About Achievers
Achievers offers more than just a thank you program. Our employee recognition
and rewards software inspires employees to recognize everyone, every day,
everywhere. With 4.3 million global users, we empower employees across 190
countries. Visit us at achievers.com [http://achievers.com] to learn more and
check out our platform in action. Join our team of A-players who bring passion
to our purpose and believe that meaningful change creates extraordinary outcomes
— together, we’ll inspire recognition everywhere and achieve results that
matter.
Our commitment to you:
At Achievers, we hire you for you because we value the unique perspective and
individuality that each person brings to our team. We are committed to creating
an inclusive, diverse, and equitable workplace where you belong, and your
contributions are celebrated. Together, we achieve more by combining our unique
strengths, fostering collaboration, and inspiring each other to reach new
heights.
The opportunity:
Join our high performing and collaborative Milestones & Celebrations team to
lead complex back-end projects. Architect and build innovative product features
and solutions that scale to millions of users. Utilize your expertise to guide
and mentor Junior and Intermediate Engineers and leave your mark on our
Engineering best practices!
Learn more about our Milestones & Celebrations solution here:
https://www.achievers.com/platform/celebrate/
[https://www.achievers.com/platform/celebrate/]
This opportunity is available as hybrid (2 days/week in our Toronto office) or
fully remotely for candidates based anywhere in Canada.
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🚀 Why you`ll love being a Staff Engineer here:
- Drive product impact at a global scale - lead projects that impact positively
how people experience work.
- Our employee recognition and engagement platform empowers companies to create
cultures where people thrive.
- Tackle complex, challenging projects that push your technical boundaries.
- Apply your expertise to shape architecture, influence technical direction,
and mentor fellow team members.
- Join a close-knit, high-performing team that solves meaningful problems and
celebrates successes together.
- Work alongside an experienced leadership team who is genuinely invested in
your career growth.
- Own key domains and become a trusted subject matter expert.
- Thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth environment where innovation is
encouraged and your voice truly matters.
🛠️ What you`ll be doing:
- Own features end-to-end—from design to deployment—with a focus on quality,
reliability, and scalability.
- Lead system design and architecture discussions—bring clarity to complex
problems and shape scalable solutions.
- Be hands-on with the codebase—lead code reviews, champion best practices, and
drive technical excellence.
- Solve complex engineering challenges using tools like Python, Go, Kubernetes,
Docker, Drone, Google PubSub, React/Redux, GraphQL, MySQL, PostgreSQL, and
microservices.
- Mentor and guide developers of varying experience levels—foster a culture of
learning, growth, and continuous improvement.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Product and Design to align on
priorities, requirements, and dependencies.
- Monitor and optimize performance—ensure our platform scales securely and
efficiently as usage grows.
- Lead engineering improvements—whether through better tooling, smarter
processes, or adopting new technologies.
- Stay curious and current—bring fresh ideas and perspectives by keeping up
with emerging tech and industry trends.
💡 What we`re looking for:
- Proven track record in leading back-end or full-stack projects with a strong
focus on the back-end in a Senior or Staff capacity.
- Hands on experience with actively contributing to or leading the design phase
of complex projects and driving them through to delivery.
- Proficient Python and/or Go programming skills preferred.
- Strong understanding of Microservices architecture.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills paired with a collaborative
and team player approach.
- Prior experience with code reviews and mentorship of less experienced
Engineers is advantageous.
- Bachelor or master’s degree in computer science or related field.
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Why you’ll love working at Achievers:
✨ We are passionate about disruptive technology that’s rooted in science,
research and data.
✨ We understand the value of employee success in the workplace and have been
recognized [https://www.achievers.com/award/] in numerous publications for our
contributions to HR, for technical excellence, and for our outstanding workplace
culture!
✨ We foster an environment of connection, security, and community. You’ll feel
at home, without reservation.
✨ We believe in moving quickly, failing fast, and adapting to change.
✨ We enjoy coming to work every day because we believe in our product and love
our culture.
✨ We’re committed to achieving excellence in everything we do.
Benefits & Perks for permanent full time employees:
💰 Competitive Pay
👶🏼 Parental Leave Top-up
🩺 Health Benefits and Life Insurance Coverage Upon Your First Day
🙌🏼 RRSP Matching
🏖️ Flexible Vacation
🤝🏽 Employee and Family Assistance Program
👩💻 Full access to the LinkedIn Learning Library
🎓 Internal Mentorship Program
👏🏼 Employee-Led Employee Resource Groups
🇨🇦 A beautiful office space located in Liberty Village, Toronto
✨ Participation in our Points-based Employee Recognition Program
📈 Opportunities for professional development and career growth
Our work environment:
Achievers is a hybrid-first company located at 99 Atlantic Ave in Liberty
Village, Toronto. Our hybrid work experience is designed to cultivate an
engaging employee experience, where pioneering research intersects with
cutting-edge technology. We strongly believe that collocating teams increases
the chance to innovate together, foster passive learning, create spontaneous
connections, and promote better communication.
Achievers does not offer employment to prospects without first ensuring that
qualified candidates speak directly with the hiring manager and a member of our
HR team. All qualification will be done face-to-face, whether that is in person
or over Zoom. Achievers does not send out offers of employment without meeting
candidates and does not offer employment via text. If you are requested for any
personal information via text and/or without having met a member of our hiring
team in person, please disregard.
Our employees are a diverse and inclusive team of passionate, hardworking
individuals. Achievers is an equal opportunity employer, committed to creating
an environment where our employees can do the best work of their lives. We
encourage all qualified candidates from all backgrounds and experiences to apply
to join our A-Player family.
Achievers is committed to ensuring an inclusive and accessible recruitment
process for all candidates. If you require any accommodations for your
interview, such as assistive technology, wheelchair accessibility, or
alternative formats of materials, please let us know. We are happy to make
necessary arrangements to support your needs.
