Benevity

Senior Staff Developer

Benevity
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10 hours ago
Calgary, Canada or Vancouver, CanadaStaff+

Responsibilities

  • Lead Developer Experience and SDLC technical direction across technology domains.
  • Design and scale agentic systems and AI-assisted workflows across the software development lifecycle.
  • Build reusable developer platforms, internal developer platforms, golden paths, quality gates, and shared engineering components on public cloud infrastructure.
  • Address cross-cutting challenges involving development environments, CI/CD supply chains, authentication, observability, and quality gates.
  • Drive adoption of platform capabilities and organizational standards by diagnosing friction and influencing stakeholders without authority.
  • Embed DevSecOps and cloud-native security into the software delivery stack.
  • Create technical documentation, enablement guides, implementation processes, and proof of concepts.
  • Mentor senior developers and participate in architectural reviews focused on inclusive design, quality, and consistency.

Requirements

  • 8+ years of scalable software development experience with software design accountability.
  • 2+ years in a technical leadership role driving organization-wide platform capabilities or engineering productivity.
  • Proven hands-on experience building internal developer platforms, golden-path templates, automated quality gates, and shared engineering component libraries.
  • Expertise in Developer Experience, SDLC tooling, or modern engineering productivity systems.
  • Hands-on experience with AI-assisted development, agentic workflows, and LLM tooling.
  • Strong knowledge of cloud infrastructure, API-first design, loosely coupled systems, and modern software architecture.
  • Proficiency with Infrastructure-as-Code, DevSecOps practices, and modern CI/CD pipelines.
  • Experience coding in Python and/or Java, with familiarity with FastAPI or Spring Boot.
  • Experience with AWS or GCP cloud-native infrastructure; Azure experience is a bonus.
  • Ability to diagnose team friction, influence workflows, drive tool adoption, and align product, architecture, security, and engineering teams.
  • Experience integrating engineering systems such as Jira, CI, and observability into cohesive workflows.
  • Strong communication skills and comfort navigating ambiguous problems while delivering measurable, user-friendly improvements.

Benefits

  • Flexible hybrid work approach with no fixed in-office requirement for employees near an office.
  • Innovative work, growth opportunities, caring coworkers, and purpose-driven technology.
  • Employee resource groups and a strong focus on diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging.
  • Accessible hiring and assessment accommodations are available for candidates with disabilities.

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About Benevity

501-1,000 employees

Benevity builds an enterprise SaaS platform for corporate social impact, covering employee giving, volunteering, grants management, ERGs, and donation processing with global charity vetting. Companies use it to run and measure programs for employees and customers, with integrations and payment rails. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Calgary, it is privately held and part of Hg’s portfolio, serving many large, multinational brands.

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