<div>Hi, we are ecobee.  ecobee introduced the world’s first smart Wi-Fi thermostat to help millions of consumers save money, conserve energy, and bring home automation into their lives. That was just the beginning. We continue our pursuit to create technology that brings peace of mind into the home and allows people to focus on the moments that matter most. We take pride in making a meaningful difference to the environment, all while being part of the exciting, connected home revolution.  In 2021, ecobee became a subsidiary of Generac Power Systems. Generac introduced the first affordable backup generator and later created the category of automatic home standby generator. The company is committed to sustainable, cleaner energy products poised to revolutionize the 21st century electrical grid. Together, we take pride in making a meaningful difference to the environment. Why we love to do what we do:  We’re helping build the world of tomorrow with solutions that improve everyday life while making a positive impact on the planet. Our products and services work in harmony to provide comfort, efficiency, and peace of mind for millions of homes and businesses. While we’re proud of what we’ve done so far, there’s still a lot we can do—and you can be part of it.   Join our extraordinary team.  Were a rapidly growing global tech company headquartered in Canada, in the heart of downtown Toronto, with a satellite office in Leeds, UK (and remote ecopeeps in the US). We get to work with some of North America and UKs leading professionals. Our colleagues are proud to bring their authentic selves to work, confident that what we do is grounded in a greater purpose. We’re always looking for curious, talented, and passionate people to join our team.</div><div> <div> How You’ll Make an Impact:    </div> <div> As a Principal Software Engineer for the ecobee’s Cloud, Data and Service Platform, you will own the technical vision, strategy and roadmap of the foundational service platform that will be used by across ecobee’s business units. You will be responsible to oversee the development and maintenance of a multi-tier service platform that will allow enable the creation of unified experiences for our customers within an IoT paradigm of connected devices for smart homes. You will use leading edge technologies to innovate, and own the design, maintenance and development of complex and large software solutions that meet the customer needs and that directly impacts the long-term success of the company.   </div> <div> Reporting to the VP of Engineering, you will play a critical role in enhancing engineering operational excellence and cultivating a growth-minded environment that enables teams to deliver high-quality software at a fast pace. You will collaborate with leaders in Product Management, Product Design, Engineering and Data Science to realize our long-term corporate strategy and business goals.  </div> <div> What You’ll Bring to the Table:     </div> <div> <ul> <li>You like to continuously challenge yourself and status quo by finding new and better ways to solve complex problems. Systems design and architecture are in your comfort zone</li> <li>You love learning new technologies, especially if it means getting us there sooner</li> <li>The bigger the challenge, the better. You fearlessly dive into issues of scale, concurrency, data management, security, redundancy and fail over</li> <li>You identify and execute on significant company-wide opportunities by understanding how technical capabilities meet customer needs. You proactively work with business owners to help them understand these new capabilities and work with them to build the right technology roadmap that enables the business</li> <li>You set direction and best practices for large scale projects to a very high level of excellence</li> <li>You establish high standards for APIs and software services, ensuring that our systems, infrastructure, tools, process and documentation deliver an enjoyable and frictionless developer experience</li> <li>You have a multi-year, industry-leading perspective when building products and systems, ensuring they adapt to scale, usage and/or business needs well beyond ecobee’s current scope</li> <li>You master and are a proponent of the craft of software development, automated testing, continuous integration and deployment, design patterns, etc</li> <li>You understand to concepts and design patterns of Platform-as-a-Service, multi-tier platform architectures, and have strong experience in building effective CI/CD pipelines</li> <li>You believe in and rely on metrics to continuously assess and improve software quality, operational health and fiscal efficiency</li> <li>The team is a priority for you. You are a mentor for the technical team and take a proactive role in developing engineering talent</li> <li>You have excellent verbal and written communication skills, which you utilize to bring everyone along a journey together with clear, shared understanding </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div> <div> Just so you know: The hired candidate will be required to complete a background check. </div> <div> What Technologies We Use:     </div> <div> <ul> <li>Go-Lang, Java, Python, TypeScript</li> <li>GraphQL</li> <li>GitHub Actions (CI/CD), CircleCI</li> <li>Edge / service </li> <li>Heterogeneous cloud platforms: GCP &amp; AWS - Proxies - envoy, HAProxy</li> <li>Distributed tracing for heterogeneous systems (Jager, honeycomb, etc...)</li> <li>CloudSQL, PubSub, Cloud Run, DataStore, BigQuery, Dataflow, etc.  </li> <li>Terraform, Kubernetes, Docker </li> </ul> </div> <div> What happens after you apply:    Application review. It will happen. By an actual person in Talent Acquisition. We get upwards of 100+ applications for some roles, it can take a few days, but every applicant can expect a note regarding their application status. </div> <div> <ul> <li>A 30-minute phone/video call with a member in Talent Acquisition</li> <li>2 x (120 mins virtual meetings each) -  with senior leaders from Product and Engineering departments</li> <li>A 90-minute case study presentation and discussion will be the next and last step</li> </ul>   </div> </div><div>With ecobee, you’ll have the opportunity to:  <ul> <li>Be part of something big: Get to work in a fresh, dynamic, and ever-growing industry.  </li> <li>Make a difference for the environment: Make a sustainable impact while on your daily job, and after it through programs like ecobee acts. </li> <li>Expand your career: Learn with our in-house learning enablement team, and enjoy our generous professional learning budget. </li> <li>Put people first: Benefit from competitive salaries, health benefits, and a progressive Parental Top-Up Program (75% top-up or five bonus days off). </li> <li>Play a part on an exceptional culture: Enjoy a fun and casual workplace with an open concept office, located at Queens Quay W &amp; York St. ecobee Leeds is based at our riverside office on the Calls. </li> <li>Celebrate diversity: Be part of a truly welcoming workplace. We offer a mentorship program and bias training.  </li> </ul> Are you interested? Lets make it work.  Our people are empowered to take ownership of their schedules with workflows that allow for flexible hours. Based on your job, you have an option of a office-based, fully remote, or hybrid work environment. New team members working remotely, will have all necessary equipment provided and shipped to them, and we conduct our interviews and onboarding sessions primarily through video. We’re committed to inclusion and accommodation.  ecobee believes that openness and diversity make us better. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds to apply regardless of race, gender, age, religion, identity, or any other aspect which makes them unique. Accommodations can be made upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. Our recruitment team is happy to answer any questions candidates may have about virtual interviewing, onboarding, and future work locations. We’re up to incredible things. Come and be part of them.  Discover our <a href="https://www.ecobee.com/en-us/all-products/">products and services</a> and learn more about <a href="https://www.ecobee.com/en-us/about/">who we are.</a>   Ready to join ecobee? <a href="https://www.ecobee.com/en-us/careers/">View current openings</a>.  Please note, ecobee does not accept unsolicited resumes.   </div>

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