Principal Software Developer at Lightspeedhq

Lightspeedhq

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada·4h ago

LeadFull-timePythonJavaGo

Salary Range

$99,450 - $134,550 /year

Estimated

This salary is estimated based on similar roles. The actual salary may vary.

About the Role

We are looking for a Principal Software Developer to guide design and architecture of critical system components for the Lightspeed Retail product. This role involves contributing to key parts of the systems to deliver innovative solutions that meet customer needs, while upleveling engineering craft across the organization.

Key Responsibilities

→Ensure systems built to support new initiatives are well designed and scalable
→Analyze existing systems and infrastructure landscape to identify opportunities for improvement
→Identify key recurring patterns leading to incidents and non-project overhead
→Drive improvements in systems reliability and performance
→Improve development practices from design reviews to testing and deployment
→Conduct architectural deep-dives and mentor key members across all services teams
→Play a key role in developing a high-performance culture in the Retail organization
→Contribute to organizational objectives even if it means doing things outside your direct role

Requirements

✓15+ years of professional experience in software development
✓5+ years of experience as a technical leader for multiple teams
✓2+ years of experience in managing architecture across multiple teams with more than 35+ engineers
✓History of developing business critical systems at scale, to run on the cloud
✓History of delivering key outcomes for the business, under challenging timelines
✓Experience in more than one technology stack such as Go, PHP, Java, RoR, Python, etc.
✓Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
✓Ability to moderate technical conversations, handle diverse opinions, and make quick decisions