Senior Software Engineer - Retail

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

Job summary

Join Lightspeed Commerce as a Senior Full-Stack Developer in Montreal and immerse yourself in a dynamic, high-growth environment. You will be responsible for building and refining essential software solutions while mentoring junior engineers. With an inclusive culture and opportunities for professional development, Lightspeed offers an ideal platform for software enthusiasts eager to impact commerce positively.

Benefits

Equity scheme

Flexible paid time off

Health Insurance

Health and wellness benefit

Paid leave and assistance for new parents

Mental health online platform

Volunteer day

Qualifications

• Experience with Golang, Ruby, Python, Java, or Node.js required.
• Familiarity with React, Vue, or Angular front-end frameworks is essential.
• Strong analytical skills and an understanding of API usage.

Responsibilities

• Code, conduct code reviews, and fix bugs.
• Mentor and train junior developers.
• Collaborate on feature planning and architecture.

Skills

Software Development

Mentoring

Problem Solving

Education

Bachelor's in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Golang

JavaScript

React

Node.js

Job description

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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 to join our team.

We’re looking for a Senior Full-Stack Developer to join our Lightspeed Retail Team in the US and Canada. With Lightspeed Retail, you'll build software solutions that provide merchants with all of the tools that they need to thrive in the market. You will have the opportunity to work on different areas of multiple products depending on your skill set and preference. You will own and be accountable for features and high-leverage coding projects.

What You Will Be Responsible For

• Building: Code, conduct code reviews, fix bugs (including tackling complex debugging), participate in peer programming, incident response, and reverse-engineering tasks.
• Planning/Architecture: Estimate, collaborate with product teams, and define the MVP.
• Learning & Teaching: Share knowledge through lunches, chapter reviews, research, meetups, and mentoring junior developers to help them grow.
• Enabling: Contribute to shared libraries, and open-source projects, define best practices, and document development standards within your team's focus.
  
  
  

What You’ll Be Bringing To The Team

• Experience with either Golang, Ruby, Python, Java, Node.js. We use Golang.
• Experience with either React, Vue, Angular or other JavaScript Front-End framework.
• Solid Software Development experience with both successes and failures that shape better decision-making.
• Understand concepts like authentication, web security, models and databases, and the way that frontends consume APIs.
• Willingness to mentor and train other Engineers in the team.
  
  
  

Who You Are

• You have a passion for software development and a customer-focused mindset.
• You are a team player always working towards the overall team’s success.
• You understand the need for constant improvement, self-growth, and accountability.
• You step up to solve problems for the business;
• You set ambitious goals, and act with a sense of urgency and focus.
  
  
  

Software Development At Lightspeed Retail

• We build new features on top of a modern stack, consisting of web apps (in a mix of Angular & React) communicating through GraphQL and REST APIs to Go services, backed by databases and Kafka topics, all deployed using Docker in a continuous delivery cycle to AWS.
• You don’t need to have experience in any of our specific technologies: we’re great at teaching good Developer's how to use our modern SaaS stack.
• We don't follow rigid Scrum or Kanban, but we do work in an agile, iterative way, and try to continuously improve and implement what works for us.
• We value letting our merchants experience what we're building as soon as possible - So we deploy a change to production on average every 7 minutes.
• Open culture and a continuous improvement mindset.
  
  
  

What's in it for you?

• Join a fast-paced, high-growth company.
• Work on high-traffic products used at a global scale providing critical services for our
• merchants.
• Surround yourself with strong talent and enjoy continuous professional growth.
• Develop in a modern and proven technology stack.
• Great benefits and perks, including equity and flexible/hybrid remote work options, in a
• diverse and inclusive environment.
• Opportunities to learn and expand your skill set.
• Become a valued part of the diverse and inclusive Lightspeed organization.
• and enjoy a range of benefits that’ll keep you happy, healthy and (not) hungry:
• Lightspeed equity scheme (we are all owners)
• Flexible 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
• Volunteer day
  
  
  

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.

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.

Who We Are

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.

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  Software Development

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