Staff Software Engineer

LodgeLink; Calgary; Hybrid; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Staff Software Engineer, where you will lead the technical vision and design of innovative cloud-native solutions. This role offers the chance to work in a collaborative team environment, driving the development of scalable systems and mentoring fellow engineers. With a focus on quality and continuous improvement, you will play a pivotal role in transforming workforce travel through cutting-edge technology. If you're passionate about creating impactful solutions and thrive in a dynamic setting, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Share Appreciation Rights program

Paid vacation days

Hotel and travel discounts

Comprehensive benefits package

Company-hosted events

Access to fitness centers

Social Club events

Career growth support

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in software development and tech leadership.
• Proficiency in cloud-based architecture and automated release pipelines.
• Experience with modern technologies and clean architecture principles.

Responsibilities

• Mentor and improve the software engineering team through best practices.
• Design and implement cloud-native solutions for scalability.
• Create tools that enhance the development experience.

Skills

Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)

Clean Code

Cloud Development Patterns

API-First Approach

Microservices

Event Driven Design

Domain Driven Design (DDD)

Technical Debt Management

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

GoLang

ReactJS

NodeJS

gRPC

GraphQL

Cosmos DB

PostgreSQL

Docker

Azure Cloud

Job description

As a part of the software engineering leadership, you will join an agile, audacious, inventive, collaborative, and dependable team with a bold and opinionated vision of how we use technology to solve business problems. You will own and execute the technical vision and system design decisions on how the product is built, deployed, and operated on production. Specifically, you will collaborate with other software engineers and engineering leaders in designing new cloud-native solutions and rearchitecting existing ones.

As a Staff Software Engineer, you should be comfortable around both front-end and back-end coding languages, development frameworks, third-party libraries, and modern system design patterns such as event driven, DDD, and microservices. Our current cloud stack includes GoLang, ReactJS, NodeJS, gRPC, GraphQL, Cosmos DB, PostgreSQL, Docker, all fully running on Azure cloud, plus a few more things.

This role is in Calgary, AB, and is in-office with 20% flexibility to work from home.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Your job #1 is to make the software engineering team better through doing, mentoring, and sharing. You are a role model.
• You will enforce the best coding practices while being a strong advocate and innovator for continual improvement. Your codebase will be better every sprint.
• You will create the tools and templates so that all the other developers will say “wow, this is easy.”
• In the next few years, you will scale our platform to manage over 1,000 times the current load while keeping the uptime at 100%.

Qualifications

• Beyond 10 years of full software development lifecycle experience and still have a curiosity and are malleability to learn new ways. At least 3 years as staff engineer level or higher.
• 10+ years of mastery of SDLC, SOLID Principles, Data/Behavior/Test Drive Development, and a love of Clean Code and of clean architecture.
• 5+ years of experience with modern technologies such as GoLang, GraphQL, gRPC, microservices, and NoSQL are assets. It's okay not to know all of these technologies, we know you can learn fast because you know the principles and have strong software engineering foundations.
• 10+ years of proven application of cloud development patterns and best practices with multiple years in tech leadership roles.
• A proficiency in cloud-based architecture and automated release pipelines because you have done this for more than 7 years.
• 7+ years focused on an API-first approach expertise with loosely coupled systems, and domain driven.
• An advocate for and experience in effectively managing and planning technical debt so that it does not grow.
• A commitment to leaving code/processes/people better than when you got there.
• An attitude and pride in quality code and have multiple approaches towards testing.

About LodgeLink

LodgeLink, a Black Diamond Group company headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Canada is more than just a digital marketplace and ecosystem for crew travel; we’re a caring tech company on a mission to transform workforce travel. Our digital platform is the key to unlocking seamless solutions for finding, booking, and managing crew travel and accommodation needs. Powered by a growing network of hotel and lodge partners, we address the unique challenges of crew travel, applying technology to streamline the entire process from booking to management, payments, and cost reporting. At LodgeLink, we're not just saving our customers time and money; we're changing the future of workforce (crew) travel – for the better.

United by our vision to be THE ecosystem for workforce travel, our values reflect our commitment to collaboration, agility, dependability, inventiveness, and audacity. As a diverse and inclusive team, we come together, sharing ideas, building disruptive technology, and tackling complex problems. Our relentless pursuit to deliver value and superior customer experiences is inspired by a collective passion to ‘Create A Better Way’ for all.

At LodgeLink, we're seeking exceptional team players with an entrepreneurial spirit to contribute to our rapid growth. If you crave a career, not just a job, we could be the perfect fit.

LodgeLink Total Rewards | Caring for our team is a priority, and we’re pleased to provide these benefits:

• Building a diverse and inclusive team, supporting career growth and development.
• Share Appreciation Rights program for salaried employees.
• Paid vacation days and sick days.
• Hotel and travel discounts.
• Comprehensive benefits package including extended health, vision, dental, Health Spending Account, TeleDoc, Employee Assistance Program, Life, Long-term Disability, AD&D, and Critical Illness Insurance.
• Located in beautiful Eau Claire in downtown Calgary, within a 5-minute walk to Prince’s Island Park.
• Company-hosted events, and a game room.
• Ability to join our Social Club and join colleagues for fun events such as golf, bowling, curling, stampede events and more.
• Free access to the Aspen Properties Fitness Centers.

LodgeLink is a Black Diamond Group company. Learn more: www.lodgelink.com

Black Diamond Group is a publicly traded company with 20 years of experience in modular space and workforce solutions, and operations across Canada, the United States, and Australia. Learn more: www.blackdiamondgroup.com

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer
Black Diamond Group is committed to diversity, equal opportunity and ensuring that our employees can thrive in an inclusive environment. We are pleased to consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, family status, veteran status, Indigenous status, national origin, age, disability, or any other legally protected factors. Accommodation for applicants with disabilities is available upon request during the recruitment process.

Company: LodgeLink