Senior Staff Java Platform Architect – Distributed Systems

Kaseya Limited; Toronto; On-site; CAD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Kaseya Limited in Toronto, Canada, is hiring a Senior Staff Software Engineer to shape the architecture and evolution of Java-based SaaS platforms and shared backend services. This hands-on leadership role focuses on solving complex distributed systems challenges and guiding multiple teams toward scalable, reliable solutions.

You will collaborate with Engineering, Product, Security, and Architecture leaders to influence long-term technical direction while remaining closely involved in design and

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software engineering building production SaaS or distributed systems.
• 6+ years of backend services development using Java.
• Experience leading architecture and delivery across multiple teams.
• Experience designing and operating distributed systems on AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Leading architecture reviews and establishing engineering standards.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive architecture for Java-based platform services and APIs across product areas.
• Lead complex initiatives spanning multiple engineering teams and domains.
• Stay hands-on with prototyping, component implementation, code reviews, and troubleshooting.
• Partner with Product, Engineering, Security, and Architecture to translate priorities into scalable solutions.
• Evolve cloud-native architectures, microservices, data flows, integrations, and platform capabilities.
• Improve system performance, availability, observability, security, and readiness.
• Establish engineering standards for Java development, API design, testing, CI/CD, and production ops.
• Mentor Senior and Staff Engineers through architecture reviews and cross-team collaboration.

Skills

10+ years software engineering

JAVA backend

architecture leadership

distributed systems

AWS/Azure/GCP experience

Tools

Spring Boot

Spring Cloud

Hibernate

Kafka

PostgreSQL

MySQL

SQL Server

Oracle

Kubernetes

Job description

Kaseya Limited in Toronto, Canada, is hiring a Senior Staff Software Engineer to shape the architecture and evolution of Java-based SaaS platforms and shared backend services. This hands-on leadership role focuses on solving complex distributed systems challenges and guiding multiple teams toward scalable, reliable solutions.

You will collaborate with Engineering, Product, Security, and Architecture leaders to influence long-term technical direction while remaining closely involved in design and