stale, decisions got lost, and nothing felt connected to reality. So we started building something better. It began as a side project, let us snowboard most days in Whistler for a season, and people kept using it… We got to nearly $1M USD with just the founders before we hired. Today we’re a small, profitable team ($3M+ USD ARR) building a collaborative modelling tool for software architecture. We care about staying lean, shipping fast, having fun, and building something people actually love.
How we work
We keep meetings to a minimum
We ship weekly
We work in small teams (usually 2 people) with clear ownership
We avoid over-engineering, but we care deeply about polish
We release early, get feedback, and refine
The role You’ll Build Across The Entire Product
Frontend UI/UX (working closely with design)
Backend APIs and data models
Real-time systems (WebSockets)
Infrastructure and migrations
Fixing, refining, and improving what already exists
Our stack: TypeScript, Node.js, Vue, Pixi.js, Tailwind, Cloud Run, Firestore, WebSockets
What “great” looks like A great hire doesn’t wait to be told what to do. In your first couple of weeks, you’ll use the product, find something that feels off, and fix it. Not because it was assigned. Because it bothered you.
You’ll Own Meaningful Features End-to-end. Examples
Git-like workflows for diagramming
Import and data ingestion pipelines
Access controls for complex organizations
Data visualization across large architectures
You’ll make things feel better, not just work.
30 / 60 / 90 days First 30 days
Get familiar with the product and codebase
Ship improvements to areas that feel “off”
Start contributing to real features
60 days
Take ownership of a meaningful area of the product
Improve performance or usability in a noticeable way
Work across frontend + backend without hand-holding
90 days
Own and ship a complex feature end-to-end
Contribute to solving harder problems like:
Access control for large organizations
Managing deeply nested architecture models
Performance issues with highly connected systems
Current challenges
Changing model hierarchies (parents/levels) is complex and fragile
Large, highly connected models can impact real-time performance
Access permissions don’t scale well for large companies
If those sound interesting, you’ll probably enjoy this.
About you
Have 6+ years of experience across both large companies and startups
Are strong in both frontend and backend
Have built things you’re genuinely proud of
Care deeply about how things look and feel, not just that they work
Take ownership and don’t wait for permission
Are comfortable working across a large, evolving codebase
Can take feedback without ego and adjust quickly
You’ve Likely
Built side projects just because something annoyed you
Worked across product, UX, and engineering boundaries
Shipped real features that people use
Proof of craft (required) You must show us something you’ve built.
Portfolio, live apps, screenshots - anything that shows off your skills
We care about how it feels to use, not just what it does
If you can’t point to something you’ve built that feels great, this role isn’t for you.
You’ll struggle here if
You rely heavily on AI without understanding fundamentals
You wait for direction instead of taking initiative
You blame others instead of owning problems
You lead with ego instead of curiosity
You need constant permission to move forward
Bonus points
You’ve been a founder (even if it failed)
You come from a non-traditional background
You understand the limits of LLMs beyond surface-level use
You’ve spent time in a major tech hub and chose (or want) to work in Canada
Location
North Vancouver (5 min from Lonsdale Quay)
3 days in office (Tues-Thurs)
Hybrid, not fully remote
Flexible location a few weeks a year
Benefits
Stock options
Profit sharing
Learning budget
Conference budget
Annual retreat
Flexible holiday
Health, dental, vision
“weiner” Wednesdays and free ice cubes
#J-18808-Ljbffr
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