Staff Software Developer

TL;DR

Staff Software Developer (Ruby/Java): Building and optimizing critical cloud-based point-of-sale products with an accent on expanding into new markets and enhancing existing features. Focus on designing highly maintainable code, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and driving technical solutions that impact thousands of customers daily.

Location: Remote (Canada) or Hybrid (Calgary, Alberta, Canada)

Company

Lightspeed's one-stop commerce platform helps merchants innovate to simplify, scale, and provide exceptional customer experiences, powering businesses that are the backbone of the global economy.

What you will do

• Create, extend, and maintain critical systems across multiple products.
• Develop clean and highly maintainable code.
• Engage with Product Managers, Architects, and other stakeholders to define pragmatic solutions.
• Support Lightspeed's Hospitality product group to expand into new markets.
• Collaborate with a global team of developers on cutting-edge technologies.
• Respond during incidents with a strong sense of responsibility to customers and team.

Requirements

• 5+ years experience developing and shipping production-grade Ruby and Java systems.
• 5+ years experience developing within AWS or similar Cloud environments.
• Solid understanding of computer systems and service architectures.
• Strong desire to collaborate with other developers (pairing, code reviews, whiteboard sessions).
• A strong sense of ownership throughout the Software Development Lifecycle and beyond.
• Ability to analyze production environments, incidents, and performance to drive remediation.

Nice to have

• Experience with eventual consistency and distributed client models.
• Experience in microservice architectures.
• Experience working in an Agile development environment.
• Experience with container technologies (Kubernetes, Docker).
• Experience with real-time messaging systems (Pub/Sub, Kafka).
• Experience with relational (SQL) and non-relational (NoSQL) datastores (Dynamo, Redis, Firestore).
• A keen interest in API design.

Culture & Benefits

• Lots of autonomy and flexible work culture.
• Opportunity for remote work.
• Exposure to modern and proven technology.
• Tons of growth opportunities into technical or people management roles.
• Amazing benefits and perks, including equity for all Lightspeeders.
• Opportunity to join a fast-paced, high-growth, diverse, and inclusive company.