BlackBerry Radar - Senior Full Stack Developer

BlackBerry; Montreal (administrative region); On-site; CAD 151,000 - 221,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm is seeking a Software Developer for their growing IoT platform. The role involves backend development using Node.js, optimizing cloud architecture, and enhancing their data systems. With a focus on microservices and real-time data processing, this position offers a chance to impact directly on customer value and product success. The ideal candidate should have 4-5 years of experience in software development, strong communication skills, and a passion for problem-solving.

Benefits

Variable Incentive Pay

Comprehensive benefits (medical, dental, vision)

Paid time off

Qualifications

• 4-5 years of experience in software development.
• Strong backend development experience.
• Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases.

Responsibilities

• Build and optimize backend microservices using Node.js.
• Work on data-intensive, real-time systems.
• Contribute to front-end development using React.

Skills

Backend development

SQL

NoSQL

Microservices

AWS

Docker

CI/CD pipelines

JavaScript

React

Tools

Node.js

Express

Redis

MySQL

Elasticsearch

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

GitHub Actions

Job description

Worker Sub-Type:

Regular

Job Description:

About Radar

BlackBerry Radar is a rapidly growing IoT platform that enables real-time tracking and analytics for thousands of trailers, containers, and high-value assets across North America. Learn more.

Our platform has achieved strong market traction, with a fast‑expanding device footprint and a lean, highly skilled engineering team tackling challenges in big data, cloud architecture, and performance optimization as adoption accelerates.

Radar is at a critical inflection point. We’ve established product‑market fit, our install base is scaling quickly, and our platform processes more data each month than ever before. We’re investing heavily in next‑generation architecture to support the next five years of innovation and growth.

Why This Role Matters

Every new customer adds more devices, more data, and more opportunities to innovate. We’re expanding our engineering team to build the next generation of Radar’s cloud platform, focusing on:

• High‑volume telemetry ingestion and big data pipelines
• Cloud re‑architecture for scalability and resilience
• Advanced reporting and analytics
• API expansion and next‑gen customer experiences
• Performance and reliability engineering
• Modern DevOps tooling in a microservices environment

Tech Stack

• Backend: Node.js, Express, NATS
• Data: MySQL, Redis, Elasticsearch
• Reporting: Flink, Cube.js, StarRocks, Iceberg
• Cloud: AWS
• Frontend: React
• DevOps: Docker, Kubernetes, GitHub Actions

What You’ll Do

• Build and optimize backend microservices using Node.js, Express, NATS, Redis, MySQL, and Elasticsearch on AWS
• Work on data‑intensive, real‑time systems ingesting telemetry at scale
• Contribute to front‑end development using React
• Influence architectural decisions and technical direction across the platform
• Ensure reliability through automated testing, CI/CD, monitoring, and observability
• Collaborate in a high‑trust, engineering‑first culture where your work truly matters

What You Bring

Required:

• 4-5 years of experience in software development
• Strong backend development experience
• SQL + NoSQL experience (MySQL, Elasticsearch, Redis)
• Experience building microservices and event‑driven systems
• Comfort with AWS, Docker, CI/CD pipelines, and modern cloud tooling
• Ability to design and reason about complex system architectures
• Curiosity, ownership, and willingness to dive into unfamiliar problems
• Strong communication and collaboration skills

Preferred:

• Proficiency in JavaScript
• Advanced React experience
• Background in IoT, telematics, or large‑scale distributed systems

Why Engineers Love Working at Radar

• High impact — what you build directly drives customer value and product success
• Small team, big reach — startup‑style ownership with enterprise stability
• Real engineering challenges — scaling a high‑volume IoT platform is genuinely hard and deeply rewarding

#LI-NR1

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Compensation Hiring Base Salary Range:

$108,750.00 - $158,750.00

Please be advised that the compensation hiring range indicated herein is provided solely as a good‑faith estimate of expected base compensation for the position. The actual compensation offered will be determined at the time of hire and is contingent upon multiple factors, including but not limited to the candidate’s qualifications, relevant experience, demonstrated skills, and results of assessments conducted during the hiring process.

Bonus:

The BlackBerry Variable Incentive Pay (VIP) program is an organization‑wide bonus incentive program which aims to reward full‑time eligible employees for their contribution to BlackBerry’s success. VIP payments are made in addition to base salary and factor in company’s performance as a way for employees to share in BlackBerry’s achievements.

Benefits:

The BlackBerry Employee Benefits programs offer a wide range of benefits that support your physical, financial and personal well‑being. BlackBerry remains committed to offering affordable benefits including coverage for medical, dental, vision, life, disability insurance, retirement, employee share purchase program and paid‑time‑off to those that meet the eligibility requirements.

Disclosure of Position Status:

This is an active opening. We are seeking to fill this position immediately.

Disclosure of Artificial Intelligence:

We donot use artificial intelligence (AI)to screen, assess, or select applicants at any stage of our recruitment process. All applications are reviewed and evaluated by our hiring team.