Senior Software Developer, 7shifts
CA$130-180k
+ Equity
Workforce scheduling software for restaurants
Open for applications
Workforce scheduling software for restaurants
201-500 employees
Open for applications
CA$130-180k
+ Equity
201-500 employees
Company mission
To simplify team management and improve performance for restaurants, freeing up time for managers to focus on serving their customers.
Role
Who you are
- A degree or diploma in computer science, software engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
- Experience owning and supporting production software used by real customers, including making technical decisions and tradeoffs as data-driven workflows grow in scale and complexity
- Strong experience working with databases, data modeling, and data-driven systems at scale
- The ability to take ambiguous, complex problems and turn them into clear, maintainable solutions
- Comfort working in large, evolving codebases and improving existing systems over time
- Sound technical judgment when balancing speed, quality, performance, and long-term maintainability
- Clear communication and the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional partners
- Experience mentoring other developers or leading technical discussions within a team
- We know you might not check every box, and that’s okay. If you’re excited about this role, inspired to contribute to a meaningful product, and eager to share ideas that drive real change, we’d love to hear from you
Desirable
- Experience scaling databases and data-driven solutions, both from the application side, all the way through to supporting infrastructure
What the job involves
- As a Senior Software Developer at 7shifts, you’ll join our Developer Experience squad, where the focus is on strengthening the backend and data foundations that power the product
- You’ll help shape how our systems scale as usage and complexity grow, improving performance, reliability, and data integrity across core workflows used every day by over 1.5 million restaurant workers
- You’ll report to an Engineering Manager and play a key role in shaping critical technical decisions across product, design, and engineering
- Design, build, and ship complex product features that depend on well-modeled, reliable, and scalable data
- Own work end to end, from problem definition and technical design through delivery, iteration, and long-term support
- Apply strong database and data modeling fundamentals when designing schemas, queries, and data flows that support correct product behavior
- Translate product and business needs into thoughtful technical solutions, identifying tradeoffs and risks early
- Improve performance, reliability, and data integrity by addressing root causes and reducing system complexity
- Set and reinforce strong engineering practices through code reviews, testing, and consistent technical standards
- Mentor other developers through feedback and technical guidance, helping the team make better decisions over time
- Use modern tools, including AI, thoughtfully and responsibly to reduce friction and improve delivery
Our take
7shifts is building technology products to upgrade a famously antiquated consumer business - the restaurant. Specifically, the company is helping restaurant managers handle how they schedule their often flexibility-seeking employees.
The company attributes its success to a combination of customer-obsession led product development, and their narrow focus on restaurants. Other workplace scheduling softwares exist and have success, but few are as narrowly focused on the restaurant industry as 7Shifts.
The company is now looking to help restaurants deal with what some analysts are calling ‘The Great Resignation’. To do this, they are rolling out a new hiring product that helps managers hire, track and retain employees all in one place.
The worry for 7shifts is that by developing more products focused on just this relatively narrow customer base, they may be capping their potential. However, the 7shifts leadership believes that there is real room to grow through a more generalised SaaS product for restaurants. 7shifts has also benefitted from more than $130 million in funding, which indicates that investors believe in its continued success.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
17% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 8 rounds)
Feb 2022
$80m
SERIES C
May 2021
$21.5m
SERIES B
Total funding: $131m
Company benefits
- Equity in a Silicon Valley VC-backed startup 💰
- Competitive health benefits 🏥
- Generous & flexible vacation 🏝
- Unlimited snacks and a fully stocked fridge 🍎
- A culture that values authenticity, trust, and curiosity 🧠
- Apple equipment 💻
- Casual dress code 👖
- Our offices share neighborhoods with awesome restaurants! 🏙️️
- Exciting technical challenges and learning opportunities 👾
- Endless supply of Slack GIFs and dad jokes 👴🏻️️
- Free membership to our on-site gym (in Saskatoon)🏋
Company HQ
Central Business District, Saskatoon, SK
Leadership
Jordan Boesch
(CEO & Founder)Worked as a web developer for a number of years at multiple tech startups including Coconut Calendar and the early mobility startup, TaxiMe.
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