StickerYou is a leading global e-commerce company for custom die-cut products such as stickers, labels, decals, temporary tattoos, and more. Our proprietary platform infuses automation technology and creativity to empower anyone to make the best custom products in any size, shape, and quantity. Business and consumers can make their marketing, packaging, décor, or personal expression professional grade. We believe in the enormous power of customization. We are a smart, creative, and passionate group dedicated to growing the most talented and engaging people in Toronto, Canada. We proudly make custom products locally for the global market using software and advanced digital manufacturing. We make what matters stick!
The Role The ideal candidate will help us accelerate change and move our platform forward using new technologies and approaches. We’re looking for a software architect/developer who brings a balance of development and architectural experience and who will identify and embrace the changes we need to make and support the team and business growth technically and functionally.
Primary responsibilities:
Technology
Research, evaluate, and guide the implementation of new technologies and methodologies that solve business and technical challenges
Participate actively in the entire project life cycle, including architectural design, implementation, testing, and deployment.
Establish short- and medium-term strategic visions for the team. Stay current with trends, techniques, technology and other factors impacting the business
Manage assignment of resources to projects across multiple product lines
Participate in regular reviews of customer support issues requiring development team assistance
Qualifications & Experience:
Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, a related field
8+ years of professional software development experience
Must have a minimum of four (4) years experience in the last five (5) years performing the role of a Software Architect designing, developing, and deploying software systems
Proven track record delivering large scale, cross-functional projects on time and in a high-quality manner, exploring technical feasibility and prioritization tradeoffs as well as process
In-depth knowledge of software design patterns, architecture styles, and software development methodologies
Experience architecting systems for scale in a SaaS environment
Solid understanding of business processes and concepts associated with distributed order management solutions.
Experience in cloud-based designs, specifically Azure.
Familiarity with cloud-based CI/CD specifically Azure DevOps.
Knowledge of relational database management systems (MS SQL Server).
Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions
Prototyping and creation of proof-of-concepts.
Experience designing high-traffic RESTful API and microservices.
Knowledge and experience in architecture modernization.
Strong communications skills. This position requires the candidate to be able to communicate seamlessly and precisely, verbally and in writing, with technical teams, product owners, clients as well as senior business leadership.
Ability to prioritize work, multi-task, and be detail-oriented.
Key Competencies:
A collaborative approach to product development that encourages new ideas
Excellent communication skills, written and verbal with engineers and non-engineers alike.
Relationship Building. Consistent record of building deep technical relationships. Experience in setting and sharing expectations across various partners.
Problem-Solving. The ability to trace application, deployment or build failures and resolve technical issues with minimal direction.
Experience in system implementation is an asset as is knowledge of implementation methodologies.
Excellent knowledge of development methodologies and their foundation.
Bonus Experience:
AI experience as StickerYou is looking at AI for backend logistics as well as some image processing
Why StickerYou?
A high-growth company Strong leadership team Company-wide positive energy that’s infectious - people enjoy coming to work! Fast-changing environment with ample learning and growth opportunities Growing a global Canadian brand that takes pride in manufacturing our products here Strong corporate vision to make small companies “Better” Serve a large variety of small and medium sized businesses in many segments Use cutting edge e-commerce and digital print customization technology
Diversity & Inclusion
StickerYou is strongly committed to Diversity and Inclusion and aims to create a healthy, accessible and rewarding work environment which highlights employees’ unique contributions to our company’s success. If you require accommodation for the recruitment or interview process, please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs As an equal opportunity employer, we welcome applications from all to help us build a diverse workforce which reflects the diversity of our customers, and communities, in which we live and serve.