Staff Software Engineer (Golang)

Stream; Old Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 144,000 - 192,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking experienced backend engineers to join their growing team in Toronto. This role offers a unique opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies like Go and Redis, while collaborating with a diverse group of exceptional engineers. With a strong emphasis on learning and development, you'll be part of a vibrant culture that values transparency and excellence. Enjoy a flexible work environment, generous PTO, and the chance to contribute to open-source projects. If you're passionate about engineering and ready to tackle challenging problems, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

36 days PTO and public holidays

Company equity

Remote work flexibility

Fitness stipend

Macbook Pro provided

Learning and Development budget

Opportunity to attend global conferences

Possibility to visit offices in Boulder, CO and Amsterdam, NL

Qualifications

• At least 8 years of backend engineering experience required.
• Experience in 2 out of 3 areas: Go, scalability/database, SDK development.

Responsibilities

• Join a small team in Toronto, collaborating 3 days a week.
• Work on high-scale engineering challenges and OSS projects.

Skills

Go

Scalability

Redis

SDK Development

React

Swift

Python

Rust

Message Queues

Full Text Search

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Engineering or a related field

Tools

AWS

CockroachDB

Postgres

RocksDB

Job description

Stream uses Go for our video SFU & chat API. We power chat for many large apps like Strava, Nextdoor, Patreon, IBM, Adobe and Midjourney. In addition to Go we use CockroachDB/Postgres, RocksDB, Raft and Redis.

We are willing to train you on Go if you’re experienced on a different tech stack (we have a 10-week internal onboarding program focused on Go, scalability etc.). Solid engineering experience and motivation to learn is more relevant than prior experience with the language. Roles open from mid-level to Director/Principal Go engineers.

We're currently starting a small team in Toronto; this role would expect 3 days/week of team cooperation in a co-working space.

To get a feel for what we do you can have a look at our API tour: https://getstream.io/chat/get_started/

Why Stream

• High scale/ difficult engineering

• Default alive. Startup growth opportunity with healthy revenue

• Strong engineering culture. Engineering is what makes us succeed

• All managers are hands on and capable engineers

• Edge network of servers around the world

• Great opportunity to learn and grow

• Raised $58M from leading VCs (Felicis Ventures, Notable Capital, 01.Advisors, Techstars, Arthur Ventures), including backers like Dick Costolo (01 Advisors, ex-CEO of Twitter), Olivier Pomel (CEO of Datadog), Tom Preston-Werner (Co-Founder of GitHub), Nicolas Dessaigne (Co-Founder of Algolia)

Requirements

This role requires at least 8 years of backend engineering experience. We’re looking with someone with experience in 2 out of these 3 areas:

• Experience with Go

• Scalability/database/Redis experience

• Experience with SDK development/ React/Swift/Compose etc.

Bonus points for:

• Experience with AWS or other cloud provider

• Python (our AI runs on Python) and Rust experience

• Message queues experience

• Full text search experience

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field

• WebRTC experience

What we have to offer you

Stream employees enjoy some of the best job benefits in the industry:

• A team of exceptional engineers

• The chance to work on OSS projects

• A combination of 36 days per year in PTO and public holidays

• Company equity

• Remote work flexibility

• Fitness stipend

• A Macbook Pro provided

• A Learning and Development budget

• The opportunity to attend or present to global conferences and meetups

• The possibility to visit our offices in Boulder, CO and Amsterdam, NL

Salary Range: 144,000 CAD to 192,000 CAD depending on Seniority level and location.
We are hiring across a variety of seniority levels, from Senior, Staff, and Principal positions to Director-level roles and above. The exact budget will be determined based on your experience level and location.

Our culture

Stream has a casual social culture, our team is diverse and we all have different backgrounds. Now, Stream is a team of over 130+ peers from over 35 countries across the globe.

We value transparency, aim for excellence, and support each other on our way to new victories.

Our team consists of the strongest talents worldwide, making Stream a great place to learn and improve your skills.

When it comes to software engineering jobs, our culture is oriented towards ownership and quality: our goal is to deliver stable software.

If you are interested in becoming a part of what we do, apply for this vacancy now!