Senior Software Developer (Ruby)

Job Description

Lightspeed is seeking a Senior Software Developer (Ruby) to join their software development team in Montreal. The ideal candidate will collaborate on enhancing Lightspeed's cloud-based point-of-sale products, supporting the Hospitality product group's mission to expand into new markets and countries. This role involves working with cutting-edge technologies to help restaurant owners provide excellent customer experiences.

The Senior Software Developer will work with Product Managers, Architects, Developers, and other stakeholders to define solutions. They will also engage during incidents to support customers and the team.

Responsibilities:

• Creating, extending, and maintaining critical systems across a number of products in collaboration with the existing team
• Developing clean and highly maintainable code
• Engaging with Product Managers, Architects, Developers, and other stakeholders to define unambiguous, pragmatic solutions
• Engaging during incidents with a sense of responsibility to our customers and your team

Requirements:

• 3+ years experience developing and shipping production-grade Ruby and Java systems
• 3+ years experience developing within AWS or similar Cloud environments
• Solid understanding of computer systems and service architectures
• Empathy to view situations from our customers perspectives
• Strong desire to collaborate with other developers, be that pairing, code reviews, whiteboard sessions, etc
• A strong sense of ownership of all aspects throughout the SDLC and beyond
• Ability to analyze production environments, incidents and performance characteristics to drive remediation, both with your team and with collaboration of stakeholders
• Demonstrated experience creating unit and integration tests for complex systems
• Eagerness to improve existing systems and plan new ones, pragmatically

Lightspeed offers:

• Lots of autonomy, flexible work culture and possibility of remote work
• Development of very high traffic products, used at the global scale
• Exposure to modern and proven technology
• Opportunity to learn and expand your skill set
• Tons of growth opportunities into technical or people management roles
• Amazing benefits & perks, including equity for all Lightspeeders
• Opportunity to join a fast-paced, high-growth company
• Become a valued part of the diverse and inclusive Lightspeed family