Senior Full Stack Software Developer- (Go & react)

Lightspeed Commerce; Remote; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading commerce platform in Toronto, Ontario, is seeking a Senior Full Stack Software Developer to join their Retail POS team. This role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver product features and functionality, while developing maintainable services using languages like Go and React. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of software engineering practices and be comfortable in a cloud environment. The company offers flexibility, autonomy, and a comprehensive benefits package that includes unlimited paid time off and health insurance.

Benefits

Unlimited paid time off

Health insurance

Health and wellness benefit of $500 per year

Lightspeed equity scheme

Paid leave for new parents

Qualifications

• Solid understanding of software engineering principles and best practices.
• Fluency in English required for this global role.
• Ability to analyse production environments and incidents.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams for product feature delivery.
• Develop maintainable services and code.
• Lead maintenance and support of microservices.

Skills

Backend/full‑stack web development

Go

React

Node.js

SaaS-based software

Technical leadership

Tools

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Senior Full Stack Software Developer- (Go & react)

Hi there! Thanks for stopping by 👋

Are you actively looking for a new opportunity? Or just checking the market? Well… you might just be in the right place!

We’re looking for a Senior Software Developer to join our Retail POS team in North America. Within the team, you'll build software solutions that help merchants grow the size and the profitability of their business. You'll join a product development team that believes in continuously delivering value, while following software engineering best practices and building robust, scalable solutions for our customers.

At Lightspeed, we are dedicated to bringing cities and communities to life by empowering small and medium businesses. Come help us build our communities!

What you’ll be doing:

• Collaborating with product managers, developers, designers, and other stakeholders as part of a cross‑functional team to deliver product features and functionality
• Developing clean, well designed, highly maintainable services and code to create or extend functionality of our products
• Drafting, discussing & implementing technical designs that solve business problems for our customers
• Lead the ongoing maintenance and support of an existing microservice
• Extending your own skills by learning from and growing with the team
• Be part of defining the product evolution as Lightspeed evolves its offerings to merchants & consumers globally
• Helping us all celebrate our achievements and have fun together along the way!

What you’ll be bringing to the team:

• You should have a solid understanding of software engineering principles and best practices, and be prepared to help your team use those principles in practice.
• Backend/full‑stack web development – preferably in Go, React and Node.js.
• Experience developing, shipping and monitoring SaaS‑based software in the public cloud (AWS or similar).
• Comfortable leading technical design discussions.
• Able to help make technical decisions, organise & mentor teammates to achieve common goals and to help estimate delivery effectively.
• A strong sense of ownership for your features throughout the SDLC and beyond.
• Ability to analyse production environments, incidents and performance characteristics
• Eagerness to improve existing features & systems and plan new ones.
• As a global company with employees and clients outside of Quebec, fluency in English as a working language is required for this position.

Even better if you have hands‑on experience with:

• Continuous integration and deployment of SaaS applications
• Building microservices and with monolith decomposition
• Writing automated unit and integration tests
• AWS as well as Docker & Kubernetes
• Real‑time messaging systems (Pub/Sub, RabbitMQ) to drive asynchronous event‑driven architecture
• Relational (SQL) and/or NoSQL databases
• Interest or experience in API‑first design (REST, GraphQL)
• Instrumentation and metrics
• Technical leadership

What’s in it for you?

Come live the Lightspeed experience...

• Lots of autonomy, flexible work culture and the option of fully remote work
• Genuine career opportunities in a company that’s creating new jobs everyday
• Opportunity to make a difference; help merchants grow their businesses and become more successful by creating or improving products and addressing customer feedback
• Work in a team big enough for growth but lean enough to make a real impact
• Development of very high traffic products, used at the global scale
• Opportunities to learn and expand your skill set
• Become a valued part of the diverse and inclusive Lightspeed family

… and enjoy a range of benefits that’ll keep you happy, healthy and (not) hungry:

• Lightspeed equity scheme (we are all owners)
• Unlimited paid time off policy
• Health insurance
• Health and wellness benefit of $500 per year
• Paid leave and assistance for new parents
• Mental health online platform and counselling & coaching services

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To all recruitment agencies: Lightspeed does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. If we have not directly engaged your company in writing to supply candidates for a specific vacancy, Lightspeed will not be responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

Lightspeed is a proud equal opportunity employer and we are committed to creating an inclusive and barrier‑free workplace. Lightspeed welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

Where to from here?

Obviously, this has to be mutually beneficial: we want you to step into a role you love, and we want to offer you a place you’re proud to come to every day. For a glimpse into our world check out our career page here.

Who we are:

Lightspeed is building communities through commerce, and we need people from all backgrounds and lived experiences to do that. We were founded in 2005, in Montreal’s gay village and our original members were all part of the LGBTQ+ community. The ethos of our business has been about inclusion from the very beginning, and we strive to provide a workplace where everyone belongs.

Powering the businesses that are the backbone of the global economy, Lightspeed's one‑stop commerce platform helps merchants innovate to simplify, scale, and provide exceptional customer experiences. Our cloud commerce solution transforms and unifies online and physical operations, multichannel sales, expansion to new locations, global payments, financial solutions, and connection to supplier networks.

Founded in Montréal, Canada in 2005, Lightspeed is dual‑listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: LSPD) and Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: LSPD). With teams across North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific, the company serves retail, hospitality, and golf businesses in over 100 countries.