Sr. Software Engineer (Golang, Platform)

Applied Systems Canada is transforming the insurance industry by building innovative software and services. They are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to contribute to their Platform Engineering Team, focusing on delivering high-quality software and solutions while collaborating with a global team of engineers and product managers.

Responsibilities:

• Contribute to design, development, and delivery of releasable, high-quality software
• Author code aligned with internal standards and guidance from architects to ensure maintainability and consistency across our products
• Develop, maintain, and update automated test systems as functionality changes during the evolution of our products
• Assess the impact of changes by actively engaging in code reviews, design reviews, and technical discussions with engineering and product teams
• Monitor application performance in production and non-production environments
• Debug and resolve application errors and performance issues
• Continuously learn about new tools and technologies
• Support the team by sharing comprehensive feedback during code reviews and providing guidance for complex technical problem solving
• Contribute to technical decisions by identifying opportunities and risks
• Share knowledge of software development languages, frameworks, testing strategies, and tools
• Support continuous improvement of internal processes and documentation to champion a principles-based approaches to design, implementation, and testing

Requirements:

• 3+ years of experience in software engineering
• Practical experience with Golang, React, SQL, OpenAPI
• Secure access and configuration management using Vault, service accounts and Identity Access Management (IAM) roles
• Document storage using Google Cloud Storage
• Email services for inbound and outbound email flows
• Knowledge of software development life cycles, coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations
• Experience managing infrastructure using Terraform
• Experience deploying and managing containerized applications
• Practical experience with SQL and relational database systems
• 5+ years of experience in software engineering
• Experience guiding and supporting other engineers with technical problem solving by applying knowledge of software engineering practices and cloud environments
• Advanced communication skills, with the ability to distill complex concepts to support others with complex problem solving
• Proven ability to advance technical discussions, debates, and reviews while contributing to positive and constructive communication across the team