Software Developer II - Full-Stack

Summary

Join the Lightspeed Retail Team in North America as a Software Developer and build software solutions for merchants. You will be part of a dynamic team focused on continuous value delivery and best practices, creating scalable solutions for our customers. The role involves working with the S-Series squad, a small team based in Europe and Canada, requiring candidates located in Canada and available during EST/EDT hours. You will develop and maintain the S-Series retail product using various technologies, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and write clean, efficient code. The ideal candidate has experience in software development, a strong sense of ownership, and a passion for continuous improvement. Lightspeed offers a flexible work culture, opportunities for growth, and a range of benefits.

Requirements

• Experience developing and shipping production-grade software
• A strong sense of ownership of your features
• Ability to analyse production environments, incidents and performance characteristics
• Passion for learning new things and a desire to continuously improve
• Proven track record of delivering high-quality software projects on time

Responsibilities

• Developing and maintaining our S-Series retail product using Ruby-on-Rails, NodeJS, Python and React
• Collaborating with product managers, developers and stakeholders as part of a cross-functional team to deliver features and functionality
• Writing code that is clean, tested, maintainable, and efficient
• Extending your own skills by learning from and growing with the team
• Helping us all celebrate our achievements and have fun together along the way!

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of Ruby, Javascript/Typescript or Python
• Knowledge of front-end (React preferred)
• Experience with relational (SQL) databases
• Familiarity with cloud services such as AWS, GCP, or Azure
• Experience working in an Agile development environment
• Real-time messaging systems, e.g. Kafka

Benefits

• Lots of autonomy, flexible work culture and the option of fully remote work
• Genuine career opportunities in a company that’s creating new jobs every day
• Opportunity to make a difference; help merchants grow their businesses and become more successful by creating or improving products and addressing customer feedback
• Work in a team big enough for growth but lean enough to make a real impact
• Development of very high-traffic products, used on a global scale
• Opportunities to learn and expand your skill set
• Become a valued part of the diverse and inclusive Lightspeed family
• Lightspeed equity scheme (we are all owners)
• Flexible paid time off policy
• Extended Healthcare benefits
• Health and wellness benefit of $500 per year
• Paid leave and assistance for new parents
• Mental health online platform and counselling & coaching services
• Volunteer day