1 hour ago
Tokyo, JapanStaff+
Responsibilities
- Lead the design, development, and delivery of full-stack applications using Java, Spring Boot, and React.
- Architect and build cloud-native solutions on Microsoft Azure using AKS, App Service, Azure SQL, and Service Bus.
- Guide architecture reviews, technical decisions, implementation practices, and cross-team technical coordination.
- Mentor and coach developers through code reviews, pair programming, and ongoing technical leadership.
- Promote automated testing, observability, code quality, documentation, and operational excellence.
- Drive DevOps adoption, CI/CD automation, and infrastructure-as-code practices.
- Support production systems, troubleshoot complex issues, and improve reliability and performance.
- Balance delivery priorities with architectural health and technical debt management.
- Contribute to hiring and talent development efforts.
Requirements
- 8+ years of professional software engineering experience.
- 2+ years of experience in technical leadership, lead development, or mentorship.
- Strong hands-on experience with Java, Spring Boot, React, and Microsoft Azure.
- Experience with microservices architecture, RESTful APIs, distributed systems, CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and infrastructure-as-code solutions.
- Experience with relational databases such as SQL Server and PostgreSQL.
- Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and container-based deployment strategies.
- Understanding of software design principles, application security, performance optimization, testing, and operational excellence.
- Experience mentoring engineers, leading architecture discussions, evaluating technical trade-offs, and coordinating cross-functional dependencies.
- Strong Agile delivery experience, including sprint planning, estimation, and retrospectives.
- Excellent communication skills with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Pragmatic, outcome-focused approach with a commitment to continuous improvement, quality-first engineering, TDD, automation, collaboration, and customer-centric thinking.
Benefits
- Hybrid working arrangement in Waterloo, Ontario.
- Eligible employees receive customizable health, dental, mental health, vision, disability, life, AD&D, adoption/surrogacy, wellness, and employee/family assistance benefits.
- Retirement savings plans, including pension and a global share ownership plan with employer matching contributions, are available to eligible employees.
- Financial education and counseling resources are available.
- Canada’s paid time off program includes holidays, vacation, personal, and sick days, plus statutory leaves of absence.
- Employees may participate in incentive programs tied to business and individual performance.
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