Senior Software Developer, Developer Platform

Socket.dev; Kitchener; On-site; CAD 147,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Verily Health is a data platform and technology company powering AI-enabled precision health. The Developer Platform team builds cloud-native, self-service developer infrastructure for 600+ engineers, delivering a fast, scalable, secure developer journey with AI, IDE extensions, templates, CI/CD, and other capabilities.

We are a product-oriented team shaping the platform and working with Kubernetes, Istio, and Firebase-adjacent tooling to enable rapid software delivery.

Qualifications

• BA/BS degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field; or equivalent practical experience in software engineering with 5+ years experience developing and maintaining reliable, scalable, and secure products and services in production in Go, Python, TypeScript or similar programming languages.
• Prior experience with cloud technologies: Google Cloud Platform/Amazon Web Services/Azure or other cloud providers, GitHub Actions, VSCode, Kubernetes, Backstage or related tools.
• Strong foundation in data structures, algorithms, and system design with strong analytical and debugging skills.
• Strong communication skills in scenarios like deriving requirements from customers, articulating the scope of a problem, or documenting a proposed system design.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical design and implementation for a significant platform capability or set of capabilities.
• Design and develop capabilities that leverage state-of-the-art cloud-native open source components (e.g. Kubernetes, VSCode, Backstage, Terraform) and cutting-edge AI.
• Scope tasks and set priorities for other team members contributing to your objectives.
• Drive execution through high-quality implementation and set an example of best practices in code health and production (e.g. monitoring, frequent releases, reliable CI).
• Facilitate a rapidly growing team and organization by guiding junior developers, setting high standards in design reviews, providing input into roadmaps, prioritization of user-facing features, and team processes.

Skills

Go

Python

TypeScript

Cloud technologies

Data structures

Education

BA/BS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field

Tools

Google Cloud Platform

AWS

Azure

GitHub Actions

VSCode

Kubernetes

Backstage

Job description

Who We Are

Verily Health is a data platform and technology company purpose-built to power AI-enabled precision health solutions that accelerate research and improve care for individuals and communities. Uniquely positioned at the intersection of technology, data science, and healthcare, Verily transforms multimodal health data into insights, models, and actions that make healthcare more personalized, predictive, and precise.

Description

The Developer Platform team is responsible for building cloud-native, self-service developer infrastructure that enables the software development lifecycle for over 600 engineers at Verily. We furnish a speedy, delightful, scalable, and secure developer journey through integrated capabilities in AI, IDE extensions, application templates, developer portals, CI/CD and other functional areas.

We are a product-oriented, highly-effective, world-class platform development team that has a large positive impact on the product development process at Verily. As part of this team, you will work closely with developers who have worked on successful projects like Kubernetes, Istio, and Firebase.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical design and implementation for a significant platform capability or set of capabilities.

• Design and develop capabilities that leverage state-of-the-art cloud-native open source components (e.g. Kubernetes, VSCode, Backstage, Terraform) and cutting-edge AI.

• Scope tasks and set priorities for other team members contributing to your objectives.

• Drive execution through high-quality implementation and set an example of best practices in code health and production (e.g. monitoring, frequent releases, reliable CI).

• Facilitate a rapidly growing team and organization by guiding junior developers, setting high standards in design reviews, providing input into roadmaps, prioritization of user-facing features, and team processes.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• BA/BS degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field; or equivalent practical experience in software engineering with 5+ years experience developing and maintaining reliable, scalable, and secure products and services in production in Go, Python, TypeScript or similar programming languages.

• Prior experience with cloud technologies: Google Cloud Platform/Amazon Web Services/Azure or other cloud providers, GitHub Actions, VSCode, Kubernetes, Backstage or related tools.

• Strong foundation in data structures, algorithms, and system design with strong analytical and debugging skills.

• Strong communication skills in scenarios like deriving requirements from customers, articulating the scope of a problem, or documenting a proposed system design.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in building with LLMs to solve business problems.

• Strong working knowledge of microservices, software delivery platforms, DevSecOps, continuous integration, and release management processes.

• Familiarity working in a centralized developer platform team.

• Passionate about developer experience with a high empathy for users.

The Canada base salary range for this full-time position is CAD 146,500–164,500 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Verily is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. For our EEO Policy Statement, please click here.

If you have a need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form.

Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to work in Canada. Verily is currently unable to offer employment-based visa or work permit sponsorship for this position.

AI and Automated Decision-Making Notice

We use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to help screen and/or assess applications for this role. These tools analyze information you provide (for example, your résumé or answers to application questions) to support our hiring team’s review.

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