Staff Software Developer

Lightspeed Commerce; Calgary; Hybrid; CAD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading software company in Calgary is seeking a Staff Software Developer to enhance its cloud-based products. The role involves developing production-grade software in Ruby and Java, collaborating with a talented team, and participating in various aspects of the software development lifecycle. Ideal candidates are experienced in AWS and possess strong problem-solving skills, with a focus on delivering high-quality, maintainable code. This position offers a flexible work environment and opportunities for growth.

Benefits

Flexible work culture

Growth opportunities

Equity for employees

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience developing and shipping production-grade Ruby and Java systems.
• 5+ years experience developing within AWS or similar Cloud environments.
• Demonstrated experience creating unit and integration tests for complex systems.

Responsibilities

• Creating and maintaining critical systems across various products.
• Developing clean and maintainable code.
• Engaging with stakeholders to define pragmatic solutions.

Skills

Ruby Development

Java Systems

AWS

Collaboration

Code Review

Unit Testing

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

SQL

NoSQL

Job description

Overview

We are looking for a new Staff Software Developer to join our high-performing software development team and help cultivate an inclusive environment where the team can do their best work. You will collaborate on enhancing one of our cloud-based point-of-sale products.

You will be supporting Lightspeed's Hospitality product group on the mission to expand our reach into new markets and countries while enhancing our Cloud POS. You will join our global team of developers to use cutting edge technologies to help restaurant owners provide the best experience to their customers. Lightspeed is dedicated to bringing cities and communities to life by powering SMBs. Build with us to help our communities grow!

If you’re a technical leader with hands-on experience, a track record of mentoring, and a reputation for delivering great software, you might be a perfect fit. We’re looking for someone who enjoys problem-solving, pragmatism, and collaboration to build products that solve real-world problems globally. Your hands-on approach and curiosity will help drive the team’s success.

Smooth communication and collaboration with Product, Development, and SRE teams worldwide will be key to the team's success. If you’re inspired by technical challenges, solutions that impact thousands of customers daily, and striving for excellence within an international team, we’d love to hear from you.

What you’ll be responsible for

• Creating, extending, and maintaining critical systems across a number of products in collaboration with the existing team
• Developing clean and highly maintainable code
• Engaging with Product Managers, Architects, Developers, and other stakeholders to define unambiguous, pragmatic solutions
• Engaging during incidents with a sense of responsibility to our customers and your team

What you’ll be bringing to the team

• 5+ years experience developing and shipping production-grade Ruby and Java systems
• 5+ years experience developing within AWS or similar Cloud environments
• Solid understanding of computer systems and service architectures
• Empathy to view situations from our customers’ perspectives
• Strong desire to collaborate with other developers, including pairing, code reviews, whiteboard sessions
• A strong sense of ownership of all aspects throughout the SDLC and beyond
• Ability to analyze production environments, incidents and performance characteristics to drive remediation, with your team and stakeholders
• Demonstrated experience creating unit and integration tests for complex systems
• Eagerness to improve existing systems and plan new ones, pragmatically

Even better if you have, but not necessary

• Experience with eventual consistency and distributed client models
• Experience in microservice architectures
• Experience working in an Agile development environment
• Experience with container technologies (Kubernetes, Docker, etc)
• Experience with real time messaging systems (Pub/Sub, Kafka, etc)
• Experience with both relational (SQL) and non-relational (NoSQL) datastores (Dynamo, Redis, Firestore)

Who you are

• You are a team-player who contributes to discussions and shares your experiences, knowing that teams create the best solutions, not lone individuals
• You are self-motivated with the ability to function effectively in a team environment with minimal supervision
• You are always seeking improvement and progress
• You are eager to make decisions and not afraid of making mistakes or asking for help and input from others

What is in for you

• Lots of autonomy, flexible work culture and possibility of remote work
• Development of very high traffic products, used at global scale
• Exposure to modern and proven technology
• Opportunity to learn and expand your skill set
• Tons of growth opportunities into technical or people management roles
• Amazing benefits and perks, including equity for all Lightspeeders
• Opportunity to join a fast-paced, high-growth company
• Become a valued part of the diverse and inclusive Lightspeed family

Lightspeed is an 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?

We want this 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.

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 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.