Staff Backend Developer, Lightspeed
Offers Lightspeed share scheme
3-5 days a week in office
Point of Sale & commerce platform
Job no longer available
Point of Sale & commerce platform
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
Offers Lightspeed share scheme
3-5 days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To bring the streets of our cities and communities to life by powering business owners with technology.
Role
Who you are
- Outstanding Java knowledge with 5+ years of production usage experience
- Expert knowledge of the Spring framework
- Strong understanding of object-oriented programming and design patterns
- Experience with RESTful APIs and microservices architecture
- A strong advocate for testing, with experience in automated testing frameworks
- Experience with continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines
- Proficiency in English, exhibiting effective communication skills
Desirable
- One additional backend language (Python, Go)
- Experience working in an Agile development environment
- Experience with cloud environments like GCP, AWS, and cloud solutions like Kubernetes, Docker, etc
- Experience with real-time messaging systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ etc.)
- Experience with both relational (SQL) and non-relational (NoSQL) databases
- Computer Sciences degree or equivalent
What the job involves
- We are seeking a talented Staff Backend Developer to join one of our energetic teams
- In this role, you will help drive the growth and development of our Hospitality product group, aiding our goal to expand into new markets and strengthen our comprehensive commerce platform
- For this role specifically, you will be joining the team focused on the Lightspeed Integrations that allow our customers to expand their business workflows
- You'll be part of a vibrant, collaborative team dedicated to enhancing our engineering practices, implementing advanced technology, and maintaining an engaging work environment
- Most importantly, your work will play a pivotal role in redefining hospitality experiences worldwide
- Collaborate with some of the industry's most adept minds, enhancing our omnichannel product through the development of innovative features and workflows
- Enrich and extend our product capabilities by contributing to our AWS-hosted, microservice-based platform
- Juggle responsibilities between crafting new features and maintaining existing integrations with partners, prioritizing new feature development as we continuously venture into new markets
- Report to the Development Team Lead, maintaining robust interaction with Product Managers, Product Designers, and Platform Teams
- Participate in daily agile ceremonies, ignite innovation that challenges the status quo, and actualize solution-oriented ideas
- Advocate for superior code quality and accountability, contributing actively to infrastructure health
- Foster growth within your team by disseminating knowledge and best practices, while perpetually striving for advancement and progression
Our take
Lightspeed provides restaurateurs and retailers with the simplest way to run their businesses at full potential. It helps entrepreneurs offer their customers positive and memorable experiences by taking care of the day-to-day management aspects of their business.
Around 75,000 businesses processing over $17 billion in transactions annually use Lightspeed’s restaurant POS software and omnichannel retail solution to manage inventory, customer preferences, sales and reporting — all from one centralised platform. Headquartered in Montreal, Lightspeeds team is distributed across North America, Europe and Asia Pacific, now serving over 150,000 locations worldwide.
Lightspeed POS maintains a unique edge over other companies of its type because it has secured the legal rights for the sole use of certain technologies. It has two registered patents in computing, calculating categories. These patents certify that Lightspeed POS is the sole owner of this intellectual property, which means that no other companies can use them.
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Meet the team
45 people
Matthew Passmore, Field Implementation Team Lead
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Company
Company benefits
- With Lightspeed PX, you can enjoy flexible paid time off and up to 2 months remote per year with our hybrid work policy
- Equity options, because this is your company too
- Contributions to your pension plan. Your future matters
- Training opportunities to grow your skills and career
- Health and wellness credit so you feel your best
- Time off to volunteer and give back to your community
- Interest groups, from #coffee_pals to sponsored sports teams
- Computer purchase program to get your personal Macbook
Company values
- We make it matter.
- We make it happen.
- We make it together.
- We make it human.
- We make it about the customer.
- We make it data driven.
Company HQ
Old Montreal, Montreal, QC
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Leadership
Dax Dasilva
(Executive Chair)Founder of Never Apart, previously Developer of Bitmovers. Studied Computer Science, Art History, and Religious Studies at The University of British Columbia. Served as CEO for Lightspeed for 17 years until 2022.
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