Software Engineer

Join the team that is changing the promo industry

commonsku is changing the way businesses within the $26 Billion promotional products space work. We are the leading platform for promo product distributors–combining CRM, Order Management, and eCommerce into one sophisticated hub.

But, we don't just sell software; we believe in helping our customers build better businesses. Through collaboration, connection, and our skummunity (commonsku-community, get it?), we are elevating our customers and the world of branded merchandise. We are thought and brand leaders, pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in promo.

Our culture and values

Our values – Community First, Ten Steps Ahead, Fast Forward, and Delightful Work – drive us to create an exceptional experience for our customers, our partners, our industry, and our team.

We believe in the power of a team of nice people who are great at what they do. It’s pretty simple, really! We love creativity, a great sense of humour, enthusiasm, collaboration, risk-taking, optimism, and diverse opinions.

We are remote-first and maintain our headquarters in Toronto, ON. Our team spans across Canada and into the US. We gather together in Toronto at least twice a year, so no matter where we live, we get to spend time together to collaborate, learn, and celebrate! (It’s the best!)

And we’re growing! We’re looking for our next:

Software Engineer III

As a Software Engineer III on our growing Enterprise Engineering team, you’ll be responsible for independently leading projects within the team’s area of ownership as well as contributing meaningfully to cross-functional initiatives. This includes building out our public API and more features for our Enterprise customers, an exciting growing area of commonsku.

You’ll balance hands-on engineering work with increased ownership, decision-making, and mentorship responsibilities in the Engineering team. Mentoring junior team members, contributing constructively to team discussions, and collaborating across the teams are all ways you’ll increase your impact.

You’ll work on:

• Independently scoping, planning, and implementing well-defined features or components within the team’s domain.
• Contributing to system design discussions, with an understanding of performance, maintainability, and scalability considerations.
• Breaking down work into milestones and modules, collaborating with Engineering Managers and Product Managers to align on timelines and deliverables.
• Writing clean, maintainable, well-tested code and modeling high-quality development practices for others.
• Fully owning engineering outcomes for projects in your area, with guidance as needed.
• Co-owning larger cross-functional projects in collaboration with Product, Design, and other Engineering teams.
• Identifying technical risks and proposing mitigation strategies early in the development process.
• Identifying gaps, inefficiencies, or areas for improvement in tools, processes, or systems.
• Proposing solutions and taking initiative to improve how the team builds, delivers, and maintains software.
• Understanding the business value and customer impact behind your team’s work and incorporating this into technical decisions.
• Using data and customer feedback to inform your work.
• Communicating proactively about status, risks, and blockers.
• Participating in technical planning, team ceremonies, and design reviews.
• Supporting and mentoring junior engineers with feedback, pairing, and guidance.
• Helping maintain a healthy and inclusive team culture by modeling constructive communication and collaborative behaviors.
• Contributing to shared team responsibilities such as on-call, documentation, tech debt, and code review.

With the experience we think will help you succeed:

• 5+ years of professional software development experience, ideally in a SaaS or product-driven environment.
• Strong understanding of software engineering principles, system design, and API development.
• Strong experience in React, PHP, Python, or other modern programming languages and frameworks.
• Experience with relational databases.
• Extensive experience and proficiency in cloud computer platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure).
• Experience with agile development, version control, CI/CD, and observability tools such as New Relic or Datadog.
• A track record of delivering complex features or projects independently and collaborating effectively across teams.
• Ability to balance technical excellence with pragmatic business tradeoffs.
• Experience mentoring and developing more junior peers.
• A growth mindset, openness to feedback, and great sense of humour!

Things you’ll want to know about the opportunity:

• We believe in paying fairly and being proactive about ensuring our team is rewarded growth and innovation. We value unique contributions and being a place where people can grow and do the best work of their careers. The starting base salary compensation range for this role is $135,000 to $160,000 CAD annually.
• New hires generally come in at the midpoint of this range. However, if this role sounds perfect for you and your expectations are outside of this range, we encourage you to apply and let us know in your application about your ideal package. If we agree that it’s a good fit, we will have open discussion around what’s possible.
• We offer extended health benefits coverage for employees, a group RRSP plan with employer contributions of $3,000 a year, annual office closure between December 25 and January 1, parental leave top-up, and a flexible work environment that supports individuals, families, and people of diverse needs. Oh and super cool merch!
• This role is open to candidates based in and legally eligible to work in Canada, with the ideal candidate being located in Toronto. On a discretionary basis, we are open to candidates in other parts of Canada, with the exception of Quebec. (We love the province, we are not currently in a position to employ folks there! Désolé!)

What to expect from the recruitment process:

• Application Review: The commonsku People team will review your application and reach out to schedule a conversation if we’d like to learn more about you. (We’ll get back to you either way!)
• Conversation with People Team: Share your professional journey, career interests and learn more about commonsku
• Meet the Manager: 45 minute call with your potential future manager. Discuss relevant experience and learn in-depth about about the role and the engineering teams
• Meet the Team: Meet a blend of technical and non-technical members of our team. You will meet them 1-1 in a remote setting to go through system design exercises and how you collaborate with Product Managers. You will learn more insights about the teams here and we encourage meaningful conversations for both sides to learn more about one another.
• Wait for a Decision: Hiring manager consolidates and evaluates feedback from the team to make a hiring decision.
• References and Offer: If it’s a match, we’ll request references to speak with and prepare your offer!

Interested? Excellent!

Apply now at commonsku.com/careers! We’ll review your application and get back to you as soon as we can.

commonsku is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

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