Staff Software Engineer

About Achievers

The "Achievers Employee Experience Platform" empowers employees to recognize each other in real time and aligns them to the values and goals of the company. With almost 4 million global users, the Employee Experience Platform enables employees in over 170 countries. Visit us at www.achievers.com to learn more, and check out our platform in action here. Join us in our mission to Change the Way the World Works!

Our commitment to you:

At Achievers, we hire you for you because we value the unique perspective and individuality that each person brings to our team. We are committed to creating an inclusive, diverse, and equitable workplace where you belong, and your contributions are celebrated. You'll have the opportunity to collaborate with a diverse group of colleagues who appreciate your strengths and are excited to learn from your experiences.

Responsibilities:

• Provide guidance and mentorship to a team of software developers with varying experience levels, fostering an environment of continuous learning and improvement.
• Design, build, and maintain innovative product features that enhance the Achievers platform.
• Work closely with product managers, designers, and other engineering teams to define requirements and translate them into technical solutions. Actively participate in cross-functional planning sessions to align on priorities and dependencies.
• Be hands-on with the codebase, actively engaging in code reviews and ensuring best practices are followed.
• Utilize a wide range of modern tools and technologies, including Python, Go, Kubernetes, Docker, Drone, Google PubSub, React/Redux, GraphQL, MySQL, PostgreSQL, and Microservices, to solve complex challenges.
• Architect high-performance, highly available, and secure software solutions that scale to millions of users.
• Ship code regularly—multiple times a day, enabling continuous improvement and rapid delivery of new features.
• Take full ownership of features or modules from design through deployment, ensuring the quality and reliability of the codebase.
• Monitor application performance and optimize code to ensure it meets scaling, performance, and security requirements as the product grows.
• Contribute to and enforce engineering best practices, standards, and guidelines for coding, testing, and infrastructure across the team. Lead and initiate engineering improvements, whether it’s through tooling, processes, or adopting new technologies, to ensure the team is working effectively.
• Ensure that systems, designs, and decisions are well-documented, making it easier for other engineers to understand, maintain, and expand upon your work.
• Continuously learn and stay up-to-date with industry trends, emerging technologies, and software engineering practices to bring fresh perspectives and ideas to the team.
• Guide junior engineers not only on technical solutions but also on career development, helping them set goals, identify growth areas, and improve their soft skills.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or master’s in computer science or related field.
• 8+ years of relevant development experience.
• Experience working in Agile teams.
• Top-notch programming skills in Python or Go.
• Expert with technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes.
• Strong understanding of Microservice Architecture.
• Passion for performance profiling and benchmarking.
• Comfortable in a UNIX / Linux environment.
• Analyze business requirements and create technical design documents that are in accordance with the company's architecture standards.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Why you’ll love working at Achievers:

We are passionate about disruptive technology that’s rooted in science, research and data.

We understand the value of employee success in the workplace and have been recognized in numerous publications for our contributions to HR, for technical excellence, and for our outstanding workplace culture!

We foster an environment of connection, security, and community. You’ll feel at home, without reservation.

We believe in moving quickly, failing fast, and adapting to change.

We enjoy coming to work every day because we believe in our product and love our culture.

We’re committed to achieving excellence in everything we do.

Benefits & Perks for permanent full-time employees:

• Competitive Pay
• Parental Leave Top-up
• Health Benefits and Life Insurance Coverage Upon Your First Day
• RRSP Matching
• Flexible Vacation
• Employee and Family Assistance Program
• Full access to the LinkedIn Learning Library
• Internal Mentorship Program
• Employee-Led Employee Resource Groups
• A beautiful office space located in Liberty Village, Toronto
• Participation in our Points-based Employee Recognition Program
• Opportunities for professional development and career growth

Our work environment:

Achievers is a hybrid-first company located at 99 Atlantic Ave in Liberty Village, Toronto. Our hybrid work experience is designed to cultivate an engaging employee experience, where pioneering research intersects with cutting-edge technology. We strongly believe that collocating teams increases the chance to innovate together, foster passive learning, create spontaneous connections, and promote better communication.

Achievers does not offer employment to prospects without first ensuring that qualified candidates speak directly with the hiring manager and a member of our HR team. All qualification will be done face-to-face, whether that is in person or over Zoom. Achievers does not send out offers of employment without meeting candidates and does not offer employment via text. If you are requested for any personal information via text and/or without having met a member of our hiring team in person, please disregard.

Our employees are a diverse and inclusive team of passionate, hardworking individuals. Achievers is committed to creating an environment where our employees can do the best work of their lives. We encourage all qualified candidates to apply to join our A-Player family. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

Achievers is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds and experiences.

Achievers is committed to ensuring an inclusive and accessible recruitment process for all candidates. If you require any accommodations for your interview, such as assistive technology, wheelchair accessibility, or alternative formats of materials, please let us know. We are happy to make necessary arrangements to support your needs.