Senior Software Developer, Developer Platform

Verily•Waterloo, ON

1d•CA$146,500 - CA$164,500

About The Position

The Developer Platform team is responsible for building cloud-native, self-service developer infrastructure that enables the software development lifecycle for over 600 engineers at Verily. We furnish a speedy, delightful, scalable, and secure developer journey through integrated capabilities in AI, IDE extensions, application templates, developer portals, CI/CD and other functional areas. We are a product-oriented, highly-effective, world-class platform development team that has a large positive impact on the product development process at Verily. As part of this team, you will work closely with developers who have worked on successful projects like Kubernetes, Istio, and Firebase.

Requirements

BA/BS degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field; or equivalent practical experience in software engineering with 5+ years experience developing and maintaining reliable, scalable, and secure products and services in production in Go, Python, TypeScript or similar programming languages.
Prior experience with cloud technologies: Google Cloud Platform/Amazon Web Services/Azure or other cloud providers, GitHub Actions, VSCode, Kubernetes, Backstage or related tools.
Strong foundation in data structures, algorithms, and system design with strong analytical and debugging skills.
Strong communication skills in scenarios like deriving requirements from customers, articulating the scope of a problem, or documenting a proposed system design.
Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to work in Canada.
Verily is currently unable to offer employment-based visa or work permit sponsorship for this position.

Nice To Haves

Experience in building with LLMs to solve business problems.
Strong working knowledge of microservices, software delivery platforms, DevSecOps, continuous integration, and release management processes.
Familiarity working in a centralized developer platform team.
Passionate about developer experience with a high empathy for users.

Responsibilities

Own the technical design and implementation for a significant platform capability or set of capabilities.
Design and develop capabilities that leverage state-of-the-art cloud-native open source components (e.g. Kubernetes, VSCode, Backstage, Terraform) and cutting-edge AI.
Scope tasks and set priorities for other team members contributing to your objectives.
Drive execution through high-quality implementation and set an example of best practices in code health and production (e.g. monitoring, frequent releases, reliable CI).
Facilitate a rapidly growing team and organization by guiding junior developers, setting high standards in design reviews, providing input into roadmaps, prioritization of user-facing features, and team processes.