Senior Software Engineer (Data)

TL;DR

Senior Software Engineer (Data): Designing and maintaining robust, scalable, and efficient data ingestion pipelines and data services with an accent on architectural guidance, data management standards, and data-driven solutions. Focus on delivering high-quality, secure, and maintainable code, proactively improving the technology stack, and researching innovative technologies to enhance system reliability.

Location: Vancouver, Canada (Hybrid - expected to work from the office at least four days per week if living within a 25-mile commute of a non-U.S. office starting January 26, 2026)

Salary: CAD $114,400 – CAD $203,900 per year

Company

The hirify.global's Sports Data Engineering team builds low-latency, high-availability pipelines to process millions of sports data points, integrating experiences across everyday Microsoft products such as Copilot, Windows, Bing, Edge, MSN, and Office.

What you will do

• Provide leadership and architectural guidance in designing and maintaining robust, scalable, and efficient data ingestion pipelines and data services.
• Deliver high-quality, thoroughly tested, secure, and maintainable code.
• Proactively generate ideas and contribute to the continuous improvement of the technology stack, tools, and development processes.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to effectively address business requirements while upholding engineering standards and reducing technical debt.
• Diagnose and resolve issues arising in both production and development environments.
• Research, evaluate, and experiment with innovative technologies to enhance system reliability, efficiency, and consistency.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python – OR equivalent experience.
• 3+ years of experience with AWS or Azure or Google cloud technologies.
• Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role.

Nice to have

• Master’s Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python – OR Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python – OR equivalent experience.
• 4+ years of working experience in system architecture, design, development, testing, and release, including but not limited to distributed systems, microservices, database design, API design, performance tuning, telemetry design, and analysis.
• Excellence in software engineering practices, coding and proficient foundation in data structures, algorithms with demonstrated testing, debugging and analytical skills.

Culture & Benefits

• A growth mindset, innovation to empower others, and collaboration to realize shared goals.
• Values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion.
• Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer.
• Assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process.