About Highspot
Highspot is pioneering the category that is fundamentally changing the way
companies increase sales productivity. On a mission to transform the way
millions of people work with sales enablement, Highspot is committed to building
breakthrough software with a spark of magic. We believe a great place to work is
about more than the work – it’s about what the company stands for, and how it
authentically represents its values in the real world. To this end, we have put
intentional focus on creating equitable workspaces for each of our employees.
Our goal is to create a culture where everyone feels a deep sense of belonging
and is empowered to be an agent of change, with the ability to transform
themselves, their workplace, and their world.
About the Role
We’re very proud of our customer loyalty and our rapid growth. Concurrent with
this growth is the need to scale our platform and improve our infrastructure in
a fast-paced environment to improve our productivity and engineering excellence.
We’re looking for a senior backend engineer to help build our platform.
Our ideal candidate should have strong technical skills as an engineer and
architect; has a track record of building and supporting large scale software on
public cloud providers such as AWS and Azure; is value-driven and cares deeply
about culture; is self-managed, curious, and resourceful.
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What You'll Do
- Design and implement new CI/CD infrastructure and tools to improve developer
workflow and productivity.
- Design and implement services on Kubernetes to support the Highspot
workloads.
- Design and implement processes to enhance the cloud infrastructure governance
and improve access management of cloud resources.
- Author high-quality runbooks and technical documentation.
- Join the on-call rotation to handle critical production issues.
Your Background
- 8+ years of relevant professional software engineering experience, not
including internships/co-ops.
- Proficiency in at least one of the modern programming languages: Java,
Python, Go
- Proficiency with Docker, Kubernetes, and other CNCF technologies.
- Proficiency with CI/CD technologies and IaC technologies.
- Proficiency in using observability tools to investigate production issues.
- Extensive experience managing and maintaining cloud infrastructure such as
load balancer, API gateway, ingress controller, rating limiter, etc.
- Strong background in working with SaaS software platforms at scale.
- Expertise in cloud governance is strongly preferred.
- An entrepreneurial spirit: you’re agile, creative, resourceful, and tenacious
as you solve problems and achieve team and company goals.
- B.S/M.S. in Computer Science or equivalent industry experience.
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Base salary range: $146,000 - $220,000 CAD
Employees are eligible to receive stock options and may also receive other forms
of compensation.
The above represents total expected compensation for this role. Actual
compensation will depend on various job-related factors, including, but not
limited to, location, experience, and job qualifications.
Highspot also offers the following employee benefits for this position:
-Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, disability, and life benefits
-Group Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) and matching employer contributions (DPSP)
with immediate vesting
-Flexible PTO
-Generous Holiday Schedule + 5 Days for Annual Holiday Week
-Quarterly Recharge Fridays (paid days off for mental health recharge)
-Flexible work schedules
-Access to Coaches and Therapists through Modern Health
-2 Volunteer days per year
-Monthly transportation allowance for employees that work in our Vancouver Hub
location
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Equal Opportunity Statement
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do
not discriminate on the basis of any grounds protected by applicable human
rights legislation, which may include age, ancestry, citizenship, color,
ethnicity, family status, gender identity or expression, genetic information,
marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or invisible
disabilities, political belief, race, religion, or sexual orientation.
Did you read the requirements as a checklist and not tick every box? Don't rule
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