Senior Backend Software Engineer
Senior Backend Software Engineer
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Job Description
At Constant Contact we are seriously awesome people who take ownership and make an impact by operating with the mindset integrity and courage of a small business owner. Theres something so profoundly rewarding about knowing that your work is empowering people everywhere to pursue their dreams. Here we all play an integral part in helping business owners entrepreneurs nonprofits and individuals to succeed by giving them all the help and tools they need to grow online. Were energized by new challenges and new possibilitiesand were just getting started!
We have an opening for a Senior Backend Software Developer to join our Contacts Team. In this role youll play a pivotal role managing systems handling billions of contacts. If youre a seasoned backend engineer eager to take on complex technical challenges at scale guide and mentor fellow developers and drive the evolution of core microservices that empower our customers success this role could be your next great opportunity.
*This is a flexible hybrid role that includes working onsite at our Waterloo innovation center office one day per week to support team collaboration and crossfunctional alignment.
What Youll Do:
- Collaborate with Product Managers Data Scientists and senior members of the development team to translate business needs for contact management and data ingestion into robust technical solutions
- Own the full development lifecycle (design coding testing CI/CD monitoring) for scalable reliable Javabased microservices and APIs (using Spring Boot Quarkus) handling highvolume data processing
- Optimize applications for scalability reliability and performance ensuring they meet the demands of processing millions of records daily
- Mentor junior members of the team on software development best practices architecture and technologies
- Be a key contributor to the teams technical direction and the evolution of a longterm scalable architecture
- Stay current with industry trends research emerging technologies and advocate for their adoption where appropriate
Who You Are:
- 6 years designing developing and operating largescale distributed Java backend services/microservices
- Java Expertise: Expertlevel Java knowledge and deep ecosystem experience
- Frameworks: Proven experience building RESTful APIs/microservices with Spring Boot and/or Quarkus; strong Spring Framework understanding
- Databases: Strong proficiency with relational databases and SQL
- Messaging: Experience with message queues (e.g. AWS SQS RabbitMQ)
- Cloud & Deployment:
- Experience deploying/managing applications on AWS (Lambda EC2 EKS SQS IAM)
- Handson experience with Docker and Kubernetes
- Proficiency configuring/maintaining Jenkins CI/CD pipelines
- Testing: Commitment to quality; experience with Java unit/integration testing and TDD (JUnit Mockito Spring Test)
- Version Control: Proficiency with Git in a collaborative CI/CD environment
- Scripting: Proficiency in a scripting language (preferably Python) for automation/operations
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills with the ability to articulate complex technical designs and tradeoffs
Icing on the Cake (really nice to have):
- Familiarity with Ruby (understanding related services test frameworks)
- Experience with NoSQL (Redis DynamoDB) and/or search (Elasticsearch)
- Experience with observability tools (OpenTelemetry Splunk Prometheus Grafana ELK)
- Experience with IaC tools (Terraform CloudFormation)
- Experience with AWS Bedrock or similar AI/ML services
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Pay Transparency All Full Time Employees
$109489 $125241 CAD
Why Youll Love Us:
- We celebrate one anothers differences. We are proud of our culture of diversity and inclusion and were always working hard to strengthen and improve this culture. We have programs in place that bring us together on important issues and provide educational opportunities for all employees.
- Join the experts. If youre passionate about supporting businesses and organizations you wont find a better spot to share your talent. Were dedicated to improving the quality of our product from a customer standpoint and have a true desire to enable the success of businesses nonprofit organizations and community groups.
- Youll have opportunities to grow your career. We encourage and support our team members to learn different aspects of the business take on stretch assignments seek coaching opportunities and professional development opportunities.
- A generous paid time off policy and a competitive benefits package that supports the health and wellbeing of you and your family
At Constant Contact were all about work flexibility and are proud to serve our customers as a hybrid workforce. Our hybrid work model combines the convenience of remote work with access to our great office locations to collaborate inperson participate in live trainings and socialize with colleagues.
Application Deadline: 30 days. We may fill this job opening prior to the deadline if a candidate is selected by us.
Constant Contact is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race color religion sex gender gender identity national origin citizenship age disability sexual orientation genetic information veteran status or any other status protected under applicable law. If you require accessibility assistance applying for open positions please contact .
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about discussed or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge (b) in furtherance of an investigation proceeding hearing or action including an investigation conducted by the employer or (c) consistent with the contractors legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 601.35(c)
Notice to Recruiters and Staffing Agencies:
Constant Contact has an internal talent acquisition department and designated career site for individuals looking to join our team. Constant Contact will not accept unsolicited resumes from any external recruiters staffing firms search agencies or any feebased referrals. Any unsolicited resumes sent to directly to Constant Contact in any capacity will be considered property of Constant Contact. Constant Contact will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full Time
