Intermediate Software Developer, Hootsuite
Fullstack/Backend
CA$80.7-113.1k
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Social media management tool
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Social media management tool
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
CA$80.7-113.1k
More information about location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To empower organizations to build trust and deepen relationships through the power of social.
Role
Who you are
- A degree in Computer Science or Engineering, and at least proven experience in developing and maintaining software or an equivalent level of education or work experience, and a track record of substantial contributions to software projects with high business impact
- Experience with backend development in Scala or Go, or strong interest in learning them
- Exposure to event-driven / streaming systems such as Kafka, including producing/consuming events and basic troubleshooting
- Familiarity with cloud-native deployment: Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS (EC2, SQS) in a microservices environment
- Basic understanding of monitoring & reliability using tools like Prometheus, Grafana, Sumologic
- You have experience in software design: you know how to analyze and design features, drive discussions, and propose technical solutions
- You have been a solid contributor in teams that have worked on medium-to-large sized projects that had an impact on business; an understanding of SaaS software development practice is considered an asset
- You know how to apply best practices to ensure high-quality code (i.e. automated tests; code reviews)
- Open Communication: clearly conveys thoughts, both written and verbally, listening attentively and asking questions for clarification and understanding
- Collaboration and Teamwork: works with others to deliver results, meaningfully contributing to the team and prioritizing group needs over individual needs
- Self Development: is personally committed to, and actively works to continuously improve
- Problem Solving: uses an organized and logical approach to find solutions to complex problems. Looks beyond the obvious to understand the root cause of problems
- Resilience, Tolerance for Change/Ambiguity: can effectively cope with change, finding ways to advance work and projects
- Solution seeker: You’re focused on tackling new challenges, solving problems, and moving the business forward—and you don’t wait to be asked
- Lifelong learner: You have a growth mindset – you’re here to learn, experiment, seek, apply, and provide feedback, share what works with your team, and move on from what doesn’t
- Resilient adapter: In the face of change and challenges, you bring a thoughtful, calm approach, and a focus on finding the new opportunity
- Intentional collaborator. You build positive working relationships across the business, bringing people together to foster new opportunities and to facilitate the efficient flow of information
- Critical challenger: You have the trust in your team to ask difficult questions in order to get to the best end result
- Active communicator: You listen actively and communicate ideas and information clearly, inclusively, and proactively
- Integrated thinker: You look beyond your role and responsibilities to understand how your team’s work drives broader organizational goals
- Accountable owner: You take pride in the work you’re responsible for with a mindset of ultimate accountability and reliability for the outcomes
- Bar-raiser: You step up to help your team grow and succeed, even when that means going beyond what might be expected
What the job involves
- We’re looking for a Fullstack/Backend Software Developer who can design, build, test, and ship high quality software that delivers value to our customers
- You’ll work on a small and agile team that continuously incorporates feedback to refine and improve the products and features you deliver
- Your team will own the entire delivery lifecycle from beta releases to production ready, scalable products suitable for new and existing customers
- In line with Hootsuite's distributed workforce strategy, our flexible work arrangement allows for remote work or a hybrid model
- This role is open to applicants located in British Columbia, Alberta, or Ontario where we comply with our legal hiring entities
- In this role, you will report to the Manager, Software Development
- Work within a cross-functional team (including designers, product managers, architects and other developers) to deliver compelling products and services to our customers
- Design, write, test, and deploy high quality scalable code
- Implement our technical roadmap as we scale our services and build new products
- Maintain standards of security, reliability, performance, and quality
- Work out loud by sharing your experiences and expertise, helping to improve and enhance processes
- Take ownership of your work and work autonomously when necessary
- Participate in code reviews, and apply software development best practices
- Work with the following technologies: Java/Scala, Golang, JavaScript + React, Docker, Kubernetes, MySQL, Mongo, PHP, & Rest APIs
Our take
Hootsuite is a leading social media management platform that’s been around since the early days of this now-ballooning online sector. With over 25 million customers, and used by staff at over four fifths of the Fortune 1000, this giant is hugely competitive in the space.
Thought Hootsuite's plans for an IPO didn't survive the tough economic conditions of 2022, it managed to rework its priorities to get back on course. For example, its acquisitions of Sparkcentral and Talkwalker allowed the company to expand into customer service and integrate AI, respectively.
Hootsuite's offering nowadays supplies businesses with a social media performance engine to turn insights into action, all fuelled by artificial intelligence. Unfortunately, the company once again laid off staff during 2025, stating an investment in its future where decisions are made faster and ownership is clear.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-26% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Sep 2014
$60m
SERIES D
Aug 2013
$165m
SERIES B
Total funding: $246.9m
Company benefits
- 100% coverage on mental health-related treatments in North America. Culturally appropriate trauma counselling services
- A company-wide Wellness Week between July 5 to 12 where we can all “unplug” together
- Accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Disability Insurance
- Employee Assistance Program
- Gym / Wellness Reimbursement ($55 per month)
- Gym Discount
- Health Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Maternity Leave
- PTO (Vacation / Personal Days) - 20 days. After your two year anniversary, you get an additional two days each year until you reach thirty days (six weeks) at your sixth anniversary
- Paternity Leave
- Sick Time (for individual employee and family members)
- Bereavement Leave
- Business Travel Insurance
- Company Phones
- Fertility Assistance (Coverage for fertility treatments and gender affirmation surgeries)
- Immigration Assistance
- Phone Bill Reimbursement ($50 per month)
- Remote Work
- 401k
- Employee Discount
- Pet Friendly Workplace
- RRSP Matching
- Volunteer Time Off
Company HQ
South Main, Vancouver, BC
Leadership
Ryan Holmes
(Founder & Board Member)Previously founded interactive agency Invoke Media, served on the Board of Directors for Ariztia, and founded pre-seed fund LOI Venture.
Irina Novoselsky
(CEO)Previously Board Member at Lemonade and World Business Chicago, CEO at CareerBuilder and President at Novitex Enterprise Solutions.
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