Senior Staff Developer

Benevity•Toronto, ON

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

Benevity is seeking a talented Senior Staff Developer, who has an extensive record of hands-on Full Stack Development and Architecture experience. This role, reporting to the Director of Engineering, plays a crucial part in shaping and executing on the technical strategy across different teams and layers of the technology organization.

Requirements

8+ years of scalable development experience, with lead and software design accountabilities.
2+ years in a leadership role on building scalable platforms, technology transformation and modernization initiatives.
Solid understanding of software architecture, design patterns, and principles
The ability to connect designs to implementation with an API-first approach expertise with loosely coupled systems, and domain driven design
Experience with event-driven architecture and decoupled services
Proficiency in agile methodologies, Infrastructure-as-Code, DevSecOps best practices, and automated test frameworks
Comfort with abstract problem-solving and ambiguous challenges
Well versed in adapter architecture and integration design patterns
AI driven development with ethical and secured software delivery practice
Proven track record of building performant, scalable and cost effective products
Proficiency in Object-Oriented programming methodologies, particularly using Java and Python programming languages.
Experience with application frameworks such as Spring Boot and FastAPI
Strong experience domain driven database design to manage datasets using relational, document and warehouse database engines
Ability to improve velocity and impact by eliminating technical debt.
Hands-on experience with designing and implementing enterprise technology and data engineering solutions
Well versed in integration patterns.
Extensive experience with cloud-native infrastructure in AWS and GCP cloud platforms. Familiarity with Azure is a plus.
Experience building scalable and automated software delivery supply chain using CI/CD concepts using technologies such as GitHub Actions and Jenkins
Experience in configuration driven data engineering knowledge developing scalable and extensible ETL and ELT based data processing.
Commitment to continuous improvement in code, processes, and team development
Excellent communication skills, translating user needs into actionable technical plans
Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent professional experience

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated experience in one or more of the following domains: Data processing & lifecycle management, Multi-region data distribution and compliance management, Data quality, observability, audit, Content & digital asset management, Personalized search solution and indexing strategy, Domain driven design patterns

Responsibilities

Full stack solution design expert for technology initiatives using public cloud platforms spanning multiple teams and domains within the organization.
Ensure security best practice across the technology stack using cloud native solution design.
Create and maintain technical documentation related to architecture, decisions record, and implementation processes.
Drive higher performance, agility and time to market by promoting the adoption of industry standard tools and processes across teams.
Ideate and implement Proof of Concepts for technical and product advancement.
Work with Principal Architects to lead the technical direction of our organizational strategy through implementing robust, extendable, and reusable architecture patterns.
Provide mentorship and guidance to senior and staff developers, encouraging continuous learning and professional development through practical, hands-on examples and constructive feedback, and fostering a collaborative and inclusive team environment.
Collaborate with product managers, staff developers, and other stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical specifications.