Senior Software Engineer (Golang, Microservices, DevOps)
Permanent, hybrid senior backend role in Toronto at a fast-growing enterprise energy-management tech company: building high-performance services in Golang/Python, evolving microservices/event-driven architecture, CI/CD and cloud-native infra (Docker/Kubernetes), and collaborating with data-science, ML, and IoT teams.
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Toronto, Canada
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Senior
- Employment
- Full time
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Category
- Devops
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- 10+ years SDLC experience, with 5+ years focused on backend systems using Golang and/or Python
- Expertise designing, deploying, and supporting microservices and distributed production systems
- Ability to design and manage RESTful APIs, integrations, and data-intensive backend services
- Strong understanding of modern software architecture and DevOps practices
- Leadership experience and capability of managing structured code-review processes
- Strong database and data-platform experience with PostgreSQL and time-series technologies (InfluxDB)
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, communication, and stakeholder-management skills with Agile experience
Nice to have
- Familiarity with data science, machine learning, or AI-enabled applications
- Formal engineering or related technical background
Full description
Position: Senior Software Engineer (Golang, Microservices, DevOps)
Position Type: Permanent, Hybrid
No. of Positions: 1
Description
Ready to build technology that operates at scale while making a measurable impact on how businesses use energy?
There is an exciting opportunity for a Senior Software Engineer to join a fast-growing technology company redefining enterprise energy management through intelligent, data-driven solutions. You'll work at the heart of a sophisticated technology platform, engineering high-performance backend systems, modernizing distributed architectures, building cloud-native solutions, and solving complex engineering challenges using Golang. This is a high-impact opportunity to influence technical direction, collaborate with talented engineering and business teams, and help shape next-generation energy technology while growing into greater technical and leadership responsibilities. In addition to a highly competitive compensation package, the role offers significant opportunities for professional growth, leadership development, and advancement as the organization continues to scale across North America.
Key Responsibilities
- Architect and develop high-performance backend services using Golang/Python.
- Drive the design, modernization, and ongoing evolution of microservices-based architectures, including event-driven integrations and distributed system patterns.
- Establish and enhance CI/CD and DevOps automation, enabling dependable testing, release management, infrastructure provisioning, and production deployments.
- Provide technical leadership through code reviews and engineering guidance.
- Work closely with data science, machine learning, and IoT engineering capabilities.
- Engineer cloud-native environments leveraging Docker, Kubernetes, and major cloud platforms.
- Translate product and business requirements into well-defined user stories, technical specifications, APIs, test strategies, and implementation approaches in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
Qualifications
- 10+ years of SDLC experience, with 5+ years focused on backend systems using Golang and/or other backend development tools (Python).
- Demonstrated expertise designing, deploying, and supporting microservices and distributed production systems.
- Proven ability to design and manage RESTful APIs, integrations, and data-intensive backend services.
- Strong understanding of modern software architecture and DevOps practices.