Senior Software Engineer, Developer Experience

StackAdapt; Canada; Remote; CAD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading marketing technology company in Canada is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to enhance Developer Experience. This role involves problem-solving, mentoring, and driving continuous improvements in engineering productivity. The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of experience and a passion for building efficient systems. StackAdapt offers a comprehensive benefits package including competitive salary and flexible work arrangements.

Benefits

Highly competitive salary

Retirement/401k/Pension savings

Mental health care platform

Health benefits from day one

Work from home reimbursements

Optional WeWork membership

Robust training and onboarding program

Parental leave program

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in developer experience-related projects.
• Strong understanding of system design and problem-solving.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and monitoring systems.

Responsibilities

• Identify and solve productivity issues impacting engineers.
• Drive continuous improvement through developer metrics.
• Mentor junior engineers and participate in code reviews.

Skills

Developer Experience

Problem solving

System design

CI/CD pipelines

Communication

Tools

Ruby on Rails

React

GraphQL

GoLang

Job description

Senior Software Engineer, Developer Experience

Canada

StackAdapt is the leading technology company that empowers marketers to reach, engage, and convert audiences with precision. With 465 billion automated optimizations per second, the AI‑powered StackAdapt Marketing Platform seamlessly connects brand and performance marketing to drive measurable results across the entire customer journey. The most forward‑thinking marketers choose StackAdapt to orchestrate high‑impact campaigns across programmatic advertising and marketing channels.

Engineering at StackAdapt: As an Engineer at StackAdapt, you will be directly involved in the development of our advertising platform, producing production level code that will have a direct impact on the success of our product. You will work with large data sets and have exposure to modern tech stacks around Ruby on Rails, React, GraphQL, GoLang and more. StackAdapt’s engineering organization believes in working collaboratively and cross‑functionally. You will get the opportunity to work in a diverse and flexible culture with dedicated career paths to help you succeed.

About the Developer Experience team: The Developer Experience (DevX) Team at StackAdapt creates the tools, practices, and processes that establish a frictionless and efficient environment for engineers. This emphasis on reducing friction and pain points throughout the development life cycle is key to accelerating development cycles, improving software quality, and ultimately boosting both productivity and developer satisfaction. Some of what the DevX Team works on includes build workflows, development environment tooling, and team collaboration tools.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Be proactive in identifying and solving problems that impact engineering productivity and the developer experience across the organization.
• Drive continuous improvement by implementing, gathering, and analysing key developer metrics to inform ongoing development.
• Be on the lookout to keep the tech stack up to date with current standards.
• Collaborate with team members on designing scalable, well‑tested, and well‑documented technical architecture.
• Take responsibility and ownership of projects from start to finish.
• Actively participate in code reviews and technical design reviews.
• Provide mentorship to junior engineers.

What You'll Bring to the Table:

• Have at least 5+ years of experience working on developer experience‑related projects and building software and systems at scale.
• Passion for Developer Experience, evidenced by a track record of enhancing engineering productivity and satisfaction.
• Strong understanding of system design and problem‑solving skills in data structures, algorithms, and code optimisation.
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with observability, implementing alerting and monitoring systems to monitor system health and identify areas for improvement.
• Clear communication skills with both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.

Benefits:

• Highly competitive salary
• Retirement/401k/Pension savings globally
• Competitive paid time off packages including birthday’s off!
• Access to a comprehensive mental health care platform
• Health benefits from day one of employment
• Work from home reimbursements
• Optional global WeWork membership for those who want a change from their home office and hubs in London and Toronto
• Robust training and onboarding program
• Coverage and support of personal development initiatives (conferences, courses, books etc)
• Access to StackAdapt programmatic courses and certifications to support continuous learning
• An awesome parental leave program
• A friendly, welcoming, and supportive culture
• Our social and team events!

StackAdapt is a diverse and inclusive team of collaborative, hardworking individuals trying to make a dent in the universe. No matter who you are, where you are from, who you love, follow in faith, disability (or superpower) status, ethnicity, or the gender you identify with (if you’re comfortable, let us know your pronouns), you are welcome at StackAdapt. If you have any requests or requirements to support you throughout any part of the interview process, please let our Talent team know.

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