Staff Software Developer, Developer Platform

Verily•Waterloo, ON

6d•CA$175,000 - CA$197,000

About The Position

The Developer Platform team is responsible for building a cloud-native developer platform (PaaS) that enables the end-to-end software development lifecycle for over 600 engineers at Verily. We furnish a speedy, delightful, scalable, and secure developer journey through integrated capabilities in application templates, developer portals, CI, CD and other functional areas. We are a product-oriented, highly-effective, world-class platform developer team that has a large positive impact on the software 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.
8+ years experience developing and maintaining reliable, scalable, and secure products and services in production in Go, Python, C++, or similar programming languages.
Prior experience with cloud technologies: Google Cloud Platform/Amazon Web Services/Azure or other cloud providers, GitHub Actions, Kubernetes, ArgoCD, 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.

Nice To Haves

Deep knowledge of Google Cloud Platform and Kubernetes.
Experience with microservices, software delivery platforms, DevSecOps, continuous integration, and release management processes.
2+ years experience working in a centralized developer platform team.
Passionate about developer experience with a high empathy for users.

Responsibilities

Own the vision, roadmap, and execution for a broad functional area and set the technical direction and priorities for other team members.
Design and develop capabilities that leverage state-of-the-art cloud-native open source components (e.g. Kubernetes, Backstage, ArgoCD, Terraform).
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).
Collaborate with the engineering team on system architecture and integrations.