Staff Software Developer

Lightspeed; Montreal (administrative region); Hybrid; CAD 160,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing technology company in Montreal is hiring a Staff Software Developer. This role involves leading a team to deliver key initiatives, collaborating across departments, and evolving technical architecture. Candidates should have expertise in scalable applications, particularly with Java, TypeScript, and cloud technologies like GCP and AWS. The position provides substantial professional growth opportunities along with a competitive salary and a range of attractive benefits, including health insurance and flexible work options.

Benefits

Flexible paid time off policy

Health and wellness benefits

Employee equity scheme

Qualifications

• Expertise in engineering and computer science fundamentals.
• Experience developing scalable, reliable applications on the cloud.
• Ability to lead multi-quarter, cross team initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead team to ensure timely delivery of key initiatives.
• Collaborate with Product, Design, Operations & other teams.
• Evolve the technical architecture for systems.

Skills

Engineering fundamentals

Scalable application development

Team collaboration

Ownership and accountability

Curiosity and continuous learning

Tools

Java

TypeScript/JavaScript

Node.js

React

GCP

AWS

Job description

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.

Services organization at Lightspeed focuses on providing foundational services that provide core offerings across the Lightspeed product portfolio. In addition to a catered solution for our Golf merchants, Services org owns Financial Services (Payments, Capital), Scheduling Services, and Technical Services (Auth, Merchant Data).

As a Staff Software Developer376, you will bring technical leadership to your team & overall Services organization. With strong technical expertise in building scalable & resilient systems & a passion for mentoring others, you will take an active role in leading your team to successfully land key initiatives. You will also help evolve the team processes in all facets of development – idea to delivery, production operations, etc.

Most important of all, you’ll work alongside a team of experts within a growing department providing foundational services to various products at Lightspeed & critical to its success. Note that we are looking for hire for multiple positions across different teams within Services at Lightspeed.

What you'll be responsible for:

• Lead others in your team & contribute towards enabling timely delivery of key initiatives on the roadmap, with minimal supervision
• Collaborate with Product, Design, Operations & other functions/teams to align the relevant stakeholders
• Decompose high level requirements into development tasks and work items for delegation
• Evolve the technical architecture for the systems your team owns
• Partner with other technical leaders across the organization to evolve the overall technical ecosystem
• Bring a strong commitment to engineering excellence spanning areas like code quality, observability and production operations among others
• Initiate and contribute to continuous improvement of our software delivery processes and practices
• Mentor your team members and identify and encourage areas of growth and career development
• Participate in finding top talent for your team and the organization

What you’ll be bringing to the team:

• Expertise in engineering and computer science fundamentals
• Experience developing scalable, reliable applications on the cloud (we use GCP & AWS)
• Our current tech stack is Java, TS/JS, Node JS React
• Experience leading multi-quarter, cross team initiatives and feature work from design to production deployment
• Strong sense of ownership, willingness to take informed risks and champion a blame‑free culture
• Curiosity and a deep desire for continuous learning
• Ability to see the forest from the trees

Who you are:

• You have a passion for software development and a customer‑focused mindset.
• You are a team player who can work with, and help grow, other developers.
• 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.

What's in it for you?

• Join a fast‑paced, high‑growth company.
• Work on systems that handle billions of dollars in transactions for our merchants globally.
• Surround yourself with strong talent and enjoy continuous professional growth.
• Great benefits and perks, including equity and flexible/hybrid remote work options, in a diverse and inclusive environment.
• Development of very high traffic products, used at global scale.
• Opportunities Awards to learn and expand your skill set.
• Become a valued part of the diverse and inclusive Lightspeed family.

… 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 counseling & coaching services
• Volunteer day

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.

Who we are:

Powering thePhy businesses that are the backbone of the global economy, Lightspeed's one‑stop commerce platformJak help merchants innovate to simplify, scale, and provide exceptional customer experiences. Our cloud commerce solution transforms and unifies online and physical operations, multi‑channel 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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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 this selection process.

At Lightspeed, we carefully consider a wide range of factors when determining compensation, including your skill set, qualifications, experience, and market data. These considerations can cause your compensation to vary. We reasonably expect the total compensation for this position to be in the range of $160,000 - $175,000 CAD.

Lightspeed also provides a variety of employee benefits including, but not limited to,ipherical, dental, wellness, life and disability insurance, RRSP plan and match, paid parental leave top‑up, and paid time off.

Please note that this compensation information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within Ontario and reflects the amount Lightspeed is willing to pay at the time of this posting. This role represents an existing vacancy at Lightspeed. Lightspeed uses artificial intelligence–enabled tools to support certain aspects of the recruitment process; all hiring decisions are made by our recruiting and hiring teams.