Staff Software Developer – Advanced DDI

BlueCat; Toronto; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company in Toronto is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join their Advanced DDI team. This role involves defining technical directions, leading cross-team initiatives, and building the BlueCat Cloud Platform for enterprise-grade DNS, DHCP, and IPAM solutions. Candidates should have over 10 years of experience in software development and deep knowledge of modern development practices, particularly with Rust. The company offers a vibrant workplace culture and various benefits.

Benefits

Professional Development Budget

Wellness Days

Lifestyle Spending Account

Employee Recognition Program

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software development experience required.
• Experience designing systems for real-world failure modes.
• Hands-on experience with Rust in production at scale.

Responsibilities

• Define long-term technical direction and drive architectural evolution.
• Lead complex, cross-team initiatives.
• Build the BlueCat Cloud Platform to deliver enterprise-grade DDI solutions.

Skills

Software development experience

Leadership skills

Communication skills

Collaboration skills

Problem-solving skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Rust

Docker

Job description

Have you heard of BlueCat? We’re one of those hidden gems that’s been disrupting the market as a key player in the rapidly growing space of Intelligent Network Operations. Organizations require a new model of network operations that links foundational core services with a deep, predictive understanding of network health and performance to improve change readiness. BlueCat’s Intelligent NetOps is a first-to-market combination of systems of understanding and change. BlueCat enables teams to enhance agility and mitigate risks from high rates of change with a unified management lifecycle, from provisioning to proactive troubleshooting and remediation.

At BlueCat, we take immense pride in our award-winning culture, an integral part of our identity. We are proud recipients of several prestigious accolades, including the "Great Place to Work"\ certification. By becoming a part of our team, you not only join a company at the forefront of technology but also become an integral member of Canada’s top workplaces in various categories, including Technology, Today's Youth and Women, and Mental Health and Inclusion.

We are hiring a Staff Software Engineer to join our growing Advanced DDI team at BlueCat.

We are seeking a highly technical, influential, and hands‑on staff‑level engineer with exceptional leadership, communication, and collaboration skills. In this role, you will help define our long‑term technical direction, drive architectural evolution, and lead complex, cross‑team initiatives as we build the BlueCat Cloud Platform, a critical system delivering enterprise‑grade DNS, DHCP, and IPAM (DDI) solutions to global customers.

This is a unique opportunity to operate at scale, shape the future of our platform, and raise the technical bar across engineering. You will work on systems where safety, reliability, and performance are paramount, and where your ability to anticipate complexity and simplify the path forward will have lasting impact.

What We’re Looking For

• 10+ years of software development experience
• Demonstrated deep and diverse engineering background with a history of building and operating modern distributed systems.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.

Strong experience in modern development practices

• High proficiency with software development best practices, coding standards, and design patterns.
• Ability to decompose ambiguous, large-scale problems into clear architectural options.
• A pragmatic decision‑maker who balances technical quality with delivery and real‑world constraints.

You understand that complex platforms fail in complex ways

• You have experience designing systems to tolerate real‑world failure modes—including network partitions, cascading failures, data inconsistencies, performance regressions, resource exhaustion, and unexpected traffic patterns.
• You proactively build guardrails, automation, telemetry, and operational workflows to minimize downtime and accelerate recovery.
• You embrace observability, chaos testing, and “designing for failure” as foundational engineering principles.
• You think holistically about reliability: from architecture and code paths to CI/CD, deployment strategies, and long‑term operability.

Demonstrated cross‑functional leadership

• You collaborate effectively with product, security, SRE, and infrastructure groups to define technical requirements and ensure secure‑by‑default architectures.
• Experience establishing secure development methodologies and incorporating them into daily engineering practice.

Hands‑on experience with Rust in production at scale

• Experience building high‑performance, safe, and reliable systems using Rust.
• Familiarity with async Rust ecosystems, ownership models, concurrency patterns, and performance tuning.

Deep understanding of networking fundamentals

• Mastery of protocols such as TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, HTTP/S, and related standards.
• Ability to diagnose and reason about network interactions, latency, performance, and system behavior at multiple layers of the stack.

Experience with container technologies

• Many of our services are built and deployed as Docker‑based containers.
• Familiarity with containerization fundamentals, image construction, runtime behavior, security considerations, and debugging containerized workloads.
• Ability to design services and development workflows that fit naturally into container‑based ecosystems.

Bonus Points If You Have

• Experience with Tokio, Rust’s leading async runtime.
• Proficiency with Golang and/or Python for tooling, automation, or service development.
• Experience with cloud‑native architectures (Kubernetes, microservices, service mesh).
• Background in designing high‑availability, globally distributed systems.
• Familiarity with DNSSEC, DHCP failover, IPAM architectures, or other DDI‑related technologies.
• Contributions to open‑source Rust projects or involvement in the Rust community.
• Experience mentoring senior engineers or influencing engineering culture and standards.

If you share our enthusiasm for the future of our company and are eager to contribute to our vibrant workplace, we look forward to receiving your application! Our comprehensive benefits encompass your health, financial well‑being, and overall wellness, and we are committed to providing an exceptional work environment, enriching employee programs, and fostering a remarkable company culture. At our core, we champion values such as transparency, curiosity, respect, and above all, the pursuit of enjoyment.

In addition, we offer a range of appealing perks, including:

A Professional Development Budget

Dedicated Wellness Days and Wellness Week

A Lifestyle Spending Account

An Employee Recognition Program

Join us in shaping the future of our organization, where your talent and dedication can truly thrive. We invite you to apply and become a valuable member of our team!

BlueCat is an Equal Opportunity Employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We also take affirmative action to offer employment and advancement opportunities to all applicants, including minorities, women, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities. BlueCat will not discriminate or retaliate against applicants who inquire about, disclose, or discuss their compensation or that of other applicants.