Staff Software Engineer building Java backend services for Sonatype’s software supply chain security platform. Supporting product provisioning, licensing, purchasing, scalability, and reliability.
About the role
- Senior Software Engineer developing and maintaining backend systems for fintech startup. Leading projects and improving services with a focus on scalability and performance.
Responsibilities
- Own, design, and improve the services and features of our backend systems, with a focus on scalability, maintainability, and performance.
- Deliver end-to-end full-stack features: product discovery, scoping, implementation, and deployment.
- Make pragmatic decisions in ambiguous situations; unblock yourself and others without waiting for perfect specifications.
- Improve existing surfaces: refactor opportunistically and reduce technical debt without slowing down delivery.
- Write and test production-quality code to ensure correctness and performance.
- Raise the team's bar: share context, bring your domain expertise, and challenge decisions when the trade-offs don't make sense.
- Promote and champion "AI-native" development best practices, building patterns and abstractions that enable fast iteration with tools like Claude Code.
Requirements
- Someone with at least 6 years of relevant industry experience; able to deliver strong results amid ambiguity, review and mentor other engineers, and set the standard for quality and output.
- A university degree (at minimum a bachelor's) in Computer Science, Engineering, or Mathematics from a reputable university in Canada or the United States.
- Strong computer science and engineering fundamentals. A solid command of algorithms, data structures, and systems design.
- Expert-level proficiency in TypeScript, Node.js, React.js, and React Native.
- Strong communication skills: able to clearly discuss trade-offs with both technical and non-technical audiences.
- A demonstrated ability to leverage AI development tools to accelerate delivery while maintaining code quality and architectural integrity.
- Excellence in designing clean, testable, and well-documented code that serves as an effective context for AI assistants.
Benefits
- Competitive base salary ($150,000-$185,000)
- Individual performance bonus
- Profit sharing
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage.
- 20 days of paid time off per calendar year + unlimited sick days.
- $2,500 per year in your Health Spending Account.
- $1,000 per year in your Wellness Lifestyle Account.
- Annual company retreat.
- Paid parental leave.
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