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Lead Software Developer

OpenText17 days ago
Waterloo, Ontario
$118,000 - $177,000/annual
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Top Benefits

Vacation entitlement
Paid time off
Variable and commission compensation opportunities

About the role

Opentext - The Information Company OpenText is a global leader in information management, where innovation, creativity, and collaboration are the key components of our corporate culture. As a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to partner with the most highly regarded companies in the world, tackle complex issues, and contribute to projects that shape the future of digital transformation.

AI-First. Future-Driven. Human-Centered. At OpenText, AI is at the heart of everything we do—powering innovation, transforming work, and empowering digital knowledge workers. We are hiring talent AI can't replace to help us shape the future of information management. Join us.

OpenText is a global leader in information management, where innovation, creativity, and collaboration are the key components of our corporate culture. As a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to partner with the most highly regarded companies in the world, tackle complex issues, and contribute to projects that shape the future of digital transformation.

OpenText Business Network is a cloud platform that facilitates efficient, secure and compliant collaboration across digital ecosystems of people, systems and things. The platform comprises solutions that simplify the inherent complexities of business-to-business (B2B) data exchange and offers insights that drive operational efficiencies, speed time to revenue and improve customer satisfaction.

Your Impact A Development role at OpenText is more than just a job; it's an opportunity to impact lives. As a key contributor, you'll be instrumental in constructing cutting-edge Information Management Solutions that contribute to sustainable supply chains, support refugees, and enhance medical information access to save lives. You will engage in solving meaningful challenges within a motivated team, gaining exposure to advanced technologies beyond individual access. You will be encouraged to cultivate an engineering mindset, driving the creation of innovative software solutions that address real-world problems and shape the future.

This hybrid role combines hands-on software development leadership with strategic data architecture responsibilities. You will play a key role in designing scalable systems, guiding development teams, and shaping data infrastructure.

What The Role Offers As a Lead Software Developer (with a strong background in data architecture ), you will have opportunities to:

  • Lead the design, development, and deployment of high-quality SaaS products
  • Architect and implement scalable, secure, and efficient data systems
  • Work with big data and analytics
  • Push AI initiatives
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define technical requirements and system architecture
  • Identify and evaluate technologies
  • Investigate and improve application performance
  • Lead in setting the quality standards for the team's technical work, from code to software designs, while raising the skill level of less experienced team members

What You Need To Succeed

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Data Science, Engineering
  • 8+ years of software development experience
  • Experience in leading/mentoring
  • Experience in data architecture; designed and developed data pipelines, with Azure Data Factory, Databricks, ApacheSpark, and Scala.
  • Experience in data modeling
  • Knowledge in Databricks
  • Proficiency in modern programming languages (Java / Spring, Python)
  • Deep understanding of relational and non-relational (analytics) databases (Oracle, PostgreSQL, Vertica, Snowflake, etc.)
  • Experience with cloud platforms, containerization, CI/CD and DevOps (GitLab, Kubernetes, Helm, kustomize, New Relic)
  • Experience integrating with other components and systems at high volume
  • Familiarity with data governance, security, and compliance standards
  • Experience working in Agile/Scrum

One Last Thing OpenText is more than just a corporation, it's a global community where trust is foundational, the bar is raised, and outcomes are owned.

Join us on our mission to drive positive change through privacy, technology, and collaboration. At OpenText, we don't just have a culture; we have character. Choose us because you want to be part of a company that embraces innovation and empowers its employees to make a difference.

OpenText's commitment to diversity and inclusion surpasses legal requirements, evident in our Equal Employment Opportunity Statement of Policy which promotes a respectful and empowering environment for employees of all backgrounds, culture, national origin, race, color, gender, gender identification, sexual orientation, family status, age, veteran status, disability, religion, or other basis protected by applicable laws.

If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please submit a ticket at Ask HR. Our proactive approach fosters collaboration, innovation, and personal growth, enriching OpenText's vibrant workplace.

Compensation: At OpenText, we offer a thoughtfully designed benefits package that supports your physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing. As you move through the hiring process, we’re happy to provide more details about our compensation programs, including variable and commission compensation opportunities for eligible roles, vacation entitlement, and paid time off.

Salary Range: $118000 - $177000; Depending on the candidate’s education, experience, skills, geographical location, and alignment with internal equity and external market, actual salary may vary and be higher or lower than the range posted.

AI Usage Disclosure: As part of our commitment to transparency, we use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist in various stages of our recruitment process, including resume screening, candidate matching, interview scheduling, and communications. These tools are designed to improve efficiency, reduce bias, and enhance candidate experience. All decisions regarding hiring are made by qualified human professionals, and we continuously monitor our AI systems to ensure fairness and compliance with applicable regulations.

About OpenText

Software Development
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OpenText is a world leader in Information Management, helping companies securely capture, govern and exchange information on a global scale. OpenText solves digital business challenges for customers, ranging from small and mid-sized businesses to the largest and most complex organizations in the world. For more information about OpenText (NASDAQ/TSX: OTEX), visit www.opentext.com