Staff Software Engineer, Achievers
CA$140-180k
Recognition and rewards software for employees
Open for applications
Recognition and rewards software for employees
501-1000 employees
Open for applications
CA$140-180k
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To change the way the world works.
Role
Who you are
- 8+ years of relevant software development experience leading projects and especially system design, with at least 3 of them in a Senior/Staff capacity
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong programming skills in Python or Go are highly advantageous
- Comfortable working in a UNIX/Linux environment
- Experience with Docker and Kubernetes
- Strong understanding of microservices architecture
- Experience with distributed systems
- Experience with API gateway design, gRPC, and service-to-service communication patterns
- Experience designing authentication and authorization systems (OAuth2, OIDC, PKCE, JWT)
- Ability to analyze business requirements and create technical design documents aligned with architecture standards
- Passion for performance profiling and benchmarking
- Experience executing large-scale migrations with zero downtime in production systems
- Track record of building shared libraries or SDKs used across large engineering organizations
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field
- Experience working in Agile teams
What the job involves
- What makes this team unique is the breadth of its perspective
- Framework is the one team that holds end-to-end understanding of how base libraries must interact with the infrastructure layer and the CI/CD pipeline
- That bird's-eye view of the platform means this team is where platform-wide challenges land — and where the solutions that unblock everyone else originate
- Right now, the team is in the middle of some of the most technically interesting work in the company: modernizing our authentication and API gateway architecture
- These are high-stakes architectural shifts that require both deep technical judgement and the ability to drive alignment across teams
- If you're energized by building for builders — designing systems that are secure, highly available, and genuinely pleasant to work with — and you want your architectural decisions to have company-wide reach, this is the team
- Provide guidance and mentorship to a team of software developers with varying experience levels, fostering an environment of continuous learning and improvement
- Design, build, and maintain innovative product features that enhance the Achievers platform
- Work closely with product managers, designers, and other engineering teams to define requirements and translate them into technical solutions. Actively participate in cross-functional planning sessions to align on priorities and dependencies
- Be hands-on with the codebase, actively engaging in code reviews and ensuring best practices are followed
- Utilize a wide range of modern tools and technologies, including Python, Go, Kubernetes, Docker, Drone, Google PubSub, GraphQL, MySQL, PostgreSQL, and Microservices, to solve complex challenges
- Architect high-performance, highly available, and secure software solutions that scale to millions of users
- Ship code regularly—multiple times a day, enabling continuous improvement and rapid delivery of new features
- Take full ownership of features or modules from design through deployment, ensuring the quality and reliability of the codebase
- Monitor application performance and optimize code to ensure it meets scaling, performance, and security requirements as the product grows
- Contribute to and enforce engineering best practices, standards, and guidelines for coding, testing, and infrastructure across the team. Lead and initiate engineering improvements, whether it’s through tooling, processes, or adopting new technologies, to ensure the team is working effectively
- Ensure that systems, designs, and decisions are well-documented, making it easier for other engineers to understand, maintain, and expand upon your work
- Continuously learn and stay up-to-date with industry trends, emerging technologies, and software engineering practices to bring fresh perspectives and ideas to the team
- Guide junior engineers not only on technical solutions but also on career development, helping them set goals, identify growth areas, and improve their soft skills
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 organizations towards an employee-powered culture. The platform offers personalized, mobile-first experiences and AI-driven content to boost employee participation.
Achievers caters to organizations 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.
In 2024, Achievers became available on Google Cloud Marketplace, enhancing its strategic partnership with Google Cloud. This expansion streamlines procurement and management for customers, providing a reliable, real-time global network that delivers an exceptional user experience and performance. Integrations with Google Chat and Gmail will ensure seamless recognition within the workflow, demonstrating Achievers' commitment to empowering employee appreciation and recognition.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
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
Scott Landers
(CEO)Before joining Achievers, he was on the Board of Directors at Bridgeline Digital and was the Chairman & CEO of Harver. He is currently also a Member of the Board of Directors at the Centre for Women & Enterprise.
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