Senior Software Engineer

What makes us Qlik?

A Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ Leader for 15 years in a row, Qlik transforms complex data landscapes into actionable insights, driving strategic business outcomes. Serving over 40,000 global customers, our portfolio leverages pervasive data quality and advanced AI/ML capabilities that lead to better decisions, faster.

We excel in integration and governance solutions that work with diverse data sources, and our real-time analytics uncover hidden patterns, empowering teams to address complex challenges and seize new opportunities.

We were also recognized as one of National Capital Region's 2024 Top Employers in Canada, read on to see why!

The Senior Software Engineer Role

We're seeking an exceptional Senior Software Engineer to join our team and lead the technical evolution of Qlik's platform. In this senior technical role, you'll combine hands-on engineering excellence with architectural vision to deliver innovative solutions that power our next-generation products. As a technical leader, you'll mentor teams, drive best practices, and directly contribute to our most challenging engineering problems.

What makes this role interesting?

Technical Excellence & Engineering Leadership

• Participate in all aspects of software engineering including designing, planning, coding, verifying, integrating, releasing, monitoring, supporting and maintaining.
• Lead by example through hands-on coding, code reviews, and technical mentorship.
• Drive technical decisions and establish engineering best practices across teams.
• Architect scalable, performant solutions while maintaining code quality and reliability.
• Prototype and validate new technologies through proof-of-concepts and experiments.

Strategic Technical Contributions

• Solve our most challenging technical problems with innovative approaches.
• Evaluate and implement new technologies that enhance our platform capabilities.
• Collaborate with Product Management to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Assess technical trade-offs and their impact on development timelines and system performance.
• Champion non-functional requirements including security, scalability, and maintainability.

Team Leadership & Mentorship

• Mentor junior engineers and elevate the technical capabilities of the team.
• Lead technical design sessions and architectural reviews.
• Foster a culture of engineering excellence and continuous learning.
• Guide teams through complex technical challenges and implementations.
• Build consensus on technical approaches while knowing when to make decisive calls.

Here’s how you’ll be making an impact:

• Shape the technical direction of products used by thousands of organizations worldwide.
• Mentor the next generation of engineering talent at Qlik.
• Drive innovations that directly impact customer success and satisfaction.
• Establish engineering standards that scale across our global development teams.
• Solve complex technical challenges at the intersection of data, analytics, and visualization.

We’re looking for a teammate with:

• 7+ years of software engineering experience with significant hands-on development.
• Modern programming languages and frameworks such as Java, Clojure, and Python.
• Distributed systems and microservices architecture.
• Understand containerization and deployment on Linux using technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Software design patterns and architectural principles.
• Performance optimization and scalability engineering.
• Full-stack development with emphasis on backend systems.
• Database design and optimization (SQL and NoSQL).
• CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
• Code quality, testing strategies, and engineering best practices.
• Technical documentation and knowledge sharing.

The location for this role is:

Ottawa, ON Canada

Apply now and help change how the world transforms complex data landscapes into actionable insights and turns complex data challenges into new opportunities!

More about Qlik and who we are:

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What else do we offer?

• National Capital Region's 2024 Top Employers in Canada: https://reviews.canadastop100.com/top-employer-qliktech
• Genuine career progression pathways and mentoring programs
• Culture of innovation, technology, collaboration, and openness
• Flexible, diverse, and international work environment

Giving back is a huge part of our culture. Alongside an extra “change the world” day plus another for personal development, we also highly encourage participation in our Corporate Responsibility Employee Programs

The anticipated base salary range for this role is $140,000 - $150,000 CDN per year. Final compensation offered by Qlik will be based on factors such as the candidate’s location, job-related skills, education, experience, and other business and organizational needs. Qlik offers a comprehensive benefits package, eligibility requirements for benefits will be controlled by applicable Qlik plan documents and policies.

If you need assistance applying for a role due to a disability, please submit your request via email to accessibilityta @ qlik.com. Any information you provide will be treated according to Qlik’s Recruitment Privacy Notice. Qlik may only respond to emails related to accommodation requests.

Qlik is not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms for this employment opportunity. Please, no phone calls or emails. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at Qlik via-email, the Internet or in any form and/or method without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of Qlik. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Qlik as a result of the referral or through other means.