Staff Software Engineer, Thinkific
CA$144-204k
+ Equity + Team-wide bonuses + Employee Share Purchase Plan
Online course creation platform
Open for applications
Online course creation platform
201-500 employees
Open for applications
CA$144-204k
+ Equity + Team-wide bonuses + Employee Share Purchase Plan
201-500 employees
Company mission
To make it simple for entrepreneurs and established businesses – our Creator Educators - to scale and generate revenue by teaching what they know.
Role
Who you are
- Has 5+ years of experience working in a senior engineering role, and is an expert in backend architectural approaches such as event-driven architecture, domain-driven design, and multi-tenant systems
- Experience working in Payments domain, In-depth understanding of payment gateways, processors such as Stripe, PayPal
- Experience with implementing and integrating various payment methods (credit/debit cards, digital wallets, bank transfers)
- Familiarity with industry standards and compliance requirements such as PCI-DSS, PSD2
- Knowledge of fraud detection and prevention mechanisms in payment systems
- Understanding of tax handling, reconciliation, settlements, and chargebacks processes
- Understands and is proficient in multiple backend languages, such as Ruby, Golang, or Node and also has expert-level knowledge of relational and non-relational database technologies such as Postgres, Redis, ElasticSearch, DynamoDB
- Is experienced with asynchronous job processing, using queuing technologies such as SNS, SQS, and Sidekiq
- Loves to learn and grow. They’ve found (and keep looking for) ways to level up their skills in this field, whether that’s through formal education, gaining professional experience, or maybe even building their own business
Desirable
- Experience with AWS cloud infrastructure and streaming technologies such as Kafka, Spark, Kinesis
- An understanding of how to work with infrastructure as code technologies, such as Terraform
- Experience with containers and orchestration via Docker and Kubernetes
What the job involves
- We’re looking for a Staff Software Engineer to join the TCommerce team, responsible for all payments initiatives at Thinkific
- As a Staff Software Engineer, you are one of our “power implementers.”
- You will work and lead projects that have a direct impact on revenue for both Thinkific and our users, shaping the future and expansion of our payments platform worldwide while supporting local payment specificities
- You’ll work closely with Principal Engineers, and Architects to lead with technical excellence shaping the technical direction of large projects while also investing time to coach and mentor other Engineers on the team
- You'll represent our concerns across the business and likewise represent the business concerns to the rest of your team
- Your goal will be to help guide and execute on projects related to our backend architecture
- Drive and deliver major engineering initiatives with long term impact of our Payments products and architecture
- Contribute to the technical strategy, helping the business make technical decisions by providing high level technical estimates, options, and feasibility opinions, and creating and reviewing proposals for new technologies, patterns and implementations
- Collaborate with engineering managers, product managers, designers, and other stakeholders to define requirements and specifications for software projects
- Advocate for Engineering best practices by sharing knowledge, teaching others new skills, and contributing to improve engineering standards, tooling, and processes, additionally, you will bring new ideas and design patterns to strategic and technical planning initiatives
- Lead team discussions, mentor other engineers to grow and improve the team's productivity
- Role model with clean, efficient, and maintainable code in accordance with best practices and coding standards
- Creating complex architectural frameworks for components and features of new software programs
- Thinking critically to overcome challenges that arise during the development and implementation of a project
- Communicate with senior leaders and executives to determine the organization's unique software needs, presenting progress reports to senior leaders
- Participate in our on-call rotations for troubleshooting production issues
Our take
As the world becomes increasingly globalized, the competition for jobs is fiercer than ever. Whilst traditional educational institutions are failing to deliver the skills of tomorrow, Thinkific provides a way for the new wave of instructors to meet this educational demand, with its all-in-one course creation platform.
Course creators on Thinkific have unparalleled ownership over their content and course, whilst also having access to a suite of tools to help operate, promote, and monetize those courses. Its customization tools also mean creators can create a strong brand for their knowledge business, with a range of integrations ensuring Thinkific remains a one-stop shop for all their needs.
Its latest updates enhance its capabilities for building engaging customer education programs. New features like advanced customization and CORM integration offer users powerful tools for creating interactive and personalized learning experiences. With continuous innovations, Thinkific remains dedicated to supporting course creators and enterprises, providing them with the flexibility and resources needed to excel in the competitive educational market.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Some candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
-20% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Sep 2020
$22m
EARLY VC
Nov 2019
$2.4m
EARLY VC
Total funding: $24.4m
Company benefits
- Open vacation policy: We're big proponents of sand, sun, and taking time to recharge. As long as you're getting your work done and keeping your team supported, take vacation when you need it. We encourage Thinkers to take at least 4 weeks vacation each year
- Flexible work environments: Whether you’re working from Thinkific HQ or working from home, set your own hours to find a rhythm that works for you and your team. Finding the time for workouts, laundry, daycare dropoffs, or appointments is easier than ever.
- Learning opportunities and personal development: Interested in a course, conference, or career coaching? We’ve got you covered with our $1500 Learn and Grow fund to support your personal and professional growth, on top of regular lunch & learns, internal courses and workshops, and a coaching program. Our people leaders will work with you to ensure you’re taking advantage of the learning opportunities you want and need
- Competitive benefits package: Our benefits kick in on your first day at Thinkific and include coverage for health, vision, dental, prescriptions, and up to $3000 for your mental health. Our Employee and Family Assistance Program will also take care of you and your family, providing everything to support your well-being
- Parental leave: We care about helping you grow your career AND your family. Family is important to us, and our paid parental leave gives you a little extra help while you're beginning this new adventure. Learn more about our family leave benefits here
- We actually hang out: Thinkers are some of the kindest (and most fun!) people out there. We're into boat parties, hackathons, company retreats, and celebrating everything from Canada Day to Brazilian Carnival. Wherever you’re based, you’ll have opportunities to connect with your team both virtually and IRL
- The bow-wow benefits: Office dogs. Plural. Meet them on Instagram at @dogsofthinkific
Company values
- Succeed together - We build on each other's strengths to make every project awesome
- Be helpful - Whether it's for our customers or for each other, we always make time to help
- Choose ethics and integrity - We choose to do what's right, always
- Fanatical about customer success - We do everything in our power to help our customers succeed
- Give a shit - We always put 100% into everything we do
- Learn and grow - We're always seeking to develop ourselves personally and professionally
- Passionately debate - We dialogue it out, and share our opinions and experiences so we can all gain perspective
- Strive for equality - Nothing works unless we're treating each other with r-e-s-p-e-c-t
Company HQ
Strathcona, Vancouver, BC
Articles
Leadership
Greg Smith
(CEO)Spent 3 years working as a Lawyer before co-founding Moving Media Group, working as the Director of Sales. They now hold the position of CEO at Alpha Score Seminars, as well as being Co-Founder and CEO at Thinkific.
Miranda Lievers
(Advisor)Spent 7 years at Telus in progressive leadership roles launching high-speed internet across Canada. Co-founded Blue Olive Photography Inc. before co-founding Thinkific.
Matt Smith
(CSO)Over a decade of experience in Product, Technology and Growth roles. Founded Alpha Score Seminars before working as CTO of Healthism. Previously worked as CTO of Thinkific before launching successful Instagram-scheduling software startup, Later.com. Returned to Thinkific in 2021 as CSO.
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