Hybrid Intermediate Software Developer - 3PC Team

at Plusgrade

• Job title: Intermediate Software Developer - 3PC Team
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: AWS, Cloud, Distributed Systems, Docker, Java, Maven, Microservices, Splunk, Spring
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Montreal, Canada

About the role

• Backend Developer designing and maintaining backend services for travel technology. Collaborating within an agile team in Montreal office with a focus on Java/Spring technologies.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain backend services that run reliably across multiple AWS environments
• Work primarily in a Java/Spring codebase, following our team’s coding practices and contributing across multi-module Maven projects.
• Instrument and monitor services using Datadog dashboards and monitors, leverage Splunk to debug incidents, and verify production readiness.
• Participate in agile ceremonies and contribute to continuous improvement, documentation, and shared team practices.
• Raise the bar for quality and excellence through pair programming, code reviews of pull requests, and a strong desire to learn and share knowledge.
• Provide input during effort estimation of user stories, and lead technical architecture discussions at the whiteboard.

Requirements

• 3–5 years of experience building backend services, particularly with Java/Spring
• Strong understanding of clean coding and testing practices.
• Hands-on experience with AWS or another cloud provider.
• Practical knowledge of caching strategies.
• Familiarity with observability, production monitoring, and a data-driven approach to reliability.
• Experience with microservices and containerized solutions (Docker).
• Effective communication and collaboration skills to work across teams, write clear documentation, and support iterative improvements to team practices.
• A strong sense of accountability for the success of the team as a whole.
• Ability to commit to realistic timelines, and to negotiate scope, time, or quality when faced with technical challenges.
• Strong computer science fundamentals: data structures, algorithms, programming languages, distributed systems, and information retrieval.
• Understanding of testing techniques, especially automated testing.
• Experience with airline or travel technology is a plus.

Benefits

• RRSP / 401(k) matching
• Comprehensive health plans
• Flexible paid time off
• Travel experience credit
• Annual wellness credit
• Team events
• Commuter credit
• Work From Anywhere program
• Parental leave top-up
• Adventure Pass