Senior Software Engineer

Wavelo is a SaaS business on a mission to make telecoms a breeze.

We provide flexible software that modernizes how communication service providers (CSPs) do business, helping them drive more value, focus on customer experience, and scale their operations faster.

What's New at Tucows

As part of Tucows (NASDAQ:TCX, TSX:TC)—one of the world’s largest Internet services companies—Wavelo is backed by outstanding resources and talent. We embrace a people-first philosophy that is rooted in respect, trust, and flexibility. We believe that whatever works for our employees is what works best for us. It’s also why the majority of our roles are remote-first, meaning you can work from anywhere you can connect to the Internet!

The work we do genuinely changes lives. If this sounds exciting, we’d love to hear from you! 

About the Opportunity

As a Senior Development Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining our software products. You will collaborate with peers to understand customer requirements and translate them into functional software solutions. In this role, you will also provide guidance to junior engineers and work closely with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality systems.

This is a remote opportunity for applicants in Canada.

Job Duties

• Design, develop, and maintain software applications and systems

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather and analyze requirements

• Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code

• Troubleshoot and debug software issues

• Lead and participate in code reviews to ensure code quality

• Review and maintain technical documentation

• Stay current with emerging trends and technologies in software development

• Advise and mentor junior software engineers

• Influence multiple parts of a product or system through technical expertise

Nice to Have

• Experience with Kafka or other event streaming platforms

• Familiarity with Go (Golang) and/or Ruby, or a strong willingness to learn

• Exposure to microservices architecture and containerized environments

• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Strong experience with relational databases, including schema design, complex queries, and performance optimization

• Self-starter with the ability to manage multiple priorities with minimal supervision

• Expertise in designing, developing, and maintaining complex software systems

• Ability to lead and implement solutions for issues of moderate to broad scope

• Strong communication and persuasion skills when working with senior peers unfamiliar with subject matter

• Experience mentoring and advising junior peers

• Ability to work independently with minimal direction

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field

• 6+ years of experience in software engineering

The base salary range for this position is $126,800 - $140,900 CAD for Canadian residents. Other countries will differ. Range may vary on a number of factors including, but not limited to: location, experience and qualifications. Tucows believes in a total rewards offering that includes fair compensation and generous benefits. Learn more about Tucows Benefits.

Want to know more about what we stand for? At Wavelo and Tucows we care about protecting the open Internet, narrowing the digital divide, and supporting fairness and equality.

We also know that diversity drives innovation. We are committed to inclusion across race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability status. We celebrate multiple approaches and diverse points of view.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request an accommodation.

Tucows and its subsidiaries participate in the E-verify program for all US employees.

Learn more about Tucows, our businesses, culture and employee benefits on our site here.