Senior Software Developer 

Every year, heavy industry worldwide overspends on its vendors due to immature or missing vendor relationship management systems, resulting in trillions of dollars in losses. The industry faces this issue because of the complexity of the process, organizational factors, and the pace of work and transactions. Supply chain issues, labour shortages, high inflation and energy costs are compounding these losses. PayShepherd solves this problem for heavy industry (i.e. mining, shipbuilding, forest products, pharmaceuticals, steel, chemicals, manufacturing, energy, etc) with advanced software for Contractor Management. 

● Acting with a sense of urgency and taking initiative 

● Transparency and honesty 

● Driving and enabling value for Clients & Prospects 

● Relationship building 

● Ownership and commitment to follow through 

● Relentless attention to improvement 

As we continue to expand and disrupt the market, we are seeking a highly skilled software developer to join our growing Software Engineering team. This role presents a unique opportunity to help build a state-of-the-art product that will make its mark in the procurement world. Reporting to the Software Engineering Manager, you will be part of a collaborative Software Engineering team playing a key role in shaping PayShepherd’s success. 

If you're a Canada-based Software Developer eager to make a significant impact in a fast-paced tech start-up, your search ends here. Join PayShepherd today and play a pivotal role in revolutionizing the procurement industry, one design at a time. 

● Working closely with your engineering and product team to design and deliver impactful solutions solving real customer problems. 

● Leaning into curiosity and challenging the status quo to seek continuous improvement of quality, technology, and practices 

● Demonstrating a quality-first mindset with code reviews and automated test coverage 

● Introducing new ideas and technologies to our team, measuring tradeoffs and impact 

● Enhancing performance, operational resilience, and security of our existing system 

● Ensuring our customers and internal teams are well supported during heavy seasonal load 

● Sharing the load with the team for operational support 

● 8+ years of professional software development experience with deep proficiency in one or more back-end technologies (eg. node.js, Java, Python) 

● Experience utilizing modern front-end technologies (eg. React.js) 

● A growth mindset, able to learn and develop skills necessary to adapt to change in industry and technology 

● Hands-on Cloud infrastructure experience (eg. AWS EC2, RDS, S3, Lambda) 

● A strong sense of ownership over the initiatives you take on as a team 

● Effective communication and collaboration skills within your team and across the organization 

● DevOps experience 

● Hands-on experience with event-driven architecture, event sourcing, or microservices 

● Proficiency in PHP and SQL databases 

● Great compensation package and benefits, including a stock option program 

● Work from anywhere in Canada 

● Career growth opportunity in a growing, new technology early-stage company 

● Excellent medical, dental, and vision plans designed to fit you and your family’s needs 

● Flexible vacation time to promote a healthy work-life integration 

● Autonomy and accountability