Hybrid Senior Backend Software Engineer, Coaching

at Highspot

• Job title: Senior Backend Software Engineer, Coaching
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: CA$146,000 - CA$178,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Python, Ruby
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Vancouver, Canada

About the role

• Senior Back-end Software Engineer developing software for Highspot’s AI-enhanced coaching capabilities. Collaborating with cross-functional teams to create a transformative sales enablement experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain high-quality, scalable, and user-centric web applications using modern back-end technologies.
• Recommend and drive backend infrastructure improvements.
• Partner effectively with Product Management and UX design teams to translate ideas, specifications, and comps into fully functional, accessible, and high-quality user experiences.
• Architect and build the back-end infrastructure for our products, ensuring a seamless, responsive, and intuitive user experience.
• Mentor and guide team members through constructive code reviews and by championing software development best practices.
• You will take on the role of a technology leader, guiding our most challenging cross-functional projects to success.
• Resolve major customer technical issues in production, and contribute to comprehensive documentation.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degrees or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience in back-end software development building and maintaining large-scale web applications serving users globally, ideally leveraging Ruby and Python.
• 3 years of experience architecting, building, and deploying mid-to-large size web applications
• Deep expertise in core web technologies and the broader web platform, including performance, security, and accessibility.
• Proven ability to deconstruct complex problems and drive solutions that balance customer needs with technical constraints.
• Strong communication skills with a track record of influencing key technology decisions across a large organization.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams, including designers, product managers, and other developers, to develop and deliver high-quality applications
• An entrepreneurial spirit: you’re agile, creative, resourceful, and tenacious as you solve problems and achieve team and company goals.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, disability, and life benefits
• Group Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) and matching employer contributions (DPSP) with immediate vesting
• Flexible PTO
• Generous Holiday Schedule + 5 Days for Annual Holiday Week
• Quarterly Recharge Fridays (paid days off for mental health recharge)
• Flexible work schedules
• Access to Coaches and Therapists through Modern Health
• 2 Volunteer days per year
• Monthly transportation allowance for employees that work in our Vancouver Hub location