Senior Software Engineer
About The Position
Liferaft is seeking a highly skilled and visionary Senior Software Engineer to contribute to the growth and enhancement of their customer-facing threat intelligence platform. This role involves partnering with engineering leadership and core product engineering teams to develop new features and capabilities across various domains, with a particular emphasis on backend and data engineering. The position can be hybrid in Halifax, NS, or fully remote within Canada's Eastern or Atlantic time zones. The successful candidate will report to the Engineering Manager and play a key role in building upon the existing open-source threat intelligence platform.
Requirements
- At least 5 years of experience working with Python, Ruby, Go, PHP or similar programming languages for back-end/API development
- 5 years of experience with MySQL, PostgreSQL or other RDBMSs with a solid understanding of SQL and database schema design
- 5+ years of experience with JavaScript / TypeScript, CSS, HTML, browser security model, and browser APIs
- Experience with React for front-end development
- You are a creative problem solver who works well with others and has a passion for lifelong learning
- You love data!
- You are truly passionate about agile development, iterative improvement, and delivering value early and often
- Strong presentation and communication skills, with the ability to explain complex concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
Nice To Haves
- Experience with ElasticSearch or other similar technologies is a plus
- Experience with PHP and Laravel is a plus.
Responsibilities
- Work closely with engineering and product leadership to architect, build, and maintain our customer facing threat intelligence platform in alignment with customer and market requirements
- Participate in standups, design and sprint reviews, bug bashes, and sprint kickoff activities for product releases
- Continuously analyze and optimize our platform to ensure an excellent customer experience
- Evaluate and propose new technologies and methodologies as needed to ensure we are aligned with industry best practices
- Leverage agile practices, encourage collaboration, prioritization, and urgency to develop at a rapid pace
- Develop and maintain scalable data ingestion and processing systems to ensure high-volume data is collected, processed, and made available reliably and efficiently
Benefits
- Competitive compensation plan
- Flexible PTO – Our team is encouraged to take a minimum of 15 days/year with no cap beyond
- Hybrid workplace with flexible working hours
- Health & Dental Benefits (Medavie Blue Cross)
- 80% employer paid benefits
- Orthodontic coverage for minor dependents
- Comprehensive mental health coverage, up to $3,000 per year, available for employees and dependents
- Free access to EAP, Greenshield and a variety of physical and mental health services via wellness platform
- $750 Yearly Lifestyle Subsidy
- Monthly cell phone reimbursement
- Monthly parking reimbursement
- Company-sponsored social events and team-building activities
- Strong culture of employee recognition
- Monthly peer-nominated “Cheers” awards with gift card draws
- Quarterly Performance Awards recognizing exceptional impact, collaboration, and innovation
- Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee
- Authentic, engaged team, who value work life balance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
