Senior Staff Software Engineer

Overview Workstream is a SaaS company that addresses the top pain point of local businesses around you: hiring, managing, and retaining qualified workers. We are a mission-based organization that enables these local businesses to hire faster with texting, cutting their time to engage, hire, and onboard hourly workers in half. There are 2.7 billion hourly workers, who make up 80% of the global workforce, but they've been heavily underserved by technology and deserve better. Our customers include leading brands from multiple sectors, including McDonald's, Burger King, Jamba Juice, 7-Eleven, Uber, and FedEx. At series B, we are quickly expanding our product portfolio. We are backed by legendary VCs and industry experts like Founders Fund, BOND, and Coatue. Our engineering team builds cloud technology solutions that empower local businesses to thrive and serve the deskless workforce. We seek a talented Senior Staff Software Engineer to join our growing engineering team. This role reports to the Engineering Manager for HR Platform. Responsibilities Collaborate with the Engineering Manager (EM) to manage tasks and workflows, ensuring clear communication within the team. Design and implement high-performance data models, contributing to the delivery of robust HRIS products. Lead the transition to an event-based architecture, optimizing current systems and integrating new technologies. Work across teams to enhance and scale our HRIS, ensuring system reliability and user satisfaction. Provide technical mentorship, coaching team members to foster skill development and professional growth. Code Quality: Achieve and maintain a bug rate of less than 0.1% in production environments. Productivity: Increase team output by 20% through the adoption of new tools and streamlined processes. Requirements Experience developing and maintaining large-scale HRIS-related products. 7+ years of industry experience as an individual contributor in full-stack web development Advanced skills in JavaScript with 4+ years of experience with Nodejs. Experience with Ruby on Rails is a nice to have. 5+ years of experience working in Agile software engineering methods and tools: Scrum, Jira, GitHub, DevOps, and software architectures that allow rapid iterations Possess a passion for effective collaboration within and between cross-functional teams, with a history of building influence with Product and Design Familiarity with cloud technologies (AWS) and architectural patterns and their trade-offs Experience working with globally distributed engineering teams is an asset Technology Stack Backend: Ruby on Rails / Nodejs Frontend: React / Typescript Database: PostgreSQL / Redis / DynamoDB / MongoDB Infra: AWS / Terraform / Kubernetes / Protobuf / Kafka / Elasticsearch Benefits and Location A mission-driven and value-based company dedicated to empowering deskless workers and local businesses An early employee opportunity at a Series B hyper-growth startup; work with the founding team and industry veterans to accelerate your career Competitive salary and equity Comprehensive health coverage: medical, dental, and vision WeWork Office - Amenities and Perks Learning/development stipend Unlimited PTO Hybrid Office/WFH schedule Working Location: Vancouver, Canada Office: WeWork in Burnaby Metrotown; US Office: 521 7th St, San Francisco 2 to 3 days in Office, Hybrid working style Job Details Seniority level: Mid-Senior level Employment type: Full-time Job function: Engineering and Information Technology Industries: Software Development Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Brix by 2x #J-18808-Ljbffr