7-Month T4 Contract (Intent to Extend Full-Time)
 Location: Vancouver, BC (Hybrid / Remote-friendly for the right candidate)

**Please note: Candidates must be physically located in Canada and legally authorized to work in Canada.

About OpenSport (PlayWize Technology Inc.)

OpenSport is an AI-native company building AI for Human Performance.

The company is creating the intelligence layer that helps athletes, teams, and performance organizations turn complex data into trusted, real-time decisions. Professional sport is its proving ground — one of the most data-dense, high-pressure environments in the world — where accuracy, context, and trust are non-negotiable.

Unlike traditional analytics platforms, OpenSport is built AI-first. AI is embedded across its products and internal operations: from AI agents that generate performance insights, to automated workflows, evaluation pipelines, and decision support tools used daily by the team.

OpenSport works with professional football and rugby organizations and is expanding toward broader human performance use cases across health, wellness, and workforce performance.

The company operates with high transparency, open communication, and a strong bias toward ownership. If you enjoy autonomy, clear accountability, and building things that actually ship, you’ll feel at home here.

The Role

OpenSport is looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to strengthen, secure, and scale the backend that supports its platform and AI systems.

In this role, you will own critical backend decisions, improve code quality and architecture, and ensure the platform can securely support AI agents, data ingestion, and integrations as the system scales.

Role Focus

Strengthen, secure, and scale the backend that supports the platform and AI systems

Key Responsibilities

• Refactor existing backend code to implement and enforce best coding practices
• Design and implement backend architecture improvements
• Build and enhance backend security services and integrations
• Implement authentication, RBAC, and API isolation
• Lead backend integrations with internal systems and third-party services
• Propose technical solutions and architectural enhancements
• Ensure backend systems support AI agents securely and reliably

Core Technical and Code Competencies

• Senior-level backend development experience
• Strong experience with Node.js and Python
• Strong experience with SQL databases including MySQL, PostgreSQL, and Cosmos DB
• Experience designing and securing APIs at scale
• Familiarity with Angular or React for backend-driven features
• Microsoft Azure experience (required)
• Google Cloud experience desirable

Sports and Startup Context

• Interest in building scalable systems for sports and athlete platforms
• Comfortable owning backend decisions in a fast-moving startup
• Motivated by shipping reliable systems that support AI-driven products

Contract Details

• Employment Type: T4 contract
• Term: 7 months
• Extension: Strong intent to convert to full-time for the right candidate
• Start: March 1st, 2026
• Salary Range: $8-10k/monthly

Why Join OpenSport

• Build backend systems where security and reliability matter
• Own core platform architecture decisions
• Support AI-driven products used in real performance environments
• Operate with real ownership, autonomy, and visibility
• Be part of a team building the future of AI for Human Performance