Description

Hi, we are ecobee.

ecobee introduced the world’s first smart Wi-Fi thermostat to help millions of consumers save money, conserve energy, and bring home automation into their lives. That was just the beginning. We continue our pursuit to create technology that brings peace of mind into the home and allows people to focus on the moments that matter most. We take pride in making a meaningful difference to the environment, all while being part of the exciting, connected home revolution.

In 2021, ecobee became a subsidiary of Generac Power Systems. Generac introduced the first affordable backup generator and later created the category of automatic home standby generator. The company is committed to sustainable, cleaner energy products poised to revolutionize the 21st century electrical grid. Together, we take pride in making a meaningful difference to the environment.

Why we love to do what we do:

We’re helping build the world of tomorrow with solutions that improve everyday life while making a positive impact on the planet. Our products and services work in harmony to provide comfort, efficiency, and peace of mind for millions of homes and businesses. While we’re proud of what we’ve done so far, there’s still a lot we can do—and you can be part of it.

Join our extraordinary team.

We're a rapidly growing global tech company headquartered in Canada, in the heart of downtown Toronto, with an office in Leeds, UK, and remote ecopeeps in the US. We get to work with some of North America and UK's leading professionals. Our colleagues are proud to bring their authentic selves to work, confident that what we do is grounded in a greater purpose. We’re always looking for curious, talented, and passionate people to join our team.

Who You’ll be Joining

The Smart Security backend team is responsible for safety critical services that drive ecobee’s Smart Security offering. This includes interacting with multiple devices within a given home to determine occupancy, and escalation to emergency services if incidents occur. We are also responsible for maintaining Smart Security subscriptions, bundles, and promotions with both internal and external teams.

A team that is responsible for real customer impact. We aren’t working on just another app or AI-enabled cat video generator; we are working on systems that keep people safe and secure. That is, you will make a real difference in people’s lives.

We integrate our backend services with both internal and external parties to provide even more benefits for our customers. For example, locking a supported smart door lock when a user arms their home or facilitating professional installation of our smart doorbell camera with a local contractor.

The team itself is small, energic, and agile and maintains a “how can I help?” attitude. Each team member is self-sufficient, you won’t be micromanaged. We are experts in working in a fast-paced environment. We are pulled in multiple directions by different stakeholders. You will never be bored while maintaining a work life balance. We interact daily with other teams across the organization including product, mobile, web, and business systems just to name a few. We have responsibilities across the entire organization via services that are used by all business units.

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

How You’ll Make an Impact

As a Software Engineer on the Smart Security backend team, you’ll use leading edge technologies to innovate highly concurrent, server applications that directly impact ecobee’s success and our customer’s lives. We encourage the freedom to investigate and evaluate new technologies to solve complex problems. As a result, your input will have a significant impact on our company and objectives.

Each engineer on the team participates in design, implementation, and validation activities. We expect you to speak up and complain when something isn’t quite right. You dislike toil. You are full of new and innovative ways to improve both our code but also our ways of working.

What You’ll Bring to the Table

• You enjoy writing code and solving meaningful problems, and have real-world experience building and operating backend services in production.
• You have strong coding experience in at least two of the following: Go, TypeScript, or Python. Java experience is a plus.
• You understand that writing code is only part of the job—you have experience designing, building, validating, and deploying scalable microservices and distributed systems.
• You care about writing clean, maintainable, and well-tested code, and have experience with unit, integration, and end-to-end testing.
• You have experience working with cloud platforms and modern infrastructure tools, and are familiar with containers, CI/CD pipelines, and environment management. Experience with GCP, Docker, Kubernetes, or Terraform is a plus.
• You have experience working with databases and understand schema design, migrations, backfills, and performance considerations.
• You understand the importance of documentation, code reviews, and thoughtful design, and are comfortable integrating with external APIs and services.
• You communicate clearly, collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, and are comfortable sharing ideas, contributing to technical discussions, mentoring others, and participating in an on-call rotation.

Just so you know: The hired candidate will be required to complete a background check.

We've built the above list as a guideline for some of the skills and interests of our team - but we strive to build our teams with members from a diverse background and skill set, so if any combination of these apply to you, we would love to chat!

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/video call with a member in Talent Acquisition
• A 1-hour virtual interview with the Hiring Manager – expect technical, behavioural, and situational questions.
• The final interview will be a 90-minute technical deep dive interview with the team (2 engineers)

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Generac is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The salary range for this role, based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, is between $91,700 CAD - $119,200 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 askHR@generac.com

Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear; and use hands to manipulate objects or controls. The employee is regularly required to stand and walk. On occasion the incumbent may be required to stoop, bend or reach above the shoulders. The employee must occasionally lift up to 25 - 50 pounds. Specific conditions of this job are typical of frequent and continuous computer-based work requiring periods of sitting, close vision and ability to adjust focus. Occasional travel.

“We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.”