Staff Software Developer- Financial Services

Hi there Thanks for stopping by 👋 Are you actively looking for a new opportunity? Or just checking the market? Well… you might just be in the right place to join our team.Services organization at Lightspeed focuses on providing foundational services that provide core offerings across the Lightspeed product portfolio. In addition to a catered solution for our Golf merchants, Services org owns Financial Services (Payments, Capital), Scheduling Services, and Technical Services (Auth, Merchant Data). As a Staff Software Developer, you will bring technical leadership to your team & overall Services organization. With strong technical expertise in building scalable & resilient systems & a passion for mentoring others, you will take an active role in leading your team to successfully land key initiatives. You will also help evolve the team processes in all facets of development - idea to delivery, production operations, etc. Most important of all, you’ll work alongside a team of experts within a growing department providing foundational services to various products at Lightspeed & critical to its success. Note that we are looking for hire for multiple positions across different teams within Services at Lightspeed.What you'll be responsible for: Lead others in your team & contribute towards enabling timely delivery of key initiatives on the roadmap, with minimal supervision Collaborate with Product, Design, Operations & other functions/teams to align the relevant stakeholdersDecomposing high level requirements into development tasks and work items for delegationEvolving the technical architecture for the systems your team owns.Partnering with other technical leaders across the organization to evolve the overall technical ecosystemBringing a strong commitment to engineering excellence spanning areas like code quality, observability and production operations among others Initiating and contributing to continuous improvement of our software delivery processes and practicesMentoring your team members and identifying and encouraging areas of growth and career developmentParticipating in finding top talent for your team and the organizationWhat you’ll be bringing to the team: Expertise in engineering and computer science fundamentalsExperience developing scalable, reliable applications on the cloud (we use GCP & AWS). Our current tech stack is Java, TS/JS, Node JS React .Experience leading multi-quarter, cross team initiatives and feature work from design to production deploymentStrong sense of ownership, willingness to take informed risks and champion a blame-free cultureCuriosity and a deep desire for continuous learningAn ability to see the forest from the treesWho you are: You have a passion for software development and a customer-focused mindset.You are a team player who can work with, and help grow, other developers.You understand the need for constant improvement, self-growth, and accountability.You step up to solve problems for the business.You set ambitious goals, and act with a sense of urgency and focusWhat's in it for you?Join a fast-paced, high-growth company.Work on systems that handle billions of dollars in transactions for our merchants globally.Surround yourself with strong talent and enjoy continuous professional growth.Great benefits and perks, including equity and flexible/hybrid remote work options, in a diverse and inclusive environment.Development of very high traffic products, used at global scale.Opportunities to learn and expand your skill setBecome a valued part of the diverse and inclusive Lightspeed family. … and enjoy a range of benefits that’ll keep you happy, healthy and (not) hungry:Lightspeed equity scheme (we are all owners)Flexible paid time off policyHealth InsuranceHealth and wellness benefit of $500 per yearPaid leave and assistance for new parentsMental health online platform and counselling & coaching servicesVolunteer day#LI-SS3