Senior Backend Engineer - SaaS, Go/Scala, Agile Impact

Hootsuite; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 98,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading social media management platform in Canada is seeking a Senior Software Developer for the Data Team. In this role, you will lead a small, agile team to design, build, and ship high-quality software that delivers value to customers. Ideal candidates will have a degree in Computer Science and at least 5 years of software development experience, along with proficiency in Go or Scala. This position offers competitive compensation and opportunities for growth.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of experience in designing, developing and maintaining software.
• Experience mentoring and coaching coworkers.
• Understanding of SaaS software development practice.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team to design, build, test, and ship high-quality software.
• Shape Hootsuite's technical roadmap.
• Iterate in an agile environment creating hypotheses and testing them.

Skills

Go

Scala

Problem Solving

Distributed Systems

Collaboration and Teamwork

Creativity and Innovation

Education

Degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

Docker

Jenkins

Kafka

Redis

Cassandra

Job description

A leading social media management platform in Canada is seeking a Senior Software Developer for the Data Team. In this role, you will lead a small, agile team to design, build, and ship high-quality software that delivers value to customers. Ideal candidates will have a degree in Computer Science and at least 5 years of software development experience, along with proficiency in Go or Scala. This position offers competitive compensation and opportunities for growth.