Senior Staff Software Engineer

Senior Staff Software Engineer

Reporting to a VP of Engineering, you’ll take technical ownership of a large portfolio and several high-performing teams. Work across multiple domains and contribute to an environment where innovation and initiative are encouraged and rewarded. This role offers a mix of hands-on and architecting responsibilities, allowing you to apply your expertise and leave your mark on our Engineering best practices. If you also value teamwork, moving quickly, failing fast, and adapting to change, we’d love to hear from you!

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Technical Leadership: shape and implement Engineering best practices, standards, and guidelines for coding, testing, and infrastructure across multiple teams. Lead and initiate engineering improvements and code reviews.
• Product Development: design, build, and maintain innovative product features that enhance the Achievers platform – the most-used platform in the industry – impacting 4+ million users in 170 countries worldwide.
• Continuous Delivery: ship code multiple times a day, enabling continuous improvement and rapid delivery of new features. Take full ownership of features or modules from design through deployment, ensuring the quality and reliability of the codebase.
• Technology Selection: utilize a wide range of modern tools and technologies, including Python, Go, Kubernetes, Docker, Drone, Google Pub/Sub, React/Redux, GraphQL, MySQL, PostgreSQL, and Microservices, to solve complex challenges.
• Lead and Mentor: provide guidance and mentorship to a team of software developers with varying experience levels, fostering an environment of continuous learning and improvement.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: work closely with Product, Design, and other Engineering teams to define requirements and translate them into technical solutions. Actively participate in cross-functional planning sessions to align on priorities and dependencies.
• Learning and Growth: continuously learn and stay up-to-date with industry trends, emerging technologies, and Engineering practices to bring fresh perspectives and ideas to the team.

What We’re Looking For:

• Extensive relevant development experience in a Senior/Staff capacity.
• Top-notch programming skills specifically in Python or Go are advantageous.
• Proven track record in architecting and delivering complex solutions in a SaaS environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• A collaborative approach to stakeholder management and cross-functional partnerships.
• Prior experience with coaching and mentoring Engineering teams.
• Strong understanding of microservices architecture.
• Expertise with technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Bachelor’s or master’s in computer science or related field.

Why You’ll Love Working at Achievers:

We are passionate about disruptive technology that’s rooted in science, research, and data. We understand the value of employee success in the workplace and have been recognized in numerous publications for our contributions to HR, for technical excellence, and for our outstanding workplace culture! We foster an environment of connection, security, and community. You’ll feel at home, without reservation. We believe in moving quickly, failing fast, and adapting to change. We enjoy coming to work every day because we believe in our product and love our culture. We’re committed to achieving excellence in everything we do.

Benefits & Perks for permanent full-time employees:

• Competitive Pay
• Parental Leave Top-up
• Health Benefits and Life Insurance Coverage Upon Your First Day
• RRSP Matching
• Flexible Vacation
• Employee and Family Assistance Program
• Full access to the LinkedIn Learning Library
• Internal Mentorship Program
• Employee-Led Employee Resource Groups
• A beautiful office space located in Liberty Village, Toronto
• Participation in our Points-based Employee Recognition Program
• Opportunities for professional development and career growth

Our work environment:

Achievers is a hybrid-first company located at 99 Atlantic Ave in Liberty Village, Toronto. Our hybrid work experience is designed to cultivate an engaging employee experience, where pioneering research intersects with cutting-edge technology. We strongly believe that collocating teams increases the chance to innovate together, foster passive learning, create spontaneous connections, and promote better communication.