lightspeedhq

Principal Software Developer

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At a Glance

Location
Canada
Posted
2026-02-18T16:31:42-05:00

Key Requirements

Domain Knowledge

  • E-commerce
  • Retail

Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance

mote work policies. Health insurance. Contributions to your pension plan - R

Requirements

Expertise in distributed systems and building multi-region systems for the cloud

Retail or Ecommerce domain experience

You have a passion for software development and a customer-focused mindset

You step up to lead features, solve problems, and research new technologies

Compensation & Benefits

Join a growing team and help us move to the next level

Amazing benefits & perks, including equity for all Lightspeeders

Constant development of both your skill-set and business acumen with limitless growth opportunities

Lots of autonomy, flexible work culture

Innovation time to explore and learn at work

Shaping the company by joining cultural & technical committees

Team

15+ years of professional experience in software development

5+ years of experience as a technical leader for multiple teams

2+ years of experience in managing architecture across multiple teams with more than 35+ engineers.

History of developing business critical systems at scale, to run on the cloud.

History of delivering key outcomes for the business, under challenging timelines.

Experience in more than one technology stack such as Go, PHP, Java, RoR, Python, etc.

About the Company

Tons of growth opportunities into technical or people management roles

Opportunity to join a fast-paced, high-growth company

Opportunity to learn, expand your skill set, forge wonderful relationships and make your mark within the diverse and inclusive Lightspeed family, a true Canadian tech success story

Powering the businesses that are the backbone of the global economy, Lightspeed's one-stop

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