Senior Software Developer, Backend

We’re looking for an Senior Software Developer, Backend who can help us support the development organization to deliver value to customers in a reliable, efficient, and safe manner. You’ll be working in a focused team that owns one piece of the production application environment and the developer experience, you will execute on defined projects to achieve team-level goals. In line with Hootsuite's distributed workforce strategy, our flexible work arrangement allows for a hybrid model. This role is open to applicants within commutable distance to Luxembourg.

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

• Write software - tools, libraries, automation, services
• Design and build our infrastructure platform

• Identify and implement new platform features
• Research and evaluate new technologies
• Refactor, rewrite or retire existing platform features

• Operate our developer experience and production application environments

• Diagnose and repair our distributed systems
• Perform maintenance, upgrades and migrations
• Control or eliminate repetitive tasks, alert noise, and business-as-usual work

• Enable development teams

• Provide executable interfaces to our infrastructure platform
• Provide tools and best practices to support the entire software development lifecycle

• Participate in a flexible on-call rotation
• Communicate by writing documentation, participating in meetings, and showing off your work at demos

WHAT YOU’LL NEED:

• A degree in Computer Science or Engineering or equivalent experience working in a software engineering role
• An ability to write software and working knowledge of software engineering practice (Java programming language and strong working knowledge of object-oriented programming concepts)
• Proven experience creating stable, reliable, performing and maintainable code
• Familiarity with data modeling and schema design
• Knowledge of data structures and algorithms
• Open Communication: clearly conveys thoughts, both written and verbally, listening attentively and asking questions for clarification and understanding
• Collaboration and Teamwork: works with others to deliver results, meaningfully contributing to the team and prioritizing group needs over individual needs
• Self Development: is personally committed to, and actively works to continuously improve
• Problem Solving: uses an organized and logical approach to find solutions to complex problems. Looks beyond the obvious to understand the root cause of problems
• Resilience, Tolerance for Change/Ambiguity: can effectively cope with change, finding ways to advance work and projects
• Preferred. Working knowledge of Linux systems administration, including troubleshooting system-level issues, networking (L3-L7) and basic monitoring
• Preferred. Experience with operating, building and maintaining cloud infrastructure
• Preferred. An understanding of SaaS software development practice; Ideally you have experience working on a SaaS product

WHO YOU ARE:

• Solution seeker. You’re focused on tackling new challenges, solving problems, and moving the business forward—and you don’t wait to be asked.
• Lifelong learner. You have a growth mindset – you’re here to learn, experiment, seek, apply, and provide feedback, share what works with your team, and move on from what doesn’t.
• Resilient adapter. In the face of change and challenges, you bring a thoughtful, calm approach, and a focus on finding the new opportunity.
• Intentional collaborator. You build positive working relationships across the business, bringing people together to foster new opportunities and to facilitate the efficient flow of information.
• Critical challenger. You have the trust in your team to ask difficult questions in order to get to the best end result.
• Active communicator. You listen actively and communicate ideas and information clearly, inclusively, and proactively.
• Integrated thinker. You look beyond your role and responsibilities to understand how your team’s work drives broader organizational goals.
• Accountable owner. You take pride in the work you’re responsible for with a mindset of ultimate accountability and reliability for the outcomes.
• Bar-raiser. You step up to help your team grow and succeed, even when that means going beyond what might be expected.