Staff Software Engineer

Summary

Join Wiser Solutions as a Staff Software Engineer and contribute to the development of microservices and web applications for our data collection and matching processes. You will play a key role in building the next-generation Matching platform, handling over 200 million transactions daily. This role involves utilizing cutting-edge technologies like domain-driven design, event sourcing, and CQRS. The ideal candidate possesses a passion for distributed system design, optimization, and data integration. You will be responsible for shipping valuable features, executing efficiently, collaborating with various teams, and bringing innovative ideas to the table. The position requires strong coding skills in multiple languages and extensive experience in designing high-scale, complex distributed systems.

Requirements

• BS in Computer Science or related technical field
• 12+ years of professional software engineering experience
• Prior experience in a Principal Engineer, Staff Engineer, or equivalent senior technical leadership role
• Experience leveraging AI coding assistants and modern development tools to enhance productivity and code quality
• Strong coding background in multiple languages
• Proficient with writing both front-end and server-side code
• Track record of challenging existing solutions and introducing innovative approaches that deliver measurable business value
• Ability to translate business needs into technical capabilities and contribute to strategic technical roadmap planning
• Ability to guide and coach multiple engineering teams on software design principles and best practices
• Deep system design skills with meaningful experience designing high-scale complex distributed systems
• Demonstrable technical background with understanding of modern tech stacks, object/data modeling, business process
• Proven ability to learn quickly, make pragmatic decisions, and adapt to changing business needs
• Track record of lifting and challenging teammates to higher levels of achievement
• Strong experience working with both relational and unstructured data
• Proficient with Linux, cloud computing (AWS, etc.) and containerization
• Outstanding organizational, communication, and relationship building skills conducive to driving consensus; able to work well in a cross-functional environment
• Ownership – feel a sense of personal accountability/responsibility to drive execution from start to finish while empowering team members around them
• Experience in leading & balancing priorities across multiple delivery teams working across multiple time zones (US/Canada, Europe and India)
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with a history of hands-on, detail orientation

Responsibilities

• Ship the value that matters most – you are extremely product-driven: you solve the highest value problems incrementally and in the ways that work best for our business
• Execute, execute, execute – you deliver efficiently and effectively, you use metrics that drive success, you make high integrity commitments and follow through on them
• Raise the bar – you care deeply about your craft and high-quality code, consistently looking for ways to improve the codebase and holding other accountable to the same standard
• Collaborate and align – you are a great partner not just to the product team, but also to your peers for other product lines, architecture, data science, and infrastructure
• Communicate clearly – you ensure everyone from the executive team to the individual developers understands what needs to be done, what is being done, and when it will be done
• Bring new ideas to the table – you are a strategic contributor to our business

Benefits

• Performance-based discretionary bonuses and variable pay plans are available for some positions
• Base pay is one part of our total compensation package. Pay is established on an individual basis after considering multiple factors such as relevant experience, education, and other qualifications. In addition, we take into account geographical differentials and make sure pay is equitable with our current staff. For this position, our hiring range for base annual pay is estimated to be CAD$175,000 to $195,000, at the time of this posting