Staff Software Engineer - Backend

Agiloft; Canada; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading software company in Canada is looking for an experienced Staff Software Engineer to direct the architecture of its CLM Core platform. This hands-on leadership role involves overseeing backend component architecture, integrating AI tools to enhance software development, and driving technical innovation across teams. Ideal candidates will possess over 10 years of experience in software engineering, strong skills in Java and SQL, and a proven track record in leading complex systems. A commitment to team collaboration and mentoring is essential.

Benefits

Floating holidays

Quarterly wellness day

Employee Resource Groups support

Qualifications

• 10+ years of professional software engineering experience at senior or staff level.
• Proven ability to lead architecture refactoring and modernization initiatives.
• Experience designing, owning, and evolving CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Own the architecture of critical backend platform domains.
• Lead the planning and execution of architecture- and code changes.
• Champion AI-assisted software engineering across design and implementation.

Skills

Strong proficiency in Java

Strong proficiency in SQL

Exceptional problem-solving skills

Experience with AI-assisted development tools

Education

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science or a related field

Tools

GitHub Copilot

Terraform

Job description

As the most trusted global leader in data-first contract lifecycle management (CLM) software, Agiloft helps organizations manage the end-to-end process of proposing, negotiating, signing, and leveraging contracts using our flexible Data-first Agreement Platform (DAP). With contract data as the foundation, customers quickly and collaboratively reach agreement and leverage contract visibility to thrive with competitive advantage. Employing powerful, pragmatic artificial intelligence as a legal force multiplier, and robust integration capabilities as a data liberator, organizations around the world trust Agiloft’s certified implementers to deliver connected, intelligent, and autonomous solutions across the entire contract lifecycle.

Top analysts like Gartner, Forrester, and IDC agree, all showing Agiloft as a leader in the CLM space. Our no code platform is easily managed and administered by business users, which is why Agiloft is the contract you keep: nearly a full 100% of new customers are satisfied with their initial implementations, and some 97% of customers renew every year. Ours is a growing, vibrant, successful company that is at the forefront of a market that is becoming a must-have for all organizations.

We believe that the way to build the strongest, most vibrant place to work is to bring in individuals from all walks of life, and to support them in bringing their authentic selves to their day, every day. Our working philosophy is that “EX = CX”: when employee experience is excellent, so is customer experience. We support multiple Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), and offer a working environment that supports healthy work/life balance, including floating holidays and a quarterly, no-questions-asked wellness day.

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced Staff Software Engineer to own and evolve the architecture of major backend components of Agiloft’s CLM Core platform with end-to-end accountability. This role operates at the platform and organizational level, with accountability for architectural outcomes, long-term system health, and engineering leverage across teams.

You will partner closely with the Engineering leadership, senior engineers, and product leaders to translate business strategy into durable architectural direction and executable technical plans. A core focus of this role is to lead the adoption and enablement of AI-driven software development capabilities, shaping how AI tools are used to accelerate extension development, improve maintainability, and reduce long-term operational and technical friction.

This is a hands-on leadership role that combines deep technical expertise with broad influence. Your work will directly shape Agiloft’s technical roadmap, developer experience, and the future evolution of the platform.

Job Responsibilities

• Architecture Ownership & Stewardship
• Own the architecture of one or more critical backend platform domains, with responsibility for design integrity, evolution, and technical debt management over time.
• Act as the architectural steward, ensuring systems remain coherent, extensible, secure, and maintainable as product and customer demands evolve.
• Define architectural boundaries, extension points, and contracts that enable independent evolution of platform components.
• Strategic Technical Leadership
• Lead the planning and execution of architecture- and code changes that improve scalability, extensibility, reliability, and developer productivity.
• Ensure maintenance of the no-code principal in all platform extensions that are under your stewardship
• Translate architectural vision into mid- and long-term technical roadmaps, balancing near-term delivery with long-term platform sustainability.
• Drive cross-team alignment on architectural direction, standards, and trade-offs, influencing without direct authority.
• AI-Forward Engineering Enablement

• Champion a forward-leaning adoption of AI-assisted software engineering, shaping how AI tools are used across design, implementation, testing, refactoring, and maintenance.
• Design platform components and extension frameworks that are AI-friendly by design, enabling automated reasoning, safer modifications, and faster iteration.
• Collaborate with senior engineers and with engineering leadership to define best practices and guardrails for responsible, secure, and effective use of AI tools within the SDLC.
• Continuously evaluate emerging AI capabilities and integrate those that provide material improvements in engineering leverage and system quality.
• Engineering Excellence & Developer Experience
• Set and uphold high standards for code quality, testing, observability, security, and operational excellence.
• Drive improvements to internal developer experience, including tooling, CI/CD pipelines, documentation, and architectural guidance.
• Ensure that architectural decisions are well-documented, discoverable, and actionable for engineering teams.
• Mentorship & Organizational Impact

• Mentor senior and mid-level engineers, raising the overall bar for architectural thinking and system design.

• Serve as a technical multiplier—unblocking teams, accelerating decision-making, and reducing long-term complexity.
• Communicate complex technical and architectural concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Stay ahead of industry trends in platform engineering, AI-enabled development, and cloud-native architectures, and drive pragmatic adoption where it delivers clear business value.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s and/or master’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical, or Electronics Engineering, or a comparable field of study.
• 10+ years of professional software engineering experience, including sustained impact at a senior or staff level.
• Strong proficiency in Java and SQL, with deep experience building and evolving large-scale backend systems.
• Demonstrated experience owning and evolving architecture for complex, long-lived platforms.
• Proven ability to lead architecture refactoring, modernization, and platform evolution initiatives while maintaining delivery velocity.
• Experience designing, owning, and evolving CI/CD pipelines using infrastructure-as-code frameworks such as Terraform.
• Strong proficiency with AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, JetBrains AI Assistant) and experience integrating them into day-to-day engineering workflows.
• Ability to reason about systems holistically while also diving deep into critical technical details when needed.
• Exceptional problem-solving skills, with a track record of making sound architectural trade-offs.
• Demonstrated ability to influence technical direction across teams through expertise, communication, and trust.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, particularly around architecture, risk, and long-term technical strategy.

Background checks will be conducted on an ongoing basis every 3 years or as needed for individuals in this role.

Ensuring a diverse and inclusive workplace is our priority. We are committed to an environment of acceptance where you are free to bring your full self to work. All employment decisions at Agiloft are based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national or social ethnic origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, parental status, marital status, Veteran status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. If you have a need that requires accommodation during the recruiting process, please let us know by contacting Director, Talent Acquisition, Brad Toothman at [e-mail].

Applicants from underrepresented groups such as minorities, veterans, or individuals with disabilities encouraged to apply.

Applications will be reviewed as submitted. There will be no application deadline for this opportunity.