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Staff Engineer I (Principal Engineer)

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Hybrid
Toronto, ON
Senior level
Hybrid
Toronto, ON
Senior level
As a Staff Engineer I at Emburse, you will contribute to the development of enterprise SaaS applications, providing technical leadership, mentoring other engineers, and ensuring quality systems delivery. You will document architectural diagrams, engage in code reviews, improve testing practices, and participate in system design while being responsible for maintaining product quality and adhering to agile processes.
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Who We Are:


At Emburse, you’ll not just imagine the future – you’ll build it. As a leader in travel and expense solutions, we are creating a future where technology drives business value and inspires extraordinary results. 


Emburse is looking for a passionate software engineer to contribute to the development of an engaging and interconnected set of system solutions. As a staff engineer at Emburse, you’ll work with engineering managers, senior engineers, and cross-functional partners to design the technical underpinnings of the product. At the same time, you’ll have plenty of opportunities to be hands-on building key systems, and will be directly responsible for the successful delivery of large-scale technical efforts as well acting as a technical mentor and leader for other engineers.

What you will do:

  • Produce quality documentation and architectural diagrams.
  • Contribute to codebase for enterprise SaaS applications and services.
  • Provide technical leadership of sophisticated software with minimal supervision.
  • Communicate complicated concepts to team members and leadership.
  • Take personal responsibility for the quality and maintainability of the product and actively identify areas for improvement.
  • Leverage your knowledge in quality test practices to elevate the test practices across multiple teams.
  • Identify problems/risks of their own work and others.
  • Be empathetic with the user of the software they are producing and uses that empathy to guide decision-making.
  • Identify viable alternative solutions and present them.
  • Ensure that SDLC processes are followed, including adopting agile-based processes/meetings, peer code-reviews, and technical preparations required for scheduled releases.
  • Mentor and guide developers of all skill levels.
  • Fix complex bugs and demonstrate advanced debugging skills.
  • Contribute to system design sessions in their area of specialty.
  • Have expanded Code review responsibilities.
  • Ability to perform and guide advanced refactoring.
  • Give constructive feedback to team members.
  • Learn industry jargon and business concepts to better understand the challenges our technology is designed to solve.

What we are looking for:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent years’ experience.
  • Minimum of 6 years professional experience in Java development.
  • Minimum of 6 years professional Cloud Platform experience, with at least 3 years in AWS.
  • Experience working in OS X and Linux environments, Microservices, SQL, NoSQL, and Git.
  • Experience working in a scrum and DevOps environment.
  • Good understanding of agile application development lifecycle.
  • Extensive understanding of various design patterns and OOP paradigm.
  • Extensive experience in RESTful and security of API design.
  • Experience Designing and building JSON or REST services.
  • Expert knowledge of Java.
  • Knowledge in JavaScript preferred.
  • Experience working with 3rd party APIs, AWS APIs, Docker or other containers, large-scale or distributed web applications.
  • Experience practicing Test Driven Development is highly preferred.

Why Emburse?


Finance is changing—and at Emburse, we’re leading the way. Our AI-powered solutions help organizations eliminate inefficiencies, gain real-time visibility, and optimize spend—so they can focus on what’s next, not what’s slowing them down.

A Company with Momentum – We serve 12M+ users across 120 countries, helping businesses modernize

 their finance operations.

A Team That Innovates – Work alongside some of the brightest minds in finance, tech, and AI to solve real-

 world challenges.

A Culture That Empowers – Competitive pay, flexible work, and an inclusive, collaborative environment that

 supports your success.

A Career That Matters – Your work here drives efficiency, innovation, and smarter financial decision-making

 for businesses everywhere. 


Shape your future & find what’s next at Emburse. 


Emburse provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Emburse complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location where the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment.

Top Skills

Java
JavaScript

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