Description What makes us Qlik?

A Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ Leader for 15 years in a row, Qlik transforms complex data landscapes into actionable insights, driving strategic business outcomes. Serving over 40,000 global customers, our portfolio leverages pervasive data quality and advanced AI/ML capabilities that lead to better decisions, faster.

We excel in integration and governance solutions that work with diverse data sources, and our real-time analytics uncover hidden patterns, empowering teams to address complex challenges and seize new opportunities.

We were also recognized as one of National Capital Region's 2024 Top Employers in Canada, read on to see why!

The Senior Software Engineer (Clojure) Role

Build the future of data intelligence as a Senior Software Engineer at Qlik, where your Full-Stack and Functional Programming expertise will shape robust cloud-native pipelines that power advanced AI and analytics capabilities. This role demands both deep technical skills and strategic leadership as you craft breakthrough solutions for our next-generation products.

Within our R&D division, you'll directly influence Qlik's technical direction while advancing our core platform architecture. You'll coach engineering teams, establish technical standards, and solve complex distributed systems challenges within a fast-paced, innovative environment where collaboration drives everything we do.

Our success stems from how we work together. You'll partner with talented engineers across teams and time zones, sharing knowledge and building on each other's strengths. We believe our best work happens when smart people collaborate openly, challenge ideas constructively, and support each other's growth.

This position offers significant career development in a workplace that values both technical excellence and personal growth. You'll have clear paths for advancement while helping build an engineering culture that attracts top talent. Be part of creating the data platforms that will unlock game-changing insights for organizations worldwide.

Here’s How You’ll Be Making An Impact

• Shape the technical direction of products used by thousands of organizations worldwide.
• Mentor the next generation of engineering talent at Qlik.
• Drive innovations that directly impact customer success and satisfaction.
• Establish engineering standards that scale across our global development teams.
• Solve complex technical challenges at the intersection of data, analytics, and visualization.

What makes this role interesting?

Technical Excellence & Engineering Leadership

• Participating in all aspects of software engineering including designing, planning, coding, verifying, integrating, releasing, monitoring, supporting and maintaining.
• Lead by example through hands-on coding, code reviews, and technical mentorship
• Drive technical decisions and establish engineering best practices across teams
• Architect scalable, performant solutions while maintaining code quality and reliability
• Prototype and validate new technologies through proof-of-concepts and experiments
• Take ownership of infrastructure design and maintenance, continuously improving deployment pipelines, system architecture, and operational efficiency.

Strategic Technical Contributions

• Solve our most challenging technical problems with innovative approaches
• Evaluate and implement new technologies that enhance our platform capabilities
• Collaborate with Product Management to translate business requirements into technical solutions
• Assess technical trade-offs and their impact on development timelines and system performance
• Champion non-functional requirements including security, scalability, and maintainability

Team Leadership & Mentorship

• Mentor junior engineers and elevate the technical capabilities of the team.
• Lead technical design sessions and architectural reviews.
• Foster a culture of engineering excellence and continuous learning.
• Guide teams through complex technical challenges and implementations.
• Build consensus on technical approaches while knowing when to make decisive calls.
• Serve as a key team contributor while actively embracing our pair programming practices and agile development methodology.

We’re Looking For a Teammate With

• 7+ years of software engineering experience with significant hands-on development.
• Functional programming paradigms with deep expertise in Clojure, alongside strong capabilities in Java and Python.
• Distributed systems and microservices architecture.
• Understanding containerization and deployment on Linux using technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Designing, deploying, and maintaining cloud infrastructure and services across major platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud).
• Software design patterns and architectural principles.
• Performance optimization and scalability engineering.
• Full-stack development with emphasis on backend systems.
• Database design and optimization (SQL and NoSQL).
• CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
• Code quality, testing strategies, and engineering best practices.
• Technical documentation and knowledge sharing.
• Experience building large-scale data processing or analytics systems.
• Contributions to open-source projects or technical communities.
• Track record of improving system performance and reliability.
• Background in data business intelligence or analytics platforms.

The location for this role is:

Ottawa, ON Canada

Apply now and help change how the world transforms complex data landscapes into actionable insights and turns complex data challenges into new opportunities!

More About Qlik And Who We Are Find out more about life at Qlik on social: Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube, and X/Twitter, and to see all other opportunities to join us and our values, check out our Careers Page.

What else do we offer?

• National Capital Region's 2024 Top Employers in Canada: https://reviews.canadastop100.com/top-employer-qliktech
• Genuine career progression pathways and mentoring programs
• Culture of innovation, technology, collaboration, and openness
• Flexible, diverse, and international work environment

Giving back is a huge part of our culture. Alongside an extra “change the world” day plus another for personal development, we also highly encourage participation in our Corporate Responsibility Employee Programs

The anticipated base salary range for this role is $140,000 - $150,000 CDN per year. Final compensation offered by Qlik will be based on factors such as the candidate’s location, job-related skills, education, experience, and other business and organizational needs. Qlik offers a comprehensive benefits package, eligibility requirements for benefits will be controlled by applicable Qlik plan documents and policies.

If you need assistance applying for a role due to a disability, please submit your request via email to accessibilityta @ qlik.com. Any information you provide will be treated according to Qlik’s Recruitment Privacy Notice. Qlik may only respond to emails related to accommodation requests.

Qlik is not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms for this employment opportunity. Please, no phone calls or emails. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at Qlik via-email, the Internet or in any form and/or method without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of Qlik. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Qlik as a result of the referral or through other means.