Our Spare headquarters is located in Vancouver, BC, but this position is open to remote work options within Canada. Unfortunately, we are not able to hire this position outside of Canada at this time.

As a Senior Software Developer in the Launchpad team, you will...

Maintain authentication and other global parts of our platform
Collaborate in design discussions related to code architecture;
Collaborate with software developers of all levels;
Help us iterate and improve upon current engineering processes and support the team in doing the same;
Provide guidance and mentorship to junior developers

Department: Engineering
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: Remote (Canada)
Workplace type: Fully remote
Compensation: $155,575 - $175,161 / year
Reporting To: Nate Kis

About this role✨

In this role, you will...

Write high-quality code: You will design, code, test, document, and release innovative features using a combination of tools and language to do so;
Uphold the high testing standards for your code and ensure your teammates follow best practices as well
Help iterate and improve on our CI/CD workflows and developer experience
Contribute to the development of code for internal tooling, authorization and infrastructure projects

About you ✨

You have 5+ years of Kubernetes experience
You have a 5+ years experience in platform scalability, cloud infrastructure, and CI/CD, with an eagerness to continue working these areas
You have experience as a backend software developer (5+ years preferred);
You are well versed in technologies similar to our stack (we work with Kubernetes, GitOps (ArgoCD), Node.js, TypeScript, SQL databases, Docker, GCP and more);
You thrive in a tech-focused environment, with bonus points if you’ve grown professionally in such a setting

It will be considered a plus (nice-to-have):

Experience in the transit industry or with vehicle routing problems
Experience with Google Cloud Platform and Terraform

Don’t meet every single requirement?

Studies have shown that women and people of colour are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification in the job posting.

At Spare, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment so we strongly encourage you to apply even if you don't believe you meet every single qualification outlined. We also do our best to respond to all applications we receive.

About the Launchpad team ✨

The Launchpad Team works to ensure the reliability, scalability and security of the Spare Platform. We seek to constantly improve our cloud infrastructure, maintain a frictionless CI/CD pipeline, provide excellent monitoring and observability of our production applications and build out internal tooling to enable other teams to move faster.

Benefits

Purposeful work: Be a part of a mission-driven company that is solving real-world problems and improving the lives of people around the world. Learn more about the impact we're making in our 2023 Global Impact Report!
Growth Opportunities: Spare is growing fast and there is uncapped potential for rapid advancement of motivated high performers on our team! 🚀
Market-competitive pay: We benchmark roles annually to attract and retain top talent. For Growth roles, we also offer a competitive commission/bonus structure that rewards strong performance.
Stock options: Enjoy the feeling of ownership. All Spartians are provided stock options, so you can share in the growth and success of Spare!
Flexible work: Work remotely from anywhere in Canada, in your own time zone.
In-office collaboration: If you're in Metro Vancouver, you have the option to work out of our HQ located downtown, close to Waterfront Station. If you're located elsewhere, you'll have access to CA$200/month to spend on a coworking membership to work together with team members in your city.
Home office allowance: We recognize the importance of a productive home office setup to help you do your best work, which is why we provide a CA$1,000 home office allowance.
Team offsites & socials: We love the flexibility of remote work, and we also value the importance of in-person connection. Each team has an annual budget for travel and accommodations to get together for a team offsite or hackathon. Plus you have access to a CA$50 monthly budget to socialize with other Spartians in your city - go out for a meal or hit up a karaoke spot!
Health insurance: We offer a fully-paid health insurance package for you and your dependents that includes prescription drug, paramedical, mental health, dental, life insurance, travel insurance, and Employee Assistance Program.
Lifestyle Spending Account: We offer CA$500 per year Lifestyle Spending Account (taxable benefit), which you can use to get reimbursed for a variety of expenses including education, wellness, transportation, and childcare/pet care.
Paid time off: Along with your three weeks of annual vacation, we offer unlimited sick days and have company-wide shut-down days to help you rest and recharge.
Parental leave top-up: Top up of up to 80% for 15 weeks to help you adjust to the new addition to your family!

About Spare

Spare's mission is empowering everyone to unlock the potential of mobility.

Spare is the future of shared transportation. We’re revolutionizing how the busy mom from Dallas, the retired teacher from Oslo or the aspiring entrepreneur from Tokyo experiences transportation, by partnering with transportation providers around the world to enable worry-free, efficient, flexible, and automated on-demand solutions.

From the daily commute to non-emergency hospital visits, last-minute lunches, and leisurely trips to the museum, our technology makes people’s lives easier and transit more equitable both for those with specialized mobility needs and those without.

With Spare’s Platform, which includes a feature-rich admin web-panel, as well as rider and driver apps, transportation providers can break free from para and microtransit silos and provide holistic demand-responsive services that give each rider exactly what they need. We also help cities easily optimize their transit network so that the entire transportation ecosystem works better together.

At Spare, nothing is impossible. We think safe, affordable, scalable and eventually autonomous transportation is the right way forward. Join us for the ride!