Software Engineer, Stats & Analytics Alberta, Canada; British Columbia; Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Canada; Ontario; Toronto; Vancouver

StackAdapt Inc.; Calgary, Toronto, Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 140,000 - 193,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Pension benefits

Generous PTO

Mental health program

Health benefits from day one

WFH reimbursements

WeWork access

Training & onboarding

Learning & development

Parental leave

Team events

Job summary

StackAdapt is a remote-first technology company seeking a Backend Software Engineer for its Stats & Analytics team. You will build scalable, real-time microservices in Go and handle large data sets across multiple databases such as Aerospike, Elasticsearch, Redis, and Redshift.

Work on data lakehouse tech (Iceberg, Trino) and real-time analytics (StarRocks, ClickHouse), plus streaming with Kafka, SQS, and Kinesis.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience as a Backend Software Engineer.
• Strong problem solving skills in data structures, algorithms, and optimization.
• Experience working with relational databases and/or key-value stores.
• Experience building scalable micro-services and distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Build highly scalable, distributed real-time micro-services in Go.
• Work with large data sets and multiple databases (Aerospike, Elasticsearch, Redis, ScyllaDB, Redshift, TiDB, MariaDB).
• Leverage data lakehouse tech (Iceberg, Trino) and real-time analytics (StarRocks, ClickHouse).
• Create software using messaging queues (Kafka, SQS, Kinesis).
• Write efficient, memory-conscious code.

Skills

Go/Golang

Distributed systems

SQL/NoSQL databases

Data processing

Tools

Aerospike

Elasticsearch

Redis

ScyllaDB

Redshift

TiDB

MariaDB

Kafka

SQS

Kinesis

Apache Iceberg

Apache Trino

StarRocks

ClickHouse

Job description

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.

About the Stats & Analytics Team:

The Stats and Analytics team at StackAdapt solves complex distributed system challenges, focusing on scalability, performance, reliability, and data consistency. We leverage a modern tech stack that includes Golang for high-performance services, TiDB for scalable SQL databases, Redshift and Snowflake for data warehousing, Kafka for real-time streaming, Elasticsearch for analytics, and HDFS for distributed storage. The Stats & Analytics team is structured into three sub teams: Data Ingestion, Data Platform and Data Delivery.

StackAdapt is a Remote First company, we are open to candidates located anywhere in Canada for this position.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Building highly scalable, distributed real-time micro-services primarily written in Go
• Working with large data sets and various databases including Aerospike, Elasticsearch, Redis, ScyllaDB, Redshift, TiDB, MariaDB
• Working with data lakehouse technologies like Apache Iceberg, Apache Trino, and real-time analytics technologies like StarRocks and Clickhouse
• Build software that utilize messaging queues such as Kafka, SQS, and Kinesis
• Write performance efficient and memory optimized code

What You'll Bring to the Table

• 2+ years of experience as a Backend Software Engineer.
• Very strong problem solving skills in data structures, algorithms, and optimization
• Experience working with relational databases and/or key-value stores
• Experience building scalable micro-services and distributed systems

The compensation range listed for this role reflects the expected base salary for candidates located in the posting country based on a global rate. It is informed by market data and the approved budget for this position. StackAdapt maintains different compensation ranges for roles across other countries and regions, and final offers will be aligned to the candidate’s current location. We do not ask candidates about current or prior salary history, and we will not use such information, if volunteered, in setting an offer.

This range represents base salary only. Depending on the role, candidates may also be eligible for additional compensation such as annual bonuses, commissions, equity awards, and a comprehensive benefits package.

• The final compensation offer will be determined by a variety of factors, which may include, but are not limited to: the candidate's specific experience, technical skills, knowledge, abilities, and relevant education, licensure, and certifications.
• Other business factors, such as organizational needs and budget alignment, may also be considered in the final offer.

Base Salary Band

$140,000 - $192,500 CAD

StackAdapter's Enjoy:

• Highly competitive salary
• Retirement/ 401K/ Pension Savings globally
• Competitive Paid time off packages including birthday's off!
• Access to a comprehensive mental health care program
• 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!

Please note: Benefits and perks may vary depending on your country of employment and the nature of your engagement. In locations where StackAdapt does not have a legal entity, employment and benefits are administered in accordance with local regulations and partner policies.

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, superpower status, ethnicity, or the gender you identify with (if you’re comfortable, let us know your pronouns), you are welcome at StackAdapt.

StackAdapt is committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. If you require an accommodation, please let us know.

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