Senior Software Developer

Harnessing the Power of Data, Together.

Solace stands at the forefront of technology and innovation, empowering the world's largest enterprises in their journey towards becoming real-time, data-driven organizations. Our cutting-edge technology intelligently, securely, and reliably helps our customers by solving use cases like hybrid cloud integration, IoT connectivity, microservices, and big data distribution.

Help Us, Help Them, Help You.
By joining our first-class team, you will be helping leading enterprises, including common household brands we all know and love, reach their full potential in this real-time, digital world.

The next time you drive a luxury vehicle, do some online banking, fly in a plane, or order some furniture online, you could be getting a better experience as a direct result of our technology, and your hard work. Wouldn’t that be great!?

Overview

We are looking for people who love working on innovative technology, always jump at new challenges, and want to learn from some of the best brains in the data movement business to join our team!

This position is for a Senior Software Developer to help build products to allow other third-party systems to integrate with Solace messaging products. In this role, there will be a large focus on learning modern event-driven and messaging systems across the many areas of technology.

In this role, you will:

You will be responsible for the technical leadership of new and existing integration products that allow third-party technologies to move data in and out of Solace products. There will be a mix of prototyping and other hands-on work along with creation of architectural documents. This role provides technical leadership to designers and testers.

• Work with product managers and customers to refine product and feature requirements
• Prototyping integration solutions in a variety of Cloud environments
• Writing high-level architectural documents to lead downstream teams
• Oversee the technical aspects of projects until they are ready to ship
• Be the expert for integration technology

The Right Person:

• Has a strong technical background leading modern event driven digital projects and deep knowledge of event streaming
• Has effective communication and leadership abilities
• Have experience using or are familiar with Cloud Native Services and messaging platforms, such as Kafka, RabbitMQ or Solace
• Has 7+ years of relevant industry experience and 1-3 years of experience in architecture or tech leadership

Ideally You:

• Have experience integrating a variety of technologies in a production environment
• Have a deep understanding of high-availability and resiliency concepts
• Are a person who deeply cares about the customers, ease of use, and business value.
• Are an excellent communicator who can explain complex technical ideas and can effectively engage with peers, team members, and external customers
• Have a proven track record of exceptional judgement on business vs technical tradeoffs
• Are a team player with attention to detail and a knack for creative problem solving
  

Why You’ll Want to Join Us at Solace

• We have an awesome team! You’ll get to work with some of the smartest individuals in the business
• We believe in work-life balance and believe it’s important to love what you do
• We have adopted a hybrid work model to create an inclusive working environment for everyone
• Our training programs are top-notch (LinkedIn Learning, Mentorship program, Solace Academy)
• We like to brag about our stellar customer lineup!
• We are social – we like to keep things simple and fun!
• We are one of the top-ranked employers on Glassdoor
• We have a sense of humour and make cool videos like this
• We are in the heart of the Kanata North tech park

We believe that diversity in all of its forms drives innovation and growth, both in business and in life. This is why we strive to create an enriching and safe workplace where you can be who you are. It is only because of you that we can be us.

If you want to do the best work of your career and feel supported every step of the way, we encourage you to join us.

We thank all candidates for their interest, however, only those selected to continue in the selection process will be contacted. Solace welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.