Senior Software Developer, Backend

Hootsuite

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Hybrid

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Hybrid
Location
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Posted
101 days ago
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Hootsuite is a leading social media management platform that enables organizations to schedule posts, monitor conversations, and measure performance across multiple social networks from a single dashboard.

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TL;DR · Senior Software Developer, Backend

As a Senior Software Developer, Backend, you will join a focused team responsible for the production application environment and developer experience. You will build infrastructure platforms, develop tools, libraries, and automation while researching new technologies to refactor or retire existing features. Your daily responsibilities include diagnosing and repairing distributed systems, performing migrations, and providing executable interfaces and best practices to support the software development lifecycle. The role requires proficiency in Java, object-oriented programming, data modeling, schema design, and core algorithms. Preferred skills include Linux systems administration, networking, monitoring, and experience with cloud infrastructure and SaaS products. You will solve complex problems related to maintaining reliable, high-performing code while managing on-call rotations and creating documentation to ensure the smooth operation of the underlying platform for other development teams.

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What you'll do

  • Write software including tools, libraries, automation, and services.
  • Design and build the infrastructure platform while implementing new features.
  • Research and evaluate new technologies to integrate into the platform.
  • Refactor, rewrite, or retire existing platform features as needed.
  • Diagnose, repair, and maintain distributed systems and production environments.
  • Automate repetitive tasks and eliminate alert noise for the development team.
  • Provide executable interfaces, tools, and best practices to support the software development lifecycle.
  • Participate in a flexible on-call rotation to ensure system reliability.

What we're looking for

  • A degree in Computer Science or Engineering or equivalent experience working in a software engineering role.
  • Ability to write software with working knowledge of Java programming and object-oriented programming concepts.
  • Proven experience creating stable, reliable, performing, and maintainable code.
  • Knowledge of data structures, algorithms, data modeling, and schema design.
  • Strong communication skills for conveying thoughts clearly in both written and verbal formats.
  • Ability to solve complex problems using an organized and logical approach.
  • Working knowledge of Linux systems administration, troubleshooting system-level issues, networking (L3-L7), and basic monitoring (preferred).
  • Experience with cloud infrastructure or SaaS software development practice (preferred).

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