Senior Software Engineer

Who We Are

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will be continually involved in shaping the direction of the technologies we use and how we use them. As someone who is familiar with the ever-changing universe of the web, you'll have the freedom to choose your own tools for development. This freedom is encouraged through a relaxed view on coding that allows for individual expression — where everyone has a voice and every opinion is valued.

Our team believes in a thoughtful and well-planned development cycle. We iterate, refactor, and rewrite — in other words, no throwing code over the fence. You'll have ownership of the experiences you create, continually improving them and eventually providing production support.

You would be joining as a member of a small but growing team, helping shape a culture that empowers the team to make great technical decisions, drive strategic choices, actively improve processes, and mentor others.

This role follows a hybrid schedule, with in-office work required on Wednesdays and Thursdays from our Toronto office to support collaboration, and flexibility to work remotely for the remainder of the week.

What You’ll Do

As a Senior Software Engineer on the Home Services team, you’ll have the opportunity to work full stack across both our backend and frontend systems.

You’ll be responsible for the services that power our Smart Security and Air Filter subscriptions, providing homeowners peace of mind that they are improving the efficiency and security of their home. You’ll also support our SmartBuildings product, which enables simple, scalable thermostat management for multi-family and commercial buildings, as well as platform services that help HVAC Pro Contractors proactively support homeowners with their HVAC needs.

In this role, you’ll also have the opportunity to continually modernize and enhance the platform, ensuring maintainability and scalability. Your contributions will have a significant impact on our company and objectives.

Just so you know: Our hired candidate will be required to provide consent to complete a criminal background check

Technologies We Use

Required

You are not required to have experience with all of these technologies upfront (bonus if you do), but we’re sharing them to give you a sense of our technical landscape:

• Golang
• JavaScript / TypeScript
• Nest.js / Next.js
• Google Cloud Platform (Cloud Tasks, PubSub, CloudSQL, etc.)
• Docker / Kubernetes
• Terraform
• Apollo Client for GraphQL
• Jest / @testing-library

Who You Are

• You like to continuously challenge yourself by finding new and better ways to solve complex problems.
• You don’t mind learning new technologies if it means getting to a solution faster.
• You enjoy tackling challenges involving scale, concurrency, management of massive data sets, security, redundancy, failover, and other complexities common to a successful IoT company.
• You have experience implementing and debugging microservices, working with SQL databases and BigQuery, and leveraging Google Cloud Platform tooling and services.
• You are skilled in Kubernetes, Docker containers, and the deployment, management, and observability of microservices.
• We use a mix of TypeScript/JavaScript and Golang, so you’re comfortable choosing the right tool for the right job.
• You understand software development best practices, including automated testing, continuous integration and deployment, and design patterns.
• You are familiar with getting code production-ready — from code reviews and merges to deployments in the cloud or datacenter environments. You care deeply about stability and customer experience, and value metrics, healthy on-call rotations, and building robust systems.
• You prioritize teamwork through mentorship, support, and guidance, while helping ensure the team focuses on the areas with the greatest impact and maintains team well-being.

What Happens After You Apply

Application review. It will happen. By an actual person in Talent Acquisition. We get upwards of 100+ applications for some roles, it can take a few days, but every applicant can expect a note regarding their application status.

Interview Process

• A 30-minute phone call with a member in Talent Acquisition
• A 30-minute virtual interview with the Hiring Manager
• The final interview will be a 90-minute technical deep dive interview with the team

Generac is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The salary range for this role, based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, is between $134,200 CAD - $174,500 CAD. This compensation will ultimately be in line with the location in which the position is filled. Final compensation for this role will be determined by various factors such as a candidate’s relevant work experience, skills, certifications and geographic location. This role is eligible for variable compensation, including short-term and long-term incentives.

This position includes a comprehensive benefit package that includes medical, dental and vision plans; life, long-term disability, flexible spending and health savings accounts, accrued paid time off, paid Holidays (10 for Ontario, 11 for British Columbia) and RRSP retirement benefits.

The Company is committed to improving accessibility for Canadian with disabilities and to ensuring that all our employees and applicants have the support and the tools they need to succeed. We have developed policies relating to human rights, accessibility, and accommodation, and provide all our employees with training on accessibility including under provincial legislation such as the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005, either during orientation and/or on an ongoing basis. If you feel you need accommodation in relation to a disability in the application process or in the future, or have a question or concern about our policies, please reach out to [email protected]