Senior Staff Software Engineer

BluecatToronto, Canadalast year

Canada

We're looking for a Senior Staff Software Engineer to lead the development of a new application running on a scalable, high-performance Java platform. This role is ideal for an expert Java engineer with deep knowledge of concurrent programming, Jetty, and experience building real-time, high-volume systems.

Responsibilities

Build or re-architect backend services using Java and embedded Jetty for ultra-low-latency performance.
Ensure multi-threaded, high-concurrency applications scale to support massive data ingestion and processing requirements.
Lead code reviews, mentor engineers, and influence technical roadmap and architectural decisions.
Collaborate with product and platform teams to deliver resilient, secure, and observable services and applications.
Integrate open source and open standards reducing internal code generations and reaping the benefits of the open-source community.

Qualifications

10+ years professional experience in Java backend development.
Proven expertise in multithreaded programming.
Deep experience with Jetty or similar embedded web servers (e.g., Undertow, Netty).
Strong understanding of systems design, high-throughput messaging, and I/O performance tuning.
Proven experience in high performance, throughput systems.
Solid grasp of JVM internals, memory management, and profiling tools.

Nice to Have

SNMP, NetFlow, API Frameworks.
OpenTelemetry and Network Monitoring.
Data experience with Clickhouse and MongoDB.

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FAQ

Is the Senior Staff Software Engineer position at Bluecat remote?: Yes. This role was posted on Remote Backend Jobs, a job board that lists exclusively fully remote positions.
When was this Senior Staff Software Engineer job posted?: This listing was posted on April 26, 2025 and is still open for applications.
How do I apply for the Senior Staff Software Engineer position at Bluecat?: Use the apply button on this page — it takes you directly to the employer’s application page.