Senior Backend Developer

  • Full-time

Company Description

Livescale is bridging the gap between online and offline by changing the way brands build, engage and sell to their communities. An award-winning startup with the backing of world-leading consumer brands, we’re introducing the power of Live Shopping to innovators all over the world. We’ve powered over 1000+ events to date and are the framework behind the next-level technology powering L’Oreal, Knix, Tatcha and RB Group.  
At our core, Livescale is a customer-centric company, and are proud to have built a uniquely robust white-label, multi-cloud platform with soul. We’re on a mission to unlock a brand’s potential to scale, share and sell faster, all thanks to the authentic and connective digital experience we provide. 

Follow us at @Livescale.tv to see how we stand out.

Job Description

You’re based in Canada, and you want to work with cutting-edge technologies and be part of a highly motivated and committed team? Join our  team!

At Livescale, we build our own technology, our way.
Within the engineering team, you’ll have the unique opportunity to work on complex, cutting-edge infrastructures (multicloud, kubernetes, microservices) and write elegant, simple code (aka aesthetic, fast and scalable).

In this exciting, fast-paced environment, you’ll be responsible for:

  • Developing new features, as well as integrations with e-Commerce platforms, and automate business flows,
  • Working with teammates through code reviews, peer programming, and establishing good practices,
  • Being a self-starter who is looking to learn and develop new skills to deploy the best tools for the job,
  • Participate in product evolution and roadmap design.

Qualifications

Beyond excellent and relevant competencies, we’re looking for a team player with an entrepreneurial mindset, and a background that ensures the following:

  • A minimum 7 years of work experience
  • Fluent in either in Typescript or Javascript (ES10+)  
  • Strong experience with MongoDb 
  • 2 years of experience with GraphQL  
  • Experience with cloud environments like GCP, AWS, as well as Docker and its environment 
  • Experience with real time messaging systems (Redis Pub/Sub, Google Pub/Sub, etc.) 
  • Experience writing automated unit and functional tests 
  • Experience working in an Agile development environment (Scrum, Git, Jira, CI/CD)

 It’s also a plus if you have:

  • Knowledge or professional experience with eCommerce platforms
  • Knowledge of front-end frameworks (React, Vue)
  • Creative approach and an eye for usability and accessibility.

Additional Information

Due to covid-19, we’re looking for people already based in Canada, regardless of your nationality or immigration status (ie. Closed work permit, open work permit, permanent residency), interested in relocating to the Montreal region in the short/mid-term (pending developments regarding COVID-19).

Also, it is our belief that joining a company should be a perfect match, both ways.
As such, Livescale's values below should “resonate” with you:

  • DIVERSITY (we believe our differences are our strength)
  • DARE (we love challenges & to think out of the box)
  • DELIVER (we play hard, work hard, and succeed)
  • DELIGHT (we have fun doing what we do)

We offer an inclusive working environment, where we promote empathy and gender-equality. We also invest in our team members, giving you keys to improve yourself (autonomy, knowledge, leadership) in a fast-paced environment.

We also provide:

  • Competitive salary,
  • Company health benefits,
  • Stock-options plan,
  • Generous time-off,
  • Flexible environment,
  • An attractive office environment, in the heart of Montreal.

Livescale is an equal opportunity employer. We are strongly committed to prohibiting discrimination and harassment of any type on the basis of race, colour, religion, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by law.
For readability and to keep the text light, this job offer is written using the female gender.