Who you are

• 7+ years of experience as an Infrastructure / Back-End / Full Stack Developer
• Proficient with backend technologies (Python and AWS are assets)
• Strong understanding of distributed cloud systems architecture and relevant technologies, for example; Terraform, Serverless Framework and AWS CloudFormation
• Strong understanding of non-relational databases (e.g. DynamoDB), and message queues (e.g. AWS SQS)
• Experience working with public APIs to build reliable third-party integrations
• Experience working on observability, incident response and management, and root cause analysis
• Experience leading and managing software development projects with autonomy
• Experience collaborating with team members, providing code reviews and aligning on development patterns
• Self-starter, problem solver and strong communicator with a bias toward simplicity in software design

What the job involves

• As an Ada engineer, you’ll have the autonomy to make a huge impact and the opportunity to work alongside talented peers who challenge and inspire you
• We move fast, take ownership, and always strive to improve, both as individuals and as a team
• As a Senior Software Engineer on Ada’s integration team, your work will have a fundamental impact on Ada’s company growth
• You will be integral in building a scalable, efficient, and robust ecosystem of integrations to expand our addressable market and provide powerful tools for our customers
• Your goal will be to deliver new integrations and features to drive amazing experiences for customers
• You will be building on top of Ada’s API and integration framework
• Features you deliver will be adopted by the cutting edge of Ada’s client base, and will be used to open up new avenues for growth through our integration marketplace
• Furthermore, as the main consumer of Ada’s API platform, your projects will be used to inform & drive Ada’s core architecture and strategy long term
• Outcomes
• Execute on our ambitious Ada integration roadmap through long-term technical exploration and planning
• Be hands-on in building features, solving scaling and reliability challenges
• Provide expertise to identify areas of opportunity / innovation and help level up our current development practices
• Ensure the team is providing a scalable and maintainable platform for integrations
• Help raise the bar for technical excellence, foster a collaborative community, and teach everyone something new

Benefits

• Generous stock option plan
• Unlimited vacation
• Wellness account
• Extended health coverage
• Dental/optical/travel insurance
• Life insurance
• Employee and family assistance plan
• Flexible work schedule
• Digital first, fully remote with WFH budget
• In-house social worker
• Paid parental leave for Canadian and U.S. residents
• Development opportunities