Responsibilities Building stuff – coding, code reviews, fixing bugs, peer programming, incident response, reverse‑engineering tasks, and more. Planning / architecture – estimating, collaborating with product, establishing MVP. Learning and teaching – chapter reviews, research, meetups, coaching and mentoring developers to level up. Enabling – working on shared libraries, contributing to open source, defining, documenting and evolving best practices for development in the team’s area of focus. Avoiding pitfalls – identifying potential risks in delivering complex features and proposing ways to mitigate them. Qualifications Staff‑level experience – extensive experience as a staff engineer, leading large‑scale incidents, improving architectures, sharpening runbooks and building lasting institutional knowledge. Systems thinking – deep proficiency in at least one relevant tech stack with a systems‑level mindset for complex full‑stack architectures. Modern tooling – hands‑on experience with AI‑assisted coding and deployment strategies that drive efficiency without sacrificing quality. Communication – ability to simplify complex technical trade‑offs for stakeholders and peers, proactively identify and communicate risks, and maintain a data‑driven perspective. Principled but pragmatic technical lead – strong opinions, weakly held, ready to pivot when data shows a better path for the customer. Continuous force multiplier – solves problems while building systems, tools and people around you. Owner & advocate – acts with urgency, walking backwards from the customer, treating the codebase, business strategy and stakeholders as your own. Boundary‑spanning problem solver – operates across squads, aiming to create primitives, platforms or patterns that become the foundation for future solutions. Benefits Flexible work environment that empowers you to do your best work. Cultivating culture that celebrates performance. Opportunity to make an impact in a team large enough for career growth but lean enough to hear your voice. Career‑defining opportunities. Flexible paid time off and remote work policies. Equity options. Contributions to pension plan. Training opportunities to grow your skills and career. Health and wellness credit. Time off to volunteer and give back to your community. Interest groups, employee‑led networks and social committees for sponsored sports teams. Computer purchase program for your personal MacBook. Enhanced parental leave to support growing families. Other benefits as detailed in the full offer. Estimated total compensation: $175,000 to $190,000 CAD (Ontario only). Equal Opportunity Statement Lightspeed is a proud equal opportunity employer and we are committed to creating an inclusive and barrier‑free workplace. Lightspeed welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. #J-18808-Ljbffr