Senior Software Developer

SSENSE; Montreal; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology-driven e-commerce platform in Montreal is seeking a Senior Developer to contribute to the product roadmap and lead technical components independently. The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years of software development experience, be proficient in Typescript, VueJs, and Kubernetes, and excel at mentoring junior developers. This role offers extensive health benefits and the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies.

Benefits

Extended health and dental benefits

Parental top up program

Generous Employee Discount

Telemedicine access

Savings and retirement plan matching

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of software development experience.
• Ability to code complex features.
• Experience with microservices and backend services.

Responsibilities

• Develop a deep understanding of the product roadmap.
• Conduct adequate testing and ensure code quality.
• Review Pull Requests to guide junior developers.

Skills

Typescript

VueJs

NodeJS

Kubernetes

PostgreSQL

REST APIs

Git

Caching technologies

Cloud services

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Master’s degree

Job description

Company Description

SSENSE is a global technology platform operating at the intersection of culture, community, and commerce. Headquartered in Montreal, it features a mix of established and emerging luxury brands across womenswear, menswear, kidswear, and Everything Else™. SSENSE has garnered critical acclaim as both an e-commerce engine and a producer of cultural content, generating an average of 100 million monthly page views.

Job Description

SSENSE is looking for a Senior Developer to join our technology team. The Senior Developer will take complex features of the product roadmap, break them down into their required technical components, and develop them independently.

He/She owns at least one component of the SSENSE technical stack and holds accountability for its SLAs. The ideal candidate will actively contribute to knowledge dissemination within the organization, participate in the recruiting and onboarding of new employees, and mentor Junior Developers on the team.

What You Will Do

• Product delivery
  • Develop a deep understanding of the product roadmap for the squad, including future features to be developed
  • Contribute to high-level estimation and participate in laying out the development sequences, challenging the product roadmap and identifying areas where technical debt can be reduced or avoided
  • Complete independently complex development tasks and actively contribute to pushing code to production
  • Write testable, efficient, and reusable code suitable for continuous integration and deployment, respecting best practices and SSENSE development standards
  • Review Unified Modeling Language (UML) diagrams and technical documentation
• Ownership and accountability
  • Be accountable for code quality, with the assistance of a QA Analyst, by conducting adequate testing
  • Be accountable for performance, reliability, scalability and resilience of at least one technical component owned by the squad through SLAs and monitoring
  • Contribute to cross-squad initiatives, acting as a change agent amongst peers to foster adoption of new processes or technical solutions
• Knowledge sharing and coaching
  • Review Pull Requests with the objective to guide and upskill junior developers on various technical topics
  • Actively contribute to SSENSE University, the internal peer learning platform, to promote continuous learning
  • Participate in the onboarding of new developers
• Architecture
  • Contribute to solution designs, challenging other members on technical decisions and explaining the technical design to junior developers so they can write documentation for the rest of the team
• Recruiting
  • Participate in HR recruiting events, helping to identify and recruit top developers

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, Master’s degree an asset
• A minimum of 5 years of software development experience
• Able to code complex features with Typescript/VueJs/NodeJS
• Experience with containers and orchestration frameworks (Kubernetes)
• Experience with microservices and developing backend services
• Experience with PostgreSQL databases at scale
• Confident with the development of REST APIs
• Able to write different levels of tests (Unit, Contract, Integration, E2E)
• Proficiency in Git
• Strong knowledge of caching technologies (Fastly, Redis, Varnish) with the ability to identify opportunities for improvement
• Proficiency with cloud resources (AWS/Google Cloud/Azure) with the ability to operate them for the components owners, Certification would be an asset

What Sets You Apart

• Highly analytical and detail oriented
• Ability to coach and mentor junior employees to achieve personal and professional goals
• Solution-oriented mindset and ability to influence and drive change
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and master frequently changing Web technologies and techniques

Why Join Us

• Extended health and dental benefits, including comprehensive mental health programs and coverage
• Parental top up program
• Generous Employee Discount
• Access to telemedicine and employee and family assistance program
• Savings and retirement plan matching contributions
• Opportunity to work with cutting edge technologies and an innovative team that’s pushing the boundaries of technology

SSENSE is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. If you need special accommodations, let us know. We will do our best to accommodate you!