Staff Software Engineer
Valsoft Corporation1 day ago
Remote, CanadaStaff+
Responsibilities
- Own architecture and solution-level design decisions, including trade-offs, technical risks, feasibility, and documentation.
- Modernize legacy systems into maintainable, cloud-capable architectures without disrupting business operations.
- Design and implement significant portions of the system and own production health through release and operations.
- Use AI-assisted development tools such as Claude and Cursor where they improve design, implementation, and documentation.
- Mentor engineers through code reviews, design discussions, and day-to-day guidance while delegating work effectively.
- Act as a technical backup to the Head of R&D and assume broader technical responsibility across projects over time.
- Translate ambiguous customer, regulated-industry, and enterprise requirements into technical designs.
- Collaborate with product owners, QA, and subject-matter experts and communicate risks, trade-offs, and plans to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Operate independently in ambiguous, shifting-priority conditions and participate in Agile ceremonies.
Requirements
- At least 8 years of professional software engineering experience with ownership of architecture and design decisions.
- A proven record of modernizing legacy systems into maintainable, cloud-capable architectures.
- Full software development lifecycle experience from requirements and design through implementation, testing, release, and operations.
- Strong relational database fundamentals, including experience with PostgreSQL, SQL Server, or Oracle.
- Experience in regulated-industry and/or enterprise software environments with attention to compliance, data integrity, and audit requirements.
- Strong secure-coding practices and software design principles.
- Experience mentoring or informally leading other engineers.
- Excellent written and verbal English communication for technical and non-technical audiences.
- Preferred experience owning CI/CD pipelines, supporting hybrid cloud and on-premises deployments, and working with more than one listed relational database.
- Preferred regular use of Claude, Cursor, or similar AI-assisted development tools and experience adopting new technologies early.
- Experience designing or shipping AI/ML-powered production features using LLMs, cloud AI/ML services, or applied ML is preferred.
Benefits
- Competitive salary aligned to experience and market.
- Employee profit sharing plan.
- Fully remote work arrangement.
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance.
- High ownership and autonomy across product marketing initiatives.
- Opportunity to work directly with leadership in a fast-paced environment.
- Long-term career development potential in a fast-growing environment.
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About Valsoft Corporation
Valsoft Corporation acquires and operates vertical market software companies, using a buy‑and‑hold model to support industry‑specific products and services. Revenue comes through its portfolio’s subscriptions, licenses, and maintenance, with businesses spanning sectors including logistics, restaurants, and financial services. The company is privately held and headquartered in Saint‑Laurent (Montreal), Quebec, with a global footprint of acquired software operators.