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Principal Software Development Engineer in IT & DevOps Department
in GoDaddy - Canada, Vancouver

Remote
Full-time
Senior
Permanent

Job description

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As a Principal Engineer in the Site Platform team at GoDaddy, you will build the future of GoDaddy’s public web presence and customer shopping experience, contributing code and solutions used across multiple brands and engineering teams. This hands-on role requires leadership by example, delivering well-factored, well-tested, and reusable code that adapts to evolving needs. You will coordinate with various engineering teams, set technical directions for complex functions, and influence the success of collaborative solutions. The role demands a full-stack engineer with experience in system-level integrations, transaction coordination, and rollback strategies, and familiarity with modern front-end technologies like React and Node.js. Responsibilities include setting technical directions for cross-organizational initiatives, mentoring and leading engineers, writing maintainable and efficient code with unit and integration tests, conducting code reviews to uphold quality, and contributing to open-source projects. Experience must include full software engineering lifecycle knowledge, mentoring capabilities, strong fundamentals in JavaScript, HTTP/2, CDNs, caching layers, experience with React/Node.js, web service architectures (REST, GraphQL), cloud platforms like AWS, CI/CD pipelines, and Kubernetes. Bonus skills include experience with headless CMS, A/B testing strategies, cross-functional collaboration, and open-source contributions. Benefits encompass paid time off, retirement savings plans, bonuses, equity grants, stock purchase plan, competitive health benefits, family-friendly policies including parental leave, and support for diverse cultures and entrepreneurial spirit. GoDaddy fosters a diverse and inclusive workplace with commitments to equity and belonging, and is an equal opportunity employer supporting qualified applicants with criminal histories according to legal requirements. Recruitment support is available via [email protected] and unsolicited resumes from recruiters or agencies are not accepted.

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Benefits

  • Paid time off
  • Retirement savings plans (RRSP, pension schemes)
  • Bonus/incentive eligibility
  • Equity grants
  • Employee stock purchase plan
  • Competitive health benefits
  • Family-friendly benefits including parental leave
  • Diverse culture and Employee Resource Groups

Job requirements

  • Experience in full software engineering lifecycle
  • Mentoring and leadership skills
  • Strong knowledge of JavaScript (ES2015+), HTTP/2, CDNs, caching
  • Experience with React and/or Node.js
  • Experience with REST, GraphQL
  • Cloud platforms (AWS), CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions), Kubernetes
  • Bonus: headless CMS, A/B testing, cross-functional collaboration, open source contributions