Senior Software Engineer, Achievers
2-3 days a week in office (Liberty Village, ON)
Recognition and rewards software for employees
Open for applications
Recognition and rewards software for employees
501-1000 employees
Open for applications
2-3 days a week in office (Liberty Village, ON)
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To change the way the world works.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor’s in computer science or Masters in Computer Science or related field
- 6+ years’ experience with a software development experience in enterprise-level environment
- Experience with agile development methodologies including Scrum and Kanban
- Experience in coaching and people management
- Proficient in web frameworks and server-side language such as Python, PHP, GO, etc
- Proficient in a relational and NoSQL databases such as MySQL and MongoDB
- Willingness to learn new emerging technologies and keep up with the latest frameworks and APIs
- Proficient in microservices and deployment in Google Cloud
- Ability to interact and clearly explain complex technical language to technical and non-technical teams and varying levels of staff
- Confident in object modelling and OOP concepts
- Confident in data modeling and database design concepts
- Advanced/professional verbal and written English language skills
What the job involves
- We are seeking a talented Senior Software Engineer to join our growing Recognize Engineering team
- In this role, you will leverage your past experiences and deep understanding of feature development with scalability in mind. Your work will directly impact how our 4M+ global users engage with our leading product, Recognize
- Use the right tool for the job. We love modern technology/framework and use things like Python, Go, PHP, GCP, pubsub, Kubernetes, Microservices, React, and more
- Participate in team's SCRUM process, including sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives and help the team and Product Manager with the backlog items (user story writing, estimation and priority assignment)
- Help the team achieve its agreed-upon goals
- Coach the team and individuals for continuous increased performance
- Take ownership of the various areas of the software/product delivery
- Stay up to date on emerging technologies and corporate engineering guidelines, best practices, processes and tools, and be a mentor to the team members
- Collaborate with other teams to proactively identify and manage dependencies
- Remove roadblocks, and advise and escalate issues as needed
- Hands-on with our codebase and deeply involved in code reviews
- Possess good intuition for code quality and rarely needs supervision/feedback/guidance on syntax/convention to improve code quality/style. Delivers projects in accordance to acceptance criteria with scalability design concerns in focus
- Continuously integrate clean, scalable, robust, testable code
- Support cross functional teams as the subject matter expert of our domain
- See all solutions through a security lens and make our solutions safe from get go
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 organisations towards an employee-powered culture. The platform uses personalised, mobile-first experiences and AI-driven content to boost employee participation.
Achievers caters to organisations 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.
Recently, Achievers became available on Google Cloud Marketplace, enhancing its strategic partnership with Google Cloud. This expansion simplifies procurement and management for customers, providing a reliable, real-time global network for exceptional user experience and performance. Integrations with Google Chat and Gmail will ensure seamless recognition within the flow of work, demonstrating Achievers' commitment to empowering employee appreciation.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
21% employee growth in 12 months
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
Jeff Cates
(CEO, not founder)Experience as Vice President of PSG Consumer at Hewlett-Packard for 3 years, and President and CEO of Intuit Canada for 8 years.
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