Intermediate Software Engineer

Team: Platform Services

Location: Canada

Commitment: Fixed-term contract

Workplace Type: remote

Why You’ll Love This Role

• Build, own, and maintain innovative product features that process millions of user records
• Engage in design and architecture discussions, contributing your ideas to the next generation of the Achievers platform
• Active contributor to code reviews, ensuring quality and alignment with best practices
• Use the right tool for the job; we love modern technology and use things like 
• Python, Go, Kubernetes, Docker, Drone, Google PubSub, React/Redux, GraphQL, Microservices and MicroFrontend Architecture with GC
• Continuously integrate clean, scalable, robust, testable code Integrate with various third-party HRIS platforms where data integrity and reliability are paramount
• Work with many different teams and departments solving complex data synchronization challenges
• Help us transform our monolith internal systems into up-to-date robust microservices

How you'll shape User Domain and HRIS integrations

• Join a collaborative team of Engineers to develop, release, and maintain the 
• Achievers Platform and supporting services for user lifecycle management and HRIS integrations
• The tech stack: Python, Go, PHP, React, Kubernetes, Docker, Pub/Sub, GraphQL, microservices and more
• Work independently on complex tasks, designing small to mid-size components for user data management and HRIS integration systems
• Develop scalable solutions that improve system performance and handle large-scale user lifecycle events
• Troubleshoot issues across the full stack, from API integrations to database performance
• Actively review peers' code for quality, maintainability, and alignment with architectural standards
• Estimate effort for mid-to-large initiatives and contribute meaningfully to sprint planning and technical discussions
• Begin mentoring junior engineers, sharing knowledge and fostering collaborative growth
• Stay up to date on emerging technologies and corporate engineering guidelines, best practices, processes and toolsEnsure that systems, designs, and decisions are well-documented, making it easier for other engineers to understand, maintain, and expand upon your work

Experience We Feel Will Set You Up for Success

• Bachelor's in computer science or master's in computer science (preferred) or related field
• 3-6 years of relevant software engineering experience
• Experience working in Agile teams
• Top notch programming skills in any language. Bonus for knowledge of Python, Go, and/or PHP
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and Cloud platforms (GCP, AWS)
• Strong understanding of Microservice Architecture and system design principles
• Analyze business requirements and create technical design documents that are in accordance with the company's architecture standards
• Being able to handle and understand multiple domains; many cross-team projects
• Eager to learn and try new things
• Excellent verbal communication skills