Staff Software Engineer

Toast; Calgary; On-site; CAD 160,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative company in Calgary is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead technical excellence and innovation. This role offers the chance to shape cloud-native solutions while mentoring a team of engineers. You will be pivotal in driving the technical vision and executing system design decisions, ensuring best coding practices, and enhancing software quality. With a competitive salary and extensive benefits, this position is perfect for those passionate about technology and eager to make a significant impact in a collaborative environment. Join us in redefining workforce travel through cutting-edge solutions!

Benefits

Competitive salary

Share Appreciation Rights program

Paid vacation

Extensive health benefits

Travel discounts

Social events

Fitness center access

Office located in downtown Calgary

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in software development lifecycle.
• Deep understanding of SDLC, SOLID Principles, and Clean Architecture.
• Proven leadership in mentoring and driving best practices.

Responsibilities

• Mentor engineers and foster a culture of continuous learning.
• Design and implement scalable, cloud-native solutions.
• Manage technical debt for long-term maintainability.

Skills

GoLang

ReactJS

NodeJS

gRPC

GraphQL

Cosmos DB

PostgreSQL

Docker

Cloud Development

API Design

Tools

Azure Cloud

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Base pay range

$160,000.00/yr - $180,000.00/yr

Job Description

Toast is recruiting on behalf of this company, which is looking for experienced Staff Software Engineers in Calgary to shape the future of workforce travel. This role offers an opportunity for talented leaders passionate about driving technical excellence, fostering innovation, and making a significant impact on the entire tech organization.

As a key member of the software engineering leadership team, you will own and execute the technical vision and system design decisions for product development, deployment, and maintenance. You will collaborate with engineers and technical leaders to design and scale cloud-native solutions, including re-architecting existing systems.

The role requires expertise in both front-end and back-end technologies, modern system design patterns, and cloud-based development. The current tech stack includes GoLang, ReactJS, NodeJS, gRPC, GraphQL, Cosmos DB, PostgreSQL, and Docker, all on Azure Cloud.

Key Responsibilities

• Mentor engineers, share knowledge, and foster a culture of continuous learning.
• Ensure best coding practices and improve software quality each sprint.
• Design and implement scalable, cloud-native solutions to improve platform performance and maintain 100% uptime.
• Develop tools and templates to enhance developer productivity.
• Work with leadership to define technical strategy, architecture, and system design.
• Manage technical debt for long-term maintainability.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in full software development lifecycle, with at least 3 years at a Staff Engineer level or higher.
• Deep understanding of SDLC, SOLID Principles, and Clean Architecture.
• Proficiency in modern technologies such as GoLang, GraphQL, gRPC, microservices, and NoSQL (adaptability is key).
• 10+ years in cloud development, with 7+ years in cloud architecture and automated release pipelines.
• 7+ years designing API-first, loosely coupled, domain-driven systems.
• Proven leadership in mentoring and driving best practices.
• Passion for high-quality, well-tested code and continuous process improvement.

Benefits

This company values diversity and professional growth. Benefits include:

• Competitive salary and Share Appreciation Rights program.
• Paid vacation and sick leave.
• Extensive health benefits, vision, dental, HSA, TeleDoc, Employee Assistance, Life, Disability, AD&D, and Critical Illness Insurance.
• Travel discounts, charitable donation programs, social events, fitness center access, and an office located in downtown Calgary.

This role is ideal for an experienced engineer eager to lead innovation, mentor teams, and scale a high-impact platform. If you’re passionate about technology, cloud solutions, and modern engineering principles, apply now.