Staff Software Developer, C#

Department:
Product Development

Location:
Canada - Remote (0002)

Description
As a Staff Developer, you will be part of a product engineering team maintaining and supporting our Vena Excel Desktop Addin, which is our primary product and is used by most of Vena's 1,700+ and growing customers. The product is written in C#/.NET.

Staff Developers at Vena act as an architect-in-the-team driving high-quality delivery of product improvements, staying hands-on and contributing to the codebase for Vena's Excel Addin. This role is a match for you if you are looking to use your technical skills to plan and execute major upgrades and optimize performance for a very large segment of Vena's users.

Our developer-focused team culture encourages our engineers to be self-motivated and self-directed. We value leadership and people with passion who will take ownership to make their mark on our product within this growing business space.

How You'll Make An Impact

• Guides the team on designing, building and testing new features, upgrades and performance optimizations.
• Identifies and resolves the hardest bugs.
• Engages other teams to address broader technical, product or team effectiveness issues.
• Upskills others on the team, and help those around you grow technically and become better software developers
• Drives major initiatives that improve product quality, code quality, performance or capability.
• Innovates on technical solutions and builds excitement around implementing them collaboratively.
• Fosters the growth of technical skills within and across teams.
• Partner with architecture and product teams to build the team's roadmap of technical improvements and new features.
• Contributes to a collaborative culture of "Engineering Excellence" that continuously improves and pursues knowledge around emerging technologies, languages, and practices.
• Works on a remote-first team with team members distributed across Canada and India, and ensures effective technical collaboration.

We'd Love to See

• 7+ years of experience in software development in C#/.NET applications
• Prior experience working on web-enabled desktop applications or COM add-ins
• Foundational understanding of design patterns, data structures, algorithms, and computational complexity
• Prior experience in a Scrum / Agile environment
• Prior experience leading technical projects
• Prior experience mentoring and coaching others to improve their technical skills
• Experience with reviewing code for correctness, cleanliness, and style
• You are self motivated and self directed
• You are excited at the prospect of working on interesting technology with other friendly and enthusiastic developers
• You are approachable and possess strong interpersonal skills that allow you to build trusting, influential relationships within and across teams

Preferred Qualifications (Optional)

• Experience in cloud-based observability platforms such as DataDog or OpenTelemetry (oTel)
• Experience building and supporting SaaS products
• Experience building and supporting COM addins using .NET interop
• Experience in deploying software via AWS, Microsoft Azure, or equivalent cloud environments
• Prior experience working on distributed teams with team members in different geographies
• Experience with RESTful APIs, SQL and NoSQL databases, preferred
• Knowledge of WPF and LINQ
• Experience with ClickOnce
• Experience in software development in Java, JavaScript, TypeScript
• Post-secondary education in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related technical discipline and/or equivalent experience, an asset

The base salary range for this role is $135, ,540 CAD.

• Our salaries are tailored to roles, levels and locations. Your individual pay within this range is influenced by factors like work location, skills, experience and education. As you progress in your role, your compensation may adapt, offering flexibility for growth beyond initial levels. For specifics, your recruiter will provide details and address any questions during the hiring process.