Staff Software Engineer, Achievers
$150-180k
Recognition and rewards software for employees
Be an early applicant
Recognition and rewards software for employees
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
$150-180k
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To change the way the world works.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor’s or master’s in computer science or related field
- 9+ years of professional software development experience, with a demonstrated track record of leading the design and delivery of complex software systems
- Experience working in Agile development environments and collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams
- Deep experience designing, building, and operating distributed systems and microservice-based architectures at scale
- Proven ability to drive architectural decisions, influence technical direction, and lead engineering initiatives across teams
- Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Docker, cloud-native technologies, and public cloud platforms, preferably Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
- Expert-level proficiency in Python, Go, or similar modern programming languages
- Experience designing and implementing validation frameworks, automated testing strategies, and data quality controls that ensure both software correctness and the accuracy, completeness, and reliability of data products/services
- Experience leveraging AI-assisted development tools, knowledge-driven engineering practices, and modern software delivery methodologies to improve productivity and software quality is considered a strong asset
- Passion for system performance, reliability, scalability, observability, and operational excellence
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences
What the job involves
- Join the Data Intelligence team at Achievers, where we are building analytics and reporting solutions that help clients unlock meaningful insights, measure program outcomes, and understand the impact of the Achievers platform within their own businesses
- You'll work with modern microservices, cloud technologies, distributed systems, APIs, event-driven architectures, and integration analytics tools while solving complex scalability and reliability challenges
- As a Staff Engineer, you'll help shape the technical direction of the platform, lead complex system initiatives, and play a key role in evolving our architecture, engineering practices, and data strategy
- Lead high-impact initiatives that shape how millions of people experience work around the world
- Bring your unique perspective to complex and challenging projects - apply your expertise in architecture, influence technical direction, and mentor fellow team members
- Join a close-knit, no-ego, high-performing team that solves meaningful problems and celebrates successes together
- Work alongside an experienced leadership team who is genuinely invested in your career growth
- Thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth environment where innovation is encouraged and your voice truly matters
- Design, build, and evolve analytics, reporting, and AI-driven data intelligence capabilities that enhance the Achievers platform, architecting high-performance, highly available, and secure solutions that scale to support complex reporting and large-scale analytics workloads across millions of users
- Champion AI-enabled software development practices, leveraging structured knowledge bases, AI-assisted development tools, and Agentic workflows to improve developer productivity, code quality, and system design consistency
- Mentor and guide engineers across varying experience levels, providing technical leadership, promoting engineering best practices, fostering a culture of continuous learning, and helping team members grow through coaching, knowledge sharing, and constructive feedback
- Work closely with the product manager, designer, and other engineering teams to define requirements, ensure architectural alignment, and translate them into technical solutions. Actively participate in cross-functional planning sessions to align on priorities, dependencies, and long-term platform direction
- Take end-to-end ownership of critical services and initiatives, driving design, implementation, deployment, and operational excellence while ensuring solutions are scalable, reliable, secure, and maintainable
- Drive technical solutions using modern technologies including Python, Go, Kubernetes, Docker, GCP, GraphQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Cloud Data Warehouses and React, making architectural decisions that balance scalability, reliability, maintainability, and delivery velocity
- Monitor application performance and optimize code to ensure it meets scaling, performance, and security requirements as the product grows
- Establish and champion engineering standards, best practices, and architectural principles across the team, driving improvements through code reviews, technical documentation, automation, tooling, and process optimization
- Continuously learn and stay up-to-date with industry trends, emerging technologies, and software engineering practices to bring fresh perspectives and ideas to the team
Our take
Employees with a strong sense of belonging are twice as likely to be engaged, productive, and resilient. Achievers' platform aims to foster this belonging while delivering smart work experiences, guiding organizations towards an employee-powered culture. The platform offers personalized, mobile-first experiences and AI-driven content to boost employee participation.
Achievers caters to organizations ranging from 500 employees to large Fortune 500 companies like Marriott, Deloitte, 3M, and Microsoft. Annually, Achievers' members share tens of millions of recognition and celebration moments, highlighting its popularity and effectiveness. Continuous product enhancement is essential for maintaining its market leadership.
In 2024, Achievers became available on Google Cloud Marketplace, enhancing its strategic partnership with Google Cloud. This expansion streamlines procurement and management for customers, providing a reliable, real-time global network that delivers an exceptional user experience and performance. Integrations with Google Chat and Gmail will ensure seamless recognition within the workflow, demonstrating Achievers' commitment to empowering employee appreciation and recognition.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Sep 2011
$24.5m
SERIES C
May 2009
$6.9m
SERIES B
Total funding: $39.4m
Company benefits
- 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 📈
Company HQ
King West Village, Toronto, ON
Leadership
Scott Landers
(CEO)Before joining Achievers, he was on the Board of Directors at Bridgeline Digital and was the Chairman & CEO of Harver. He is currently also a Member of the Board of Directors at the Centre for Women & Enterprise.
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