Senior Staff Software Engineer (HRIS Platform) - Hybrid in Vancouver, CA/San Francisco, US

Brix; Pacific; Hybrid; CAD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and equity

Comprehensive health coverage

Learning/development stipend

Unlimited PTO

WeWork Office - Amenities and Perks

Hybrid Office/WFH schedule

Job summary

A growing SaaS company in Vancouver is seeking a Senior Staff Software Engineer to enhance their HRIS products. This mid-senior level role involves leading architectural transitions and optimizing engineering processes. The ideal candidate has 7+ years of full-stack experience, advanced JavaScript skills, and a passion for collaboration. Enjoy competitive salary, equity, and unlimited PTO in a dynamic hybrid work environment.

Qualifications

• Experience developing and maintaining large-scale HRIS-related products.
• 7+ years of industry experience in full-stack web development.
• Advanced skills in JavaScript with 4+ years of experience with Nodejs.
• Experience with Ruby on Rails is a nice to have.
• 5+ years of experience working in Agile software engineering.
• Passion for effective collaboration within teams.
• Familiarity with cloud technologies (AWS).
• Experience working with globally distributed teams is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Engineering Manager to manage tasks.
• Design and implement data models for HRIS products.
• Lead transition to an event-based architecture.
• Enhance and scale our HRIS, ensuring reliability.
• Provide technical mentorship to team members.
• Maintain a bug rate of less than 0.1% in production.
• Increase team output by 20% through new tools.

Skills

Full-stack development

Node.js

JavaScript

Agile

AWS

Distributed teams

Cross-functional collaboration

Ruby on Rails

Tools

Jira

GitHub

Terraform

Kubernetes

Protobuf

Kafka

Elasticsearch

Job description

Overview

Workstream is a SaaS company that addresses the top pain point of local businesses around you: hiring, managing, and retaining qualified workers. We are a mission-based organization that enables these local businesses to hire faster with texting, cutting their time to engage, hire, and onboard hourly workers in half. There are 2.7 billion hourly workers, who make up 80% of the global workforce, but they've been heavily underserved by technology and deserve better. Our customers include leading brands from multiple sectors, including McDonald's, Burger King, Jamba Juice, 7-Eleven, Uber, and FedEx. At series B, we are quickly expanding our product portfolio. We are backed by legendary VCs and industry experts like Founders Fund, BOND, and Coatue. Our engineering team builds cloud technology solutions that empower local businesses to thrive and serve the deskless workforce. We seek a talented Senior Staff Software Engineer to join our growing engineering team. This role reports to the Engineering Manager for HR Platform.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Engineering Manager (EM) to manage tasks and workflows, ensuring clear communication within the team.
• Design and implement high-performance data models, contributing to the delivery of robust HRIS products.
• Lead the transition to an event-based architecture, optimizing current systems and integrating new technologies.
• Work across teams to enhance and scale our HRIS, ensuring system reliability and user satisfaction.
• Provide technical mentorship, coaching team members to foster skill development and professional growth.
• Code Quality: Achieve and maintain a bug rate of less than 0.1% in production environments.
• Productivity: Increase team output by 20% through the adoption of new tools and streamlined processes.

Requirements

• Experience developing and maintaining large-scale HRIS-related products.
• 7+ years of industry experience as an individual contributor in full-stack web development
• Advanced skills in JavaScript with 4+ years of experience with Nodejs.
• Experience with Ruby on Rails is a nice to have.
• 5+ years of experience working in Agile software engineering methods and tools: Scrum, Jira, GitHub, DevOps, and software architectures that allow rapid iterations
• Possess a passion for effective collaboration within and between cross-functional teams, with a history of building influence with Product and Design
• Familiarity with cloud technologies (AWS) and architectural patterns and their trade-offs
• Experience working with globally distributed engineering teams is an asset

Technology Stack

• Backend: Ruby on Rails / Nodejs
• Frontend: React / Typescript
• Database: PostgreSQL / Redis / DynamoDB / MongoDB
• Infra: AWS / Terraform / Kubernetes / Protobuf / Kafka / Elasticsearch

Benefits and Location

• A mission-driven and value-based company dedicated to empowering deskless workers and local businesses
• An early employee opportunity at a Series B hyper-growth startup; work with the founding team and industry veterans to accelerate your career
• Competitive salary and equity
• Comprehensive health coverage: medical, dental, and vision
• WeWork Office - Amenities and Perks
• Learning/development stipend
• Unlimited PTO
• Hybrid Office/WFH schedule

• Working Location: Vancouver, Canada Office: WeWork in Burnaby Metrotown; US Office: 521 7th St, San Francisco
• 2 to 3 days in Office, Hybrid working style

Job Details

• Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Engineering and Information Technology
• Industries: Software Development

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