Senior Software Engineer

Street Contxt

Street Contxt

Software Engineering
Toronto, ON, Canada
Posted on Jan 8, 2025
Are you a seasoned Software Engineer seeking your next opportunity to make a significant impact? Do you bring curiosity and drive, coupled with a wealth of experience, to excel in a fast-paced and dynamic environment? Do you thrive in collaborative settings, valuing engineering as a team-driven pursuit? Are you motivated by achieving success as part of a high-performing team? If so, continue reading…
We are on a mission to build and strengthen our engineering teams to match the accelerating success of Street Context. We provide a premium Email, Analytics and Broker Relationship platform, purpose-built for capital markets and institutional investors. Street Context has charted a course to:
• Scale our system to meet increasing global demand
• Meet regulatory compliance requirements in new regional markets
• Productionalize and roll-out new market-validated features
Our system is composed of a retreating monolith surrounded by a growing collection of microservices. Within this system, you and your engineering team will be responsible for building and maintaining client-facing components. The current technology stack consists of ReactJS, Java, PostgreSQL, Snowflake, Docker and AWS. If you’re hungry to learn, humble, and interested in winning as a team, we think you’ll do well here. What’s most important is that you love your work, respect the team and don’t lose your sense of humour along the way.

I am seeking a Senior Software Engineer. You should apply if you:

  • Are proficient in Java while comfortable with adopting new technologies
  • Have experience delivering reliable, high-performance REST APIs
  • Have a strong interest in database & query performance tuning
  • Have experience with Snowflake
  • Have experience and good understanding of scrum/agile development methodologies
  • Are experienced with code reviews, service ownership, fully automated testing, microservices, and rapid/continuous releases
  • Have experience working with AWS or equivalent
  • Are comfortable with being on-call for support and interacting directly with clients if needed
  • Have experience and enjoy mentoring other software engineers
  • You have an aptitude for learning new things quickly and have the confidence and humility to ask clarifying questions
  • Are proactive, self-motivated, transparent, accountable, and communicative
  • Are supportive in building a positive and inclusive work culture

It’s a Bonus if:

  • You have technical experience with E-mail processing and tracking in large systems
  • Experience with serverless, queuing, streaming
  • You have worked directly in the finance industry and/or at a SaaS startup
  • You have experience with AWS Lambda, ECS, SQS, Kinesis as well as Sendgrid, Postfix and Terraform
  • You have aspirations to become a engineering team leader
In-office collaboration plays a vital role in our team dynamic and engineering culture. We value candidates who recognize the importance of gathering in person for key moments of collaboration, leveraging these opportunities to foster stronger connections, enhance teamwork, and drive innovation.
I am personally looking forward to connecting with you! Apply now to continue our conversation and learn how you can become part of the Street Context team.
Matthew Hilchie
Head of Engineering @ Street Context