Company Name: Carbonite
Location: Canada
We have a new opening for a Software Architect. You will have strong technical and communication skills, a passion for building high-quality software and the ability to work well within an agile scrum environment. You are well versed in Storage, Data Protection, Storage Virtualization, Software as a Service (SaaS), Distributed File System (DFS), Cloud Computing, Enterprise Software and Cloud Storage.
Our development lab is located near the QEW at Winston Churchill Blvd., accessible by both Mississauga Transit and Oakville Transit. We are a short bus ride from Clarkson GO station. Other perks include a new office, quarterly bonuses, employee share purchase plan, RRSP match, weekly catered lunches, on-site gym, free parking and on-going training.
Specific Objectives & Responsibilities
In the first three months
Do you enjoy being the enabler and catalyst for the success of other teams and individuals? Can you keep the big picture in sight even when you need to get “down in the weeds”? Do you question everything, while leading by persuasion and maintaining a constructive focus? Are you willing to work hard to improve the entire team’s understanding of every decision we make? Are you able to simplify problems and solve them incrementally?
The successful candidate will say “yes” to all the above and will demonstrate good judgment when finding the right balance between evolutionary and revolutionary approaches to improving our products.
What Will Make You Successful At Carbonite
Carbonite was launched with a clear goal Provide easy-to-use, secure and affordable online backup to the consumer market. Today we are a leading provider of data protection, with a comprehensive portfolio of solutions purpose-built for consumers, small and midsized businesses with a global network of partners including VARs, MSPs and OEMs.
Together with Webroot—acquired by Carbonite in 2019—we provide end-to-end data resilience . Our company vision is to safeguard people and businesses from the cost and consequences of data loss and cyber threats. We deliver on that vision with powerful antivirus protection plus easy-to-use backup and recovery services.
Our business requires top talent. We foster a thriving, dynamic environment rich with inventive minds and entrepreneurial spirit. From engineering to sales and marketing, operations and customer support, our 1600 employees are empowered and encouraged to build their careers at Carbonite.
We pride ourselves on hiring standout candidates who shine in a workplace that encourages collaboration and teamwork. Carbonite is growing fast, and we’re currently looking for talented candidates around the globe. Are you ready to grow with us?
Carbonite, Inc. is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer does not discriminate based upon race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, genetic information, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, status as a qualified individual with a disability, or any other characteristic protected by law. Upon request, accommodations will be made available during the recruitment process for applicants with a disability. If you require accommodations, we will work with you to provide or arrange for the provision of suitable accommodation wherever possible. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply.
Primary LocationCA-CA-Mississauga
Work LocationsMississauga, Canada
JobSoftware Engineering
OrganizationEngineering
Non-Management
Job PostingOct 31, 2019, 120507 PM
Our development lab is located near the QEW at Winston Churchill Blvd., accessible by both Mississauga Transit and Oakville Transit. We are a short bus ride from Clarkson GO station. Other perks include a new office, quarterly bonuses, employee share purchase plan, RRSP match, weekly catered lunches, on-site gym, free parking and on-going training.
Specific Objectives & Responsibilities
In the first three months
- Acquire a broad understanding of the Carbonite products, their overall architecture, and how they are deployed and used in production
- Build collaborative relationships with all the Engineering teams as well as with the Product Managers
- Begin to provide additional teams with assistance, ideas, guidance, and critical feedback at every level – implementation, design and architecture
- Gain deep knowledge of the architecture and design of each major component and the interactions among them
- Identify, cultivate and promote promising ideas and techniques (from both individuals and teams) for improving the software itself and our Engineering practices
- Begin to facilitate and promote cross-team communication and coordination on architecture, design, Engineering practices, and other technical choices and trade-offs
- Work with a large and complex code base, guiding the teams through the challenges of continuous improvement and helping them balance the long-term benefits of refactoring and design improvements with the need for short-term bug-fixes
- Advocate widely for improvements to the quality, supportability, scalability, resilience, and maintainability of the software we ship; the predictability with which we ship it; and the overall productivity of the teams
- Build cross-functional relationships with Operations, Support, Professional Services and Sales – both to ensure Engineering is building the right things and to help the business deploy and use them effectively once they ship
- Research new technologies and bring forward new ideas to support the business
Do you enjoy being the enabler and catalyst for the success of other teams and individuals? Can you keep the big picture in sight even when you need to get “down in the weeds”? Do you question everything, while leading by persuasion and maintaining a constructive focus? Are you willing to work hard to improve the entire team’s understanding of every decision we make? Are you able to simplify problems and solve them incrementally?
The successful candidate will say “yes” to all the above and will demonstrate good judgment when finding the right balance between evolutionary and revolutionary approaches to improving our products.
What Will Make You Successful At Carbonite
- A track record of good judgment and decision-making in positions with significant responsibility
- Highly autonomous and able to independently identify high value projects and drive them completion
- Demonstrated leadership capability in cross-functional team environments
- High degree of comfort with complex technical environments
- Having and being able to articulate/defend an informed opinion on important topics
- Experience developing C++ and C# applications in a Windows environment
- Proven track record of shipping commercial software products, especially for the mid-market IT
- Integrating software acquired through acquisitions into existing software stack
- A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent
- Ability to clearly communicate with all stakeholders, including customers
- Experience providing technical guidance and oversight to a team of developers and testers
- Technical ability to prototype/implement any proposed architectures
- Can quickly learn new languages and technology stacks
Carbonite was launched with a clear goal Provide easy-to-use, secure and affordable online backup to the consumer market. Today we are a leading provider of data protection, with a comprehensive portfolio of solutions purpose-built for consumers, small and midsized businesses with a global network of partners including VARs, MSPs and OEMs.
Together with Webroot—acquired by Carbonite in 2019—we provide end-to-end data resilience . Our company vision is to safeguard people and businesses from the cost and consequences of data loss and cyber threats. We deliver on that vision with powerful antivirus protection plus easy-to-use backup and recovery services.
Our business requires top talent. We foster a thriving, dynamic environment rich with inventive minds and entrepreneurial spirit. From engineering to sales and marketing, operations and customer support, our 1600 employees are empowered and encouraged to build their careers at Carbonite.
We pride ourselves on hiring standout candidates who shine in a workplace that encourages collaboration and teamwork. Carbonite is growing fast, and we’re currently looking for talented candidates around the globe. Are you ready to grow with us?
Carbonite, Inc. is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer does not discriminate based upon race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, genetic information, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, status as a qualified individual with a disability, or any other characteristic protected by law. Upon request, accommodations will be made available during the recruitment process for applicants with a disability. If you require accommodations, we will work with you to provide or arrange for the provision of suitable accommodation wherever possible. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply.
Primary LocationCA-CA-Mississauga
Work LocationsMississauga, Canada
JobSoftware Engineering
OrganizationEngineering
Non-Management
Job PostingOct 31, 2019, 120507 PM
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