Senior Software Engineer - Data Platform/Cloud/Saas ( Portfolio Companies)

  • Full-time
  • IFS Referral Bonus Code: SH
  • Job Location: Hybrid

Company Description

IFS is a billion-dollar revenue company with 6000+ employees on all continents. Our leading AI technology is the backbone of our award-winning enterprise software solutions, enabling our customers to be their best when it really matters–at the Moment of Service™. Our commitment to internal AI adoption has allowed us to stay at the forefront of technological advancements, ensuring our colleagues can unlock their creativity and productivity, and our solutions are always cutting-edge.

At IFS, we’re flexible, we’re innovative, and we’re focused not only on how we can engage with our customers but on how we can make a real change and have a worldwide impact. We help solve some of society’s greatest challenges, fostering a better future through our agility, collaboration, and trust.

We celebrate diversity and understand our responsibility to reflect the diverse world we work in. We are committed to promoting an inclusive workforce that fully represents the many different cultures, backgrounds, and viewpoints of our customers, our partners, and our communities. As a truly international company serving people from around the globe, we realize that our success is tantamount to the respect we have for those different points of view.

By joining our team, you will have the opportunity to be part of a global, diverse environment; you will be joining a winning team with a commitment to sustainability; and a company where we get things done so that you can make a positive impact on the world.

We’re looking for innovative and original thinkers to work in an environment where you can #MakeYourMoment so that we can help others make theirs. With the power of our AI-driven solutions, we empower our team to change the status quo and make a real difference.

If you want to change the status quo, we’ll help you make your moment. Join Team Purple. Join IFS.

Job Description

Meet Benevity
 

Benevity is the way the world does good, providing companies (and their employees) with technology to take social action on the issues they care about. Through giving, volunteering, grantmaking, employee resource groups and micro-actions, we help most of the Fortune 100 brands build better cultures and use their power for good. We’re also one of the first B Corporations in Canada, meaning we’re as committed to purpose as we are to profits. We have people working all over the world, including Canada, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, the United States, Sri Lanka and more!

Benevity’s software architecture has evolved to include a diverse technology stack. The front-end application, using mainly VueJS, is designed for both desktop and mobile web rendering. Our back-end systems (some Java SpringBoot, some PHP) manage data processing, interfaces with external providers, and ensures robust security. We run and operate our systems in the AWS cloud, leveraging where possible cloud-native technology. We emphasize clean, maintainable code and use GIT for version control and collaboration. Additionally, our platform integrates with various external services for functionalities like email communication, content storage, and server-to-server interactions.

Our culture is driven by our core value of “we-are-we” and as a Software Developer you will work in an outcome-driven environment where collaboration with your product, design and engineering counterparts is paramount.

If you’re eager to make a difference and thrive in a collaborative setting, we invite you to join our team!

What you’ll do:

● Focus on crafting production-level code that is clean, modular, and thoroughly documented, while strictly adhering to coding standards and best practices

● Engage in collaborative efforts to define and document requirements, ensuring clarity, task breakdown, and accurate time estimates

● Own sprint refinement and planning sessions, guiding development strategies and promoting an efficient software development life cycle (SDLC)

● Ensure the highest quality of software through meticulous testing and debugging, aligning with our standards for completion

● Develop and maintain models for data, software, and network architecture that meet organizational standards and promote effective information exchange

● Lead in identifying and analyzing the root causes of issues during testing phases and incident management. Innovate in testing by designing and implementing comprehensive test cases, including automating integration tests within the CI/CD pipeline to enhance early detection (embodying a shift-left approach)

● Actively participate in code reviews to elevate code quality and maintain consistency across projects. Work on optimizing and refactoring existing systems and legacy code to boost performance and scalability

● Oversee the CI/CD pipeline management for swift and secure code deployment.

● Regularly monitor the performance, security, and user experience of all applications under your team's purview, identifying and addressing areas for improvement with a focus on continuous enhancement

Qualifications

What you’ll bring:

● Degree in Computer Science or equivalent professional experience

● 5+ years of data engineering and cloud experience

● 5+ years experience with as a software developer using OOP concepts and languages like Java or Python

● Experience with cloud-based platforms and building data engineering solutions (AWS, Azure, or GCP)

● Hands on experience with building data lakes and end to end ETL/ELT pipelines

● Hands on experienced working with data warehousing technologies (BigQuery , Redshift, Snowflake)

● Experience with data modeling is a plus.

● Hands on experience with writing and optimizing SQL based code

● Experience with database performance optimization and tuning.

● Familiarity with Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) Pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, AWS CodePipeline, GCP Cloud Build)

● Experience with Containerization and Orchestration (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) in cloud environments such as AWS or GCP

● Proficiency with SQL and NoSQL Databases (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, DynamoDB, GCP Firestore)

● Proficiency working with RESTful APIs and data handling

● An API-first approach, loosely coupled systems, and domain driven design

● A pride in code quality and approaches towards testing

● Demonstrable experience working with legacy code and the ability to optimize existing systems

● A track record for building high-quality, maintainable, testable, and scalable software

● A strength in pragmatically designing, building and deploying scalable, highly-available systems

● An ability to think abstractly and are comfortable with ambiguous/undefined problems

● Excellent communication skills: you understand user needs and have the ability to translate them into actionable pieces of work

● An attitude of leaving code/processes/people better than when you got there

● A belief that companies should be socially responsible

Additional Information

We believe that coming together as a community, in person, is important for innovation, connection and fostering a sense of belonging. Our roles have the right balance of remote and in-office working to enable flexibility for managing your life along with ensuring a real connection with your colleagues and the broader IFS community. #Li-Hybrid

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