Full-time • Hybrid Toronto (GTA) or Kitchener–Waterloo, Ontario

Company overview

At Poparide, we want to create a world where resources are shared to help preserve our planet in generations to come. We’ve built a city-to-city carpooling platform that helps fill empty seats in cars and makes travel more social, affordable and sustainable for everyone.

We’re looking for a Mobile Software Developer to help us build the features which will lead us into our next phase of growth as we scale from our current 2 million members to 20 million members (and more!).

You’ll join a small but mighty team at a key moment, working alongside experienced developers to modernize our mobile app and ship beautiful, high-impact features that delight our members.

We are a small, tight-knit team of 17 passionate people. We’re profitable, intentional about staying lean, and proud of our “small but mighty” approach. This role is for someone who’s hands-on, takes ownership, and isn’t afraid to roll up their sleeves to make things happen with limited oversight and resources.

You have…

• 10+ years of professional experience as a software engineer.
• 5+ years of professional experience building and releasing mobile apps.
• Deep experience with React Native and TypeScript, and having released apps to the App Store and Google Play.
• A passion for crafting amazing user experiences, prioritizing accessibility, and maintaining a bug-free product.
• Experience maintaining and modernizing mobile apps, with a focus on upgrades and building out best practices.
• A strong eye for design, with attention to how things look, feel, and function.
• The discipline to prioritize work, stay focused, and deliver in a lean startup environment.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills – you know how to work well in a small, cross-functional team.

Bonus points for having

• Experience building or maintaining a design system.
• Experience working in modern web development environments.
• Knowledge of French.

What you will be doing

• Lead the modernization of our React Native app: upgrading dependencies, migrating to Expo, and adopting mobile development best practices.
• Work closely with our Product team to deliver high-quality, user-friendly interfaces across mobile platforms.
• Own features from wireframes to release, with strong attention to design detail and performance.
• Contribute to code reviews and help maintain a clean, scalable mobile codebase.
• Play a key role in shaping our mobile app architecture as we grow.
• Support onboarding of new team members and help refine internal dev processes.
• Lead the modernization of our Web app: upgrade from our current HTML/CSS/JavaScript stack to a modern framework and best practices.

Compensation & location

• Full-time, remote role within Ontario, with regular coworking in Toronto and Kitchener–Waterloo (1-2x/month)
• Base salary starting at $150,000, plus profit-sharing
• Equity through the Employee Stock Options Plan (ESOP)
• 20 paid holiday days per year and another 10 paid statutory days off per year

Why join Poparide?

You’ll join a mission-driven company at a pivotal moment. Your work will directly impact the future of how Canadians travel, and you’ll help build something meaningful, sustainable and community-driven.

We work smart, stay humble and support each other to do our best. We’re a close-knit team that values transparency, curiosity and collaboration, and we’re excited to bring on an engineering leader with product instincts who thrives in fast-paced, hands-on environments.