Principal Software Engineer
Apply NowCompany: PointClickCare
Location: Mississauga, ON L4T 4M6
Description:
PointClickCare is searching for a Principal Software Engineer who will contribute to best practice application development by writing and rigorously defending production-grade code on a regular basis, while also encouraging and optimizing the daily execution of technical excellence across an empowered Scrum team. This is a hands-on leadership role, requiring the ability to design and implement features from the ground-up while mentoring other team members and delivering both business and technical objectives through ambiguity and uncertainty.
To succeed as a Principal Software Engineer at PointClickCare, you need to be collaborative, adventurous and passionate. Collaborative means that you're enthusiastic about jumping in to help achieve the team's top priorities, no self-promoting politicians allowed. Adventurous means that you're not afraid to dive into uncharted technical territory and get your own hands dirty while supporting and driving delivery of complex features through a dedicated Scrum team. Passionate means that you're eager to learn and share knowledge that drives the team forward and excited to be part of a movement that is positively impacting the lives of seniors and their caregivers all over North America
What your day-to-day will look like:
Identify, prioritize and execute tasks in the software development life cycle
Work with business to iterate over software requirements
Develop tools and applications by producing clean, efficient code
Automate tasks through appropriate tools and scripting
Analyze and debug systems
Perform validation and verification testing in a test-driven manner
Review the work of others, and invite others to review your work
Collaborate with internal teams and vendors to fix and improve products
Ensure software is up-to-date with latest technologies
What qualifications we're looking for:
Experience writing clean code that performs well at scale using Java
Experience with Spring Boot
In-depth knowledge of relational databases (e.g. Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL)
Solid experience writing RESTful API endpoints
Absolutely love TDD and have working knowledge of it
Proficient in GIT
Experience using system and performance monitoring tools (e.g. New Relic, DataDog)
Experience with automated testing frameworks (e.g. Selenium, Cypress, RestAssured)
Excellent organization, critical-thinking and personal leadership skills
Self-starter with the ability to deliver with minimal supervision
Being okay with the uncomfortable feeling that comes from learning new things
Team player
Analytical mind with problem-solving aptitude
Proven experience as a great Engineer
BSc/BA in Computer Science or a related degree
Bonus points for:
Experience with UI development and frameworks (e.g. Vue.js, React, Angular)
Nice to have React, Selenium automation and cloud experience
Experience with Docker, Kubernetes and Istio
Experience with Ansible
Experience with Jenkins CI/CD pipeline
Linux and IP networking knowledge
Experience with AWS/Azure cloud services or equivalent
Experience with SAML, OAuth and OpenID Connect
Experience working on a SaaS product
Experience withService Oriented Architecture
Knowledge of scripting languages such as Python, Bash or Groovy
On-call experience with production grade systems
Has mentored others in a professional setting
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$153,500 - $170,600 a year
At PointClickCare, base salary is one of the many components that make up our total rewards package. The CAD base salary range for this position is $153,500-170,600 (not overtime eligible) + bonus +equity+ benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by job and level. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the target for new hire salaries for the position across all CAD locations. Within the range, individual compensation is determined by job-related skills and knowledge, relevant experience including professional and lived experience, and/or work location. Your recruiter can share more information about our total rewards package during the hiring process.
To succeed as a Principal Software Engineer at PointClickCare, you need to be collaborative, adventurous and passionate. Collaborative means that you're enthusiastic about jumping in to help achieve the team's top priorities, no self-promoting politicians allowed. Adventurous means that you're not afraid to dive into uncharted technical territory and get your own hands dirty while supporting and driving delivery of complex features through a dedicated Scrum team. Passionate means that you're eager to learn and share knowledge that drives the team forward and excited to be part of a movement that is positively impacting the lives of seniors and their caregivers all over North America
What your day-to-day will look like:
Identify, prioritize and execute tasks in the software development life cycle
Work with business to iterate over software requirements
Develop tools and applications by producing clean, efficient code
Automate tasks through appropriate tools and scripting
Analyze and debug systems
Perform validation and verification testing in a test-driven manner
Review the work of others, and invite others to review your work
Collaborate with internal teams and vendors to fix and improve products
Ensure software is up-to-date with latest technologies
What qualifications we're looking for:
Experience writing clean code that performs well at scale using Java
Experience with Spring Boot
In-depth knowledge of relational databases (e.g. Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL)
Solid experience writing RESTful API endpoints
Absolutely love TDD and have working knowledge of it
Proficient in GIT
Experience using system and performance monitoring tools (e.g. New Relic, DataDog)
Experience with automated testing frameworks (e.g. Selenium, Cypress, RestAssured)
Excellent organization, critical-thinking and personal leadership skills
Self-starter with the ability to deliver with minimal supervision
Being okay with the uncomfortable feeling that comes from learning new things
Team player
Analytical mind with problem-solving aptitude
Proven experience as a great Engineer
BSc/BA in Computer Science or a related degree
Bonus points for:
Experience with UI development and frameworks (e.g. Vue.js, React, Angular)
Nice to have React, Selenium automation and cloud experience
Experience with Docker, Kubernetes and Istio
Experience with Ansible
Experience with Jenkins CI/CD pipeline
Linux and IP networking knowledge
Experience with AWS/Azure cloud services or equivalent
Experience with SAML, OAuth and OpenID Connect
Experience working on a SaaS product
Experience withService Oriented Architecture
Knowledge of scripting languages such as Python, Bash or Groovy
On-call experience with production grade systems
Has mentored others in a professional setting
#LI-AV1
#LI-Hybrid
$153,500 - $170,600 a year
At PointClickCare, base salary is one of the many components that make up our total rewards package. The CAD base salary range for this position is $153,500-170,600 (not overtime eligible) + bonus +equity+ benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by job and level. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the target for new hire salaries for the position across all CAD locations. Within the range, individual compensation is determined by job-related skills and knowledge, relevant experience including professional and lived experience, and/or work location. Your recruiter can share more information about our total rewards package during the hiring process.