Senior Software Engineer Jobs in Waterloo, ON (NOW HIRING)

• Leading Post-Mortems and Root Cause Analysis:Facilitatedeep dives into critical incidents toidentifysystemic improvements.

• Solving Cross-Functional Technical Issues:Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues that span multiple systems or teams.

• Evaluating and Integrating New Technologies:Research and pilot new tools, frameworks, or platforms to enhance team capabilities.

• Mentoring on Complex Problem-Solving:Guide team members through complex technical challenges and decision-making.

• Leading System Architecture Improvements:Identifyand implement architectural changes to improve scalability, performance, or maintainability.

• Designing Scalable Solutions:Create solutions thatanticipatefuture growth and evolving requirements.

• Driving Process Optimization:Analyzeand redesign development or deployment workflows to improve team efficiency.

• Communicating Complex Solutions to Stakeholders:Translate technical solutions into business value for non-technical stakeholders.

Organizational Impact

• Cross-Team Technical Leadership:Serve as a subject matter expert across multiple teams. Contribute to shared libraries, tools, or infrastructure.

• Quality Assurance & Risk Mitigation:Conduct in-depth code reviews and ensure adherence to standards.Identifyand mitigate technical risks early in the development cycle.

• High-Impact Development:Implement core features or complex modules critical to the product.Optimizeperformance and scalability of existing systems.

• Advanced Software Design & Architecture:Design scalable, maintainable system architectures. Lead technical design reviews and propose innovative solutions.

• Technical Decision-Making:Evaluate and recommendnew technologiesor frameworks. Make architectural decisions with long-term impact.

Communication

• Representingthe Team Externally:Act as a technical representative in cross-functional or client-facing initiatives.

• Explaining Policies and Practices:Communicate internal development standards, security protocols, or architectural decisions to internal and external teams.

• Resolving Technical Disagreements:Facilitatediscussions, mediate differing technical perspectives, and ensure alignment on solutions.

• Mentoring and Coaching:Guide mid-level and junior developers on technical and professional growth.

• Leading Stakeholder Meetings:Facilitatediscussions with clients or business stakeholders to gather input, align on goals, and manage expectations.

• Sharing Strategic Updates:Provide regular updates to leadership or clients on project status, risks, and milestones.

• Managing Expectations and Scope:Set realistic timelines and deliverables with stakeholders and renegotiate scope when needed.

• Influencing Operational Decisions:Advocate for changes in team workflows, tooling, or architecture based on experience and data.

Candidate Qualifications:

Knowledge & Experience

• Tech Stack:Extensive experience withPython, web frameworks (Flask,FastApi, Django), data manipulation (Pandas, Polars, NumPy,SQLAlchemy); architecting and deploying scalable serverless solutionsinAWS; experience withReactis an asset

• DevOps & Infrastructure:Design CI/CD pipelines and manage cloud infrastructure.

• Advanced Programming:Write optimized, secure, and reusable code across multiple technologies.

• Complex Problem Solving:Resolve deep technical issues and propose innovative solutions.

• Code Governance:Define and enforce coding standards and review processes.

• Software Architecture:Design scalable, maintainable, and secure system architectures.

• Technical Leadership:Lead development efforts and mentor team members.

• Knowledge Sharing:Lead workshops, write documentation, and mentor peers.

• Technical Decision-Making:Evaluate and select tools, frameworks, and design patterns.

• Security & Performance:Implement advanced security and performance optimizations.

• Project Ownership:Responsible for implementation and quality of the end-to-end delivery of features or systems, collaborating closely with business design leads and stakeholders to ensure solutions are aligned with strategic goals, user needs, and operational realities.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration:Work with product, design, QA, and operations teams.
• IndustryExperience:reinsurance or insurance industry is an asset

Leadership Competencies & Values

• Impact: Setsobjectives, delivers results, and implements policies/operational targets with direct impact on the department or individual work outcomes

• Execution: Proactivelyidentifiesresources, actions and timelines needed to achieveobjectives, effectively balancing tactical pressures with broader implications and downstream impact

• Communication: Shares relevant informationin a timely mannerwith stakeholders and conveys points of view in a way that influences opinions anddemonstratesflexibility

• Client and solutions focus: Identifies process and service opportunities that enhance the external and internal client experience and outcomes

• Innovation: Stretches self and others to think differently and innovatively, drawing upon multiple sources for ideas and inspiration

• Learning mindset: Seeks out and explores new assignments, exposure,or challengesin order toenhance technical skills

• Values: Exemplifies and championsRenaissanceRe'score values of Focus, Respect, Integrity, Precision, Passion