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Principal Software Developer

1 week, 6 days ago
Canada
Full-time
Lead
Software Engineer
Software Development
Go Java PHP Python Ruby on Rails System Design
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Lightspeed

Lightspeed

Lightspeed is a leading point of sale (POS) and commerce platform that provides independent businesses with end-to-end solutions to manage inventory, customer management, sales, and analytics across all channels. With offices worldwide, Lightspeed help...

Professional Services
1K-5K
Founded 2005
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Description

  • Guide the design and architecture of critical system components for the flagship Lightspeed Retail product.
  • Personally contribute to core system areas to deliver solutions that meet customer needs.
  • Ensure new systems are well designed, scalable, and built to support new initiatives.
  • Analyze existing systems and infrastructure to identify opportunities to improve architecture, reduce duplication, and increase performance and robustness.
  • Identify recurring incident patterns and non-project overhead, and develop plans to address them.
  • Drive improvements in system reliability and performance.
  • Improve development practices across design reviews, testing, deployment, and incident management.
  • Conduct architectural deep-dives and mentor key members across services teams.
  • Help develop a high-performance engineering culture within the Retail organization.
  • Contribute to broader organizational objectives beyond the strict scope of the role.

Requirements

  • 15+ years of professional experience in software development.
  • 5+ years of experience as a technical leader for multiple teams.
  • 2+ years of experience managing architecture across multiple teams with 35+ engineers.
  • Experience building business-critical systems at scale for the cloud.
  • Track record of delivering key business outcomes under challenging timelines.
  • Experience with more than one technology stack, such as Go, PHP, Java, RoR, or Python.
  • Outstanding written and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to moderate technical conversations, handle diverse opinions, and make quick decisions.
  • Experience with distributed systems and multi-region cloud systems (preferred).
  • Deep expertise in domain-driven software development (preferred).
  • Retail or ecommerce domain experience (preferred).
  • People management experience (preferred).

Benefits

  • Total compensation expected in the range of $210,000 - $235,000 CAD for candidates hired in Ontario.
  • Lightspeed equity scheme.
  • Flexible paid time off and remote work policies.
  • Health insurance, including medical and dental coverage.
  • RRSP pension contributions and match.
  • $500 per year health and wellness benefit.
  • Paid leave and support for new parents, including parental leave top-up.
  • Mental health platform plus counseling and coaching services.
  • Training opportunities to grow skills and career.
  • Volunteer day and innovation time at work.
  • Flexible work culture with significant autonomy.
  • Additional benefits including life and disability insurance.

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