Staff Software Engineer

Wiser Solutions; Toronto; Remote; CAD 175,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

A tech company is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to develop innovative microservices and web applications. The ideal candidate will have over 12 years of experience and be skilled in a variety of programming languages. Responsibilities include optimizing data integration and leading engineering teams. This is a full-time remote position with a competitive salary range of CAD$175,000 to $195,000 annually.

Qualifications

• 12 years of professional software engineering experience.
• Prior experience in a Principal Engineer or equivalent senior technical leadership role.
• Ability to guide and coach multiple engineering teams on software design principles.
• Deep system design skills with experience in high-scale distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop microservices and web applications for data collection.
• Solve high-value problems incrementally and efficiently.
• Ensure clear communication across teams regarding progress and needs.
• Contribute to strategic technical roadmap planning.

Skills

Python

NodeJS

Typescript

React

Java

GraphQL

Linux

Docker

Kubernetes

Apache Spark

Education

BS in Computer Science or related technical field

Tools

AWS

GitHub Actions

Terraform

Redis

Job description

Overview

Location of Job : Remote- Canada

We are looking for a hands-on Staff software engineer to join a team responsible for developing the microservices and web applications that power our data collection and matching processes and drive execution and innovation within our online retail / brand execution suite of products. You will play a pivotal role in developing the next generation consolidated Matching platform capable of handling over 200 million transactions per day. Our team is introducing domain driven design event sourcing CQRS and other patterns to better serve the scale reliability and many other needs of our largest customers. If you have a passion for distributed system design optimization and data integration challenges this may be the role for you.

Essential Functions

• Ship the value that matters most you are extremely product-driven: you solve the highest value problems incrementally and in the ways that work best for our business
• Execute execute execute you deliver efficiently and effectively you use metrics that drive success you make high integrity commitments and follow through on them
• Raise the bar you care deeply about your craft and high-quality code consistently looking for ways to improve the codebase and holding other accountable to the same standard
• Collaborate and align you are a great partner not just to the product team but also to your peers for other product lines architecture data science and infrastructure
• Communicate clearly you ensure everyone from the executive team to the individual developers understands what needs to be done what is being done and when it will be done
• Bring new ideas to the table you are a strategic contributor to our business

Technologies We Use

• Languages: Python, NodeJS / NestJS / Typescript, React / Redux, Java, GraphQL
• Infrastructure: AWS, DBT, Docker, Kubernetes, Apache Spark, Apache Airflow, Terraform, GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, Prisma
• Databases: MongoDB, Postgres, MySQL, Trino, Iceberg, Redis, Memcached
• Streaming and Queuing: Kafka, NATS, RabbitMQ, Keda

Qualifications

• BS in Computer Science or related technical field
• 12 years of professional software engineering experience.
• Prior experience in a Principal Engineer Staff Engineer or equivalent senior technical leadership role
• Experience leveraging AI coding assistants and modern development tools to enhance productivity and code quality
• Strong coding background in multiple languages
• Proficient with writing both front-end and server-side code.
• Track record of challenging existing solutions and introducing innovative approaches that deliver measurable business value
• Ability to translate business needs into technical capabilities and contribute to strategic technical roadmap planning
• Ability to guide and coach multiple engineering teams on software design principles and best practices
• Deep system design skills with meaningful experience designing high-scale complex distributed systems
• Demonstrable technical background with understanding of modern tech stacks object / data modeling business process
• Proven ability to learn quickly make pragmatic decisions and adapt to changing business needs
• Track record of lifting and challenging teammates to higher levels of achievement
• Strong experience working with both relational and unstructured data
• Proficient with Linux cloud computing (AWS etc.) and containerization
• Outstanding organizational communication and relationship building skills conducive to driving consensus; able to work well in a cross-functional environment
• Ownership: feel a sense of personal accountability / responsibility to drive execution from start to finish while empowering team members around them
• Experience in leading & balancing priorities across multiple delivery teams working across multiple time zones (US / Canada Europe and India)
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with a history of hands-on detail orientation

Additional Information

This role requires being part of an on-call rotation. On-call duty corresponds to being available to respond to critical system issues.

EEO STATEMENT - Wiser Solutions Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits Discrimination Harassment and Retaliation of any kind. Wiser Solutions Inc. is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants providing a work environment free of discrimination harassment and retaliation. All employment decisions at Wiser Solutions Inc. are based on business needs job requirements and individual qualifications without regard to race color religion sex national origin family or parental status disability genetics age sexual orientation veteran status or any other status protected by the state federal or local law. Wiser Solutions Inc. will not tolerate discrimination harassment or retaliation based on any of these characteristics.

Base pay is one part of our total compensation package. Pay is established on an individual basis after considering multiple factors such as relevant experience education and other qualifications. In addition we take into account geographical differentials and make sure pay is equitable with our current staff. For this position our hiring range for base annual pay is estimated to be CAD$175000 to $195000 at the time of this posting.

Performance-based discretionary bonuses and variable pay plans are available for some positions.

If you require accommodation to complete any part of the application process or need an alternative manner to apply please contact us at or call .

Remote Work : Employment Type :

Full-time

Key Skills

Campaigns,JSP,Dhtml,Loans,Automobile

Department / Functional Area : Engineering

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1