Staff Software Engineer

Hammehr Talent Consultants — Calgary, CA
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About the Role

Hammehr invites applications for the role of Staff Software Engineer on behalf of an established software company in Calgary. This is a full-time, permanent opportunity for an experienced engineering leader to shape the technical direction of a modern, cloud-native platform. You’ll work alongside a supportive team of developers and leaders to re-architect legacy systems, scale infrastructure, and establish technical standards.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as a technical leader by contributing code, mentoring peers, and sharing best practices.
  • Design and implement tools, frameworks, and system patterns that simplify development and improve consistency.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, develop, deploy, and operate secure and scalable cloud-based systems.
  • Re-architect existing components using modern design principles such as event-driven architecture, DDD, and microservices.
  • Lead efforts to significantly scale the platform while maintaining high performance and uptime.
  • Champion clean architecture, automated testing, and continuous improvement across the engineering team.

About the Candidate

Basic Qualifications

  • 10 years of experience in software development with demonstrated adaptability and a passion for learning.
  • Minimum of 3 years operating at a Staff Engineer level or higher.
  • Mastery of SDLC, SOLID principles, TDD/BDD, and clean code methodologies.
  • Strong foundation in cloud architecture, release pipelines, and automated deployment practices.
  • 7 years of experience with API-first development, domain-driven design, and distributed systems.
  • Proven ability to mentor others, uplift team performance, and improve engineering culture.
  • Skilled in managing technical debt with a thoughtful, forward-looking approach.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with technologies such as GoLang, ReactJS, NodeJS, gRPC, GraphQL, Cosmos DB, PostgreSQL, and Docker.
  • Strong knowledge of cloud environments—especially Azure—and scalable microservices architectures.
  • Ability to independently evaluate and implement modern engineering tools, frameworks, and patterns.
  • A deep appreciation for clean, testable, maintainable code and the processes that support it.

Company and Culture

Hammehr Talent Consultants is committed to building a culture rooted in clarity, collaboration, and craft. We are driven to elevate the engineering bar through mentorship, technical leadership, and hands-on contribution. Our teams encourage continuous improvement and maintain a high-performance environment.

Challenges and Impact

  • Leading large-scale architectural transformations while maintaining platform stability.
  • Introducing new tools and technologies in a fast-paced environment with legacy components.
  • Balancing quality, performance, and speed as the platform scales and evolves.

Drive the evolution of an established software platform, setting the foundation for long-term scale and reliability.

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