Golang Job: Staff Software Engineer

We at Security Compass are on a mission to create a world where we can trust technology by enabling organizations to shift left and build secure applications by design. Our flagship product, SD Elements, helps organizations to reduce cyber risks by taking an automated, developer-centric approach to threat modeling, secure development, and compliance. This, combined with our acclaimed e-Learning offerings, allows us to support our customers in accelerating software time-to-market without sacrificing security.
The Staff Developer provides input at both the tactical and strategic level. At a tactical level, the Staff Developer supports multiple teams as a consultant for technical implementation challenges. At the strategic level, the Staff Developer is a consultant to the Principal Developer for future initiatives and contributes to the technical architecture vision. Their base of knowledge is broad, encompassing elements of technical design, in-depth knowledge of the technical stack, and awareness of industry best-practices, which they use to help guide our software development practices.
Reporting to the Lead Architect you will enable success, remove blockers, solve hard technical problems, and drive value across multiple sprint teams in the engineering department. Our teams are empowered with autonomy and ownership and we are looking for someone with a high level of initiative.
What you'll do

• Work closely with Product Managers and Principal engineers to recommend and design key software components supporting current and future initiatives
• While not contributing to the velocity of the sprints directly, work closely with the technical teams to ensure implementation meets the technical and business requirements, supporting in difficult technical challenges as required.
• Ensure that their industry knowledge and technical skills are current by taking opportunities to engage in formal learning and actively working with the development teams to share their expertise.
• Provide thought and technical leadership on proof-of-concept work by using professional experience and industry knowledge to define fit-for-purpose technical solutions. Develop POCs and provide relevant technical details around the existing capabilities of the application tier and be able to articulate and present their ideas to the larger technical audience.
• Capture, define and contribute standards to help shape and define how we build software in a standardized way

What you'll need to succeed

• You have a strong bias for action: you move mountains and get things done.
• You are solution oriented: you identify and own problems.
• You are passionate about documentation.
• You like solving hard problems.
• You are curious and always learning.
• You are not afraid to take a stand, disagree, but also to commit.
• You have demonstrative experience with: at least one major cloud provider; Kubernetes; Microservices; backend technologies like Python, golang, and node.js; and front end technologies like React, Redux, Vue.JS, TypeScript and JavaScript, Angular, CSS, and HTML.
• You have experience with transformation.

Why Security Compass?

• Meaningful Work. We contribute towards making technology in the world more secure and our vision is one of a world where we can trust technology.
• Trust. It's important to us that you trust those you work with and are empowered to be yourself. To build this trust and transparency, we encourage open, respectful communication.
• Innovation. We encourage you to explore ideas and test new theories, both in your work and your passion projects. We encourage disruptive thinking. You'll be able to spend 10% of your time working on a side-project of your choosing.
• Growth. We make your growth and learning a priority by allocating all our employees with a dedicated learning & growth budget. We give our team members tools and support to be the drivers of their careers and encourage knowledge sharing.
• Life-Work Integration. We create an environment where you can integrate your work with life in a way that makes sense for you with our hybrid or remote working model, flexible work hours, and unlimited vacation!
• Fun. We could not have good culture without good fun, and we don't underestimate its importance. Our casual atmosphere promotes camaraderie, fun and helps bring people together.
• Embracing Diversity, Inclusion and Equity. We speak up for inclusion and celebrate diversity in thought. Our goal is to create a safe, equitable workplace where everyone feels like they belong.

Click here to start imagining your future at Security Compass!
Security Compass is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to meeting the accessibility needs of all individuals in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) and the Ontario Human Rights Code (OHRC). Should you require any accommodation, please inform [email protected] so that an inclusive and barrier free process can be provided to all applicants. All information provided will be addressed confidentially.

Job Type: Full-time