Senior Software Developer, Backend Job at Hootsuite (Luxembourg)

Job Responsibility

Write software - tools, libraries, automation, services
Design and build our infrastructure platform
Identify and implement new platform features
Research and evaluate new technologies
Refactor, rewrite or retire existing platform features
Operate our developer experience and production application environments
Diagnose and repair our distributed systems
Perform maintenance, upgrades and migrations
Control or eliminate repetitive tasks, alert noise, and business-as-usual work
Enable development teams
Provide executable interfaces to our infrastructure platform
Provide tools and best practices to support the entire software development lifecycle
Participate in a flexible on-call rotation
Communicate by writing documentation, participating in meetings, and showing off your work at demos

A degree in Computer Science or Engineering or equivalent experience working in a software engineering role
An ability to write software and working knowledge of software engineering practice (Java programming language and strong working knowledge of object-oriented programming concepts)
Proven experience creating stable, reliable, performing and maintainable code
Familiarity with data modeling and schema design
Knowledge of data structures and algorithms
Open Communication: clearly conveys thoughts, both written and verbally, listening attentively and asking questions for clarification and understanding
Collaboration and Teamwork: works with others to deliver results, meaningfully contributing to the team and prioritizing group needs over individual needs
Self Development: is personally committed to, and actively works to continuously improve
Problem Solving: uses an organized and logical approach to find solutions to complex problems. Looks beyond the obvious to understand the root cause of problems
Resilience, Tolerance for Change/Ambiguity: can effectively cope with change, finding ways to advance work and projects

Working knowledge of Linux systems administration, including troubleshooting system-level issues, networking (L3-L7) and basic monitoring
Experience with operating, building and maintaining cloud infrastructure
An understanding of SaaS software development practice
Ideally you have experience working on a SaaS product

Health insurance including medical, dental, vision, life/disability insurances
Employee and Family Assistance Program
Group RRSP plan with a company match of up to 4% of base salary (Canada)
401k Plan with a company match (up to 4% of base salary) (US)
Global Parental Leave: All permanent employees, including birthing, non-birthing and adoptive parents, who have been employed by Hootsuite for a minimum of 12 months are eligible for 26 weeks of full and partially paid leave in accordance with local government regulations