Senior Full Stack Software Developer; Kotlin​/Java & React

Overview

The Financial Automation team at Lightspeed streamlines merchant operations by replacing labor-intensive manual processes like sales reconciliation with intelligent, AI driven, automated systems. We bridge the gap between complex data and actionable insights, enabling our users to manage their growth without increasing their headcount.

As a Senior Full Stack Software Developer
, in this role you will be responsible for the development and maintenance of various features within our mission-critical financial products, with a strong focus on frontend development (approximately 70%) and backend development (approximately 30%). You will contribute to the codebase by delivering new features, resolving bugs, improving system architecture, and supporting related activities. You are expected to bring strong technical expertise, help the team accomplish their goals, evolve team processes and tooling, and take an active role in production operations, including on-call rotations.

Note: We are accepting applications from candidates across Canada only.

• Drive strategic collaboration in development planning, retrospectives, and demos;
• Lead the system design and architecture for new, large-scale features, ensuring solutions are robust, scalable, and maintainable;
• Break down high-level requirements into well-defined development tasks and work items;
• Manage and communicate expectations, priorities, release status, and project schedules to stakeholders and the team;
• Lead effort estimation for sprint and product roadmap deliverables;
• Champion continuous improvement of our software delivery processes and practices;
• Actively mentor and coach team members, identifying areas for growth and career development;
• Shape the future of the engineering workforce by actively participating in the recruitment process;
• Provide technical and process guidance;
• Elevate coding standards and best practices by conducting rigorous code reviews in a knowledge-sharing environment;
• Continuously improve our existing tools and products to ensure technological advantage.

• Strong software engineering and computer science fundamentals such as data structures and algorithms;
• A minimum of 5 years of experience working as a Software Developer;
• Experience working for a SaaS product-based company;
• Strong experience building modern, scalable frontend applications using React
  ;
• Solid backend development experience with Kotlin and Java, including designing and maintaining APIs and services
  ;
• Experience designing and architecting distributed systems, preferably event-driven and microservice-based, ideally within the Financial Services domain;
• Proven experience developing scalable, reliable applications on the cloud (AWS/GCP);
• Experience designing and setting up advanced monitoring systems and championing the overall observability culture;
• Experience leading initiatives and feature work from system design to production deployment;
• Strong sense of ownership and self-improvement, with a growth mindset.

• You have a passion for software development and a customer-focused mindset.
• You are a team player always working towards the overall team’s success.
• You understand the need for constant improvement, self-growth, and accountability.
• You step up to solve problems for the business.
• You set ambitious goals, and act with a sense of urgency and focus.
• Acts as a vigilant steward of the codebase and technical processes, actively raising the bar.

As a global company with employees and clients outside of Quebec, fluency in English as a working language is required for this position.

• Join a fast-paced, high-growth company;
• Work on high-traffic products used at a global scale providing critical services for our merchants;
• Surround yourself with strong talent and enjoy continuous professional growth;
• Develop in a modern and proven technology stack;
• Great benefits and perks, including equity and flexible/hybrid remote work options, in a diverse and inclusive environment;
• Opportunities to learn and expand your skill set;
• Become a valued part of the diverse and inclusive Lightspeed organization.

... and enjoy…