Remote full stack developer work from Canada, on US teams
What US teams look for in a Full stack engineer, how working their hours from Canada plays out and how the Ryz Labs process works.
By the Ryz Labs team · Updated October 2026
Ryz Labs places senior full stack developers on US companies’ teams. You work remotely from Canada, on US business hours, with the same tools, meetings and leads as the rest of the team.
What the work is like
Day to day, you work with one US company’s team: the same tools, the same backlog and the same technical leads. You join planning, review code and present your work in demos. The teams Ryz works with include Fortune 500 engineering teams.
How your day lines up with a US team depends on your province:
- Ontario and Quebec (Eastern Time): the same clock as New York.
- Atlantic Canada: one hour ahead of New York in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and PEI.
- Manitoba (Central Time): the same clock as Chicago; Saskatchewan matches Chicago in winter and Denver in summer.
- Alberta (Mountain Time): two hours behind New York.
- British Columbia (Pacific Time): the same clock as California.
Teams expect senior engineers to raise risks early, scope their own work and keep stakeholders informed without being asked.
What US teams look for in a full stack developer
A senior full stack engineer on a US team takes a feature end to end: data model, API, UI and deployment. Technical judgment matters as much as product sense.
- Frontend: React or Next.js with TypeScript.
- Backend: Node.js, Python or Java, with well-designed APIs.
- Data modelling: SQL, indexes and migrations that do not break production.
- Authentication: OAuth, SSO and secure session handling.
- Continuous delivery: CI/CD, feature flags and monitoring after deploys.
- Product sense: ambiguous tickets, clear trade-offs and good conversations with product.
How to prepare
Before your interviews, have clear answers on topics like these:
- Designing a full feature, from data schema to UI.
- Authentication and authorization between frontend and backend.
- Deploying without downtime and rolling back when something fails.
- Prioritizing when a product request is vague.
How the selection process works
- Apply. You apply through the Join the team page with your experience and main stack.
- AI-assisted technical interview. A structured technical conversation about your real experience. People make the decisions, not the AI.
- Interviews with Ryz recruiters. They go deeper into your experience, how you work and how you communicate.
- Introduction to the team. When a team matches your profile, we introduce you. The last step is a final interview with that team.
The bar is high: only the top 1% of the tens of thousands of engineers we interview make it onto a team.
Who we look for
- Senior experience with Full stack, with systems in production.
- Clear, confident spoken and written English for daily teamwork.
- Based in Canada and available during US business hours.
- Ownership: taking an ambiguous problem all the way to production.
- Comfort with asynchronous work across time zones.
Join the team
Ready to work with a US team?
Apply through our Join the team page and tell us about the systems you have shipped.
Join the team →FAQ
Do I need to be equally strong on frontend and backend?
Not exactly. Most full stack engineers have a stronger side; what teams expect is that you can ship a complete feature on your own.
What is the most common full stack setup?
TypeScript end to end, with React and Node.js, comes up a lot. Some teams use Python or Java on the backend.
Do I need to relocate or get a US visa?
No. You work remotely from Canada. What you need is a solid connection, a quiet place for meetings and availability during US business hours.
Do you work with junior engineers?
Ryz works mainly with senior engineers: people who have shipped systems to production and can work independently on a US team.
Can I apply with experience in more than one stack?
Yes. Many engineers know several technologies well. In the interviews we go deep on what you know best and what you have shipped.
What does Ryz Labs do?
Ryz Labs places senior engineers and AI pods on US companies’ teams. Founded in 2021, it is headquartered in Calabasas, California (Los Angeles area), and has more than 200 people.
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