Principal Software Engineer, Pointclickcare

• Have you ever wanted to be a thought leader in defining the technical future of a large-scale SaaS platform
• Are you passionate about solving formidable engineering challenges and pushing the scalability and reliability of a production system to the max
• Would you be excited to work on projects that bring tangible benefits to healthcare of millions?
• Team player who builds strong working relationship with peers and stakeholders
• Self-starter who prioritizes effectively and delivers despite complexity
• Leader who promotes courageous innovative discussion where multiple viewpoints are heard
• Software master with proven experience of mentoring others in their craft
• Extensive experience with multiple technical languages, ecosystems and platforms
• Experience working in an Agile software development environment
• 10 plus years' experience with Java, Spring Boot and writing RESTful API endpoints
• Cloud experience (Azure or AWS)
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes
• Knowledge of relational databases (e.g. MySQL, PostgreSQL)
• Excellent software testing skills
• Knows how to build security into a system and mentor others to do the same
• Experience with microservices
• Experience using system and performance monitoring tools (e.g. Splunk, Grafana, Prometheus, DataDog)
• Excellent organizational, critical-thinking and personal leadership skills
• Eager to learn and share knowledge that drives the team forward
• Can lead implementation discussions with other team members
• Effective at determining the underlying causes of bugs and addressing systemic issues that lead to them
• Analytical mind with problem-solving aptitude
• BSc/BA in Computer Science or a related degree

Desirable

• PointClickCare is searching for a Principal Software Engineer who will champion technical excellence across empowered Scrum teams, bring deep understanding of the full stack across a complex system, dive into unchartered technical territory and plot course through reefs of platform improvements
• Reporting to a senior engineering manager – focus on helping several teams through toughest projects on a data-driven product
• Collaborate with engineers, architects, product owners and external teams to deliver software design that meets business and engineering objectives
• Mentor engineering teams in best practices through collaboration, root cause analysis and code reviews
• Unblock teams through implementation and troubleshooting
• Champion high quality software through automation, rigorous test planning and sophisticated monitoring systems
• Promote best practices and learning across the engineering department
• Analyze and debug complex systems
• Participate in backlog refinement and lead design sessions
• Ensure software is up to date with latest technologies
• Identify and advocate for improvements in our systems
• Provide innovative solutions, prototype where needed