Senior Software Developer, Backend

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

We’re looking for a Senior Software Developer for our Data Team, who can design, build, test, and ship high-quality software that delivers value to our customers. You’ll be a technical leader on a small and agile team that continuously incorporates feedback to refine and improve the products and features you deliver. Your team will own the entire delivery lifecycle from beta releases to production-ready, scalable products suitable for new and existing customers. While based in Canada (in locations where we can legally hire), you will report to the Senior Manager, Software Development.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Collaborate with and lead your team to design, build, test, and ship high-quality software to Hootsuite’s customers
• Help shape Hootsuite’s technical roadmap
• Iterate in an agile fashion creating hypotheses and testing them with incremental code shipments through continuous integration
• Shape Hootsuite's culture, and your teams, through improved tooling, streamlining processes and working across product boundaries
• Work on diverse and challenging new functionalities, such as billing account management, pricing and packaging, subscription lifecycle, compliance, payment processing and more.
• Work with the following technologies: mainly with Go, Scala, PHP, Docker, Jenkins, Kafka, Redis, Cassandra in an environment that’s using NoSQL databases, Domain Driven Design, Event Sourcing, Test Driven Design and Agile

WHAT YOU’LL NEED

• A degree in Computer Science or Engineering, and at least 5 years of experience in designing, developing and maintaining software or an equivalent level of work experience, and a track record of substantial contributions to software projects with high business impact
• You are proficient in Go, Scala or a similar language and have a desire to learn other languages
• Understanding of distributed systems and how to work in high availability environments
• Experience with mentoring, coaching, and pairing with coworkers
• An understanding of SaaS software development practice, previous experience working on a SaaS produc t will be viewed favorably
• Collaboration and Teamwork: works with others to deliver results, meaningfully contributing to the team and prioritizing group needs over individual needs
• Creativity and Innovation: seeks new and better ways of doing things, generating original and imaginative ideas, products, and/or solutions
• Problem Solving: uses an organized and logical approach to find solutions to complex problems and looks beyond the obvious to understand the root cause of problems and proposes several possible solutions
• Resilience, Tolerance for Change/Ambiguity: can effectively cope with change, finding ways to advance work and projects

WHO YOU ARE

• Tenacious. You are determined to succeed, and you are motivated by the success of customers, colleagues and the community
• Curious. You are always learning and seeking ways to make things better
• Conscientious. You keep your promises, taking your commitments to others seriously, and you have strong integrity
• Humble. You lead with humility and empathy, respecting and learning from the perspectives of others

Share our values

We champion the power of human connection. We’re united globally by our shared values of innovation, grit, humility, and passion for customer success.

Make an impact

Working at the speed of social, we create value for our customers by delivering solutions that power relationships at scale. Our pace of work enables fast learning and fosters an environment where you can stretch yourself and make an impact.

Learn and grow

We’re committed to growing the capabilities of our people. We are building a learning community where you can work with diverse individuals, explore new ways of thinking, and expand your capabilities. Our employees are teachers and learners who work out loud and share their knowledge to enhance each other’s growth.

We are dedicated to building a diverse community, one where employees feel a sense of belonging, and are valued for their contributions and the perspectives they bring. Our purpose is to champion the power of human connection and the heart of connection is inclusion. You belong here.

Accommodations will be provided as requested by candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

Canada Pay Range For This Role $98,400 — $137,800 CAD