Who you are

• A degree in Computer Science or Engineering, and at least 5 years of experience in designing, developing and maintaining software or an equivalent level of work experience, and a track record of substantial contributions to software projects with high business impact
• You are proficient in Go, Scala or a similar language and have a desire to learn other languages
• Understanding of distributed systems and how to work in high availability environments
• Experience with mentoring, coaching, and pairing with coworkers
• An understanding of SaaS software development practice, previous experience working on a SaaS product will be viewed favorably
• Collaboration and Teamwork: works with others to deliver results, meaningfully contributing to the team and prioritizing group needs over individual needs
• Creativity and Innovation: seeks new and better ways of doing things, generating original and imaginative ideas, products, and/or solutions
• Problem Solving: uses an organized and logical approach to find solutions to complex problems and looks beyond the obvious to understand the root cause of problems and proposes several possible solutions
• Resilience, Tolerance for Change/Ambiguity: can effectively cope with change, finding ways to advance work and projects
• Tenacious. You are determined to succeed, and you are motivated by the success of customers, colleagues and the community
• Curious. You are always learning and seeking ways to make things better
• Conscientious. You keep your promises, taking your commitments to others seriously, and you have strong integrity
• Humble. You lead with humility and empathy, respecting and learning from the perspectives of others

What the job involves

• We’re looking for a Senior Software Developer for our Data Team, who can design, build, test, and ship high quality software that delivers value to our customers
• You’ll be a technical leader on a small and agile team that continuously incorporates feedback to refine and improve the products and features you deliver
• Your team will own the entire delivery lifecycle from beta releases to production ready, scalable products suitable for new and existing customers
• While based in Canada (in locations where we can legally hire), you will report to the Senior Manager, Software Development
• Collaborate with and lead your team to design, build, test, and ship high-quality software to Hootsuite’s customers
• Help shape Hootsuite’s technical roadmap
• Iterate in an agile fashion creating hypotheses and testing them with incremental code shipments through continuous integration
• Shape Hootsuite's culture, and your teams, through improved tooling, streamlining processes and working across product boundaries
• Work on diverse and challenging new functionalities, such as billing account management, pricing and packaging, subscription lifecycle, compliance, payment processing and more
• Work with the following technologies: mainly with Go, Scala, PHP, Docker, Jenkins, Kafka, Redis, Cassandra in an environment that’s using NoSQL databases, Domain Driven Design, Event Sourcing, Test Driven Design and Agile

Benefits

• 100% coverage on mental health-related treatments in North America. Culturally appropriate trauma counselling services
• A company-wide Wellness Week between July 5 to 12 where we can all “unplug” together
• Accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Disability Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Gym / Wellness Reimbursement ($55 per month)
• Gym Discount
• Health Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Maternity Leave
• PTO (Vacation / Personal Days) - 20 days. After your two year anniversary, you get an additional two days each year until you reach thirty days (six weeks) at your sixth anniversary
• Paternity Leave
• Sick Time (for individual employee and family members)
• Bereavement Leave
• Business Travel Insurance
• Company Phones
• Fertility Assistance (Coverage for fertility treatments and gender affirmation surgeries)
• Immigration Assistance
• Phone Bill Reimbursement ($50 per month)
• Remote Work
• 401k
• Employee Discount
• Pet Friendly Workplace
• RRSP Matching
• Volunteer Time Off