\nAbout BLEN\nBLENers are passionate about using technology to solve real-world problems. For over 20 years, we've been helping government agencies and businesses transform their digital experience. We bring fresh perspectives to every project, from modernizing legacy systems to building cloud-native applications to experimenting with technology that’s just around the corner. We value building long and enduring partnerships to solve complex challenges by putting humans at the center of all the experiences. Our team thrives on turning tricky problems into solutions that are practical, accessible and performant.\n\n\nAbout this position\nAs a Senior Software Developer II - Full Stack at BLEN, you will take on a highly strategic role in designing, architecting, and developing scalable, robust digital solutions. This role demands a combination of deep technical expertise in both front-end and back-end technologies and the ability to collaborate closely with tech leads and sometimes take on tech lead responsibilities. You will be expected to think strategically, mentor team members, and deliver high-impact solutions while embracing ownership and accountability. In addition, this position requires a strong background in cloud services, system architecture, AI toolings, and an eagerness to innovate by building prototypes and transforming proof of concepts into production-ready features\n\n\n\nWhat we would like from you\n* Technical Leadership and Strategy\n* Collaborate closely with the tech lead, taking responsibility for the system's architecture and development strategy\n* Step in as the acting Tech Lead when required, making key technical decisions that ensure alignment with overall product and business goals\n* Design and implement scalable, efficient, and maintainable systems and architectures\n* Work on building prototypes and proof of concepts that later become major production features\n\n\n\n* Software Development and Problem-Solving\n* Leverage extensive full-stack development experience to lead high-complexity, outcome-driven projects\n* Proactively diagnose and solve architectural and technical issues, driving quality improvements in existing systems\n* Work hands-on with modern tech stacks, including advanced usage of cloud platforms, ensuring scalable system designs\n* Actively contribute to the development and deployment of AI-driven solutions and applications\n\n\n\n* Mentorship and Team Development\n* Mentor and support junior engineers, focusing on transferring skills in system design, cloud services, and AI technologies\n* Provide technical guidance across teams, fostering a culture of continuous learning and innovation\n* Engage in technical interviews, assessing candidates' skills and cultural fit\n\n\n\n* Communication and Stakeholder Engagement\n* Present design documents, architecture diagrams, and technical solutions to clients, stakeholders, and cross-functional teams\n* Communicate technical strategies and developments effectively across the team and external partners\n\n\n\n* Process Improvement and Innovation\n* Drive improvements in software development processes and practices, with a focus on high performance and scalability\n* Champion best practices in system design, architecture, cloud services, and AI development\n* Stay up to date with emerging technologies and trends in AI and cloud computing, applying this knowledge to drive innovation in the organization\n\n\n\nBasic qualifications\n* Essential Requirements\n* 10+ years of engineering experience, with a proven track record of designing and developing scalable, reliable, and maintainable systems and architectures\n* Extensive experience with full stack development using Python, React, Next.js, Node.js, Java or Ruby on Rails\n* Hands-on experience with Python and AI toolings, including familiarity with large language models (LLMs) and other modern AI frameworks\n* Strong expertise in containerization technologies like Docker and orchestration tools such as Kubernetes, ensuring systems are scalable and maintainable in a cloud-native environment\n* Experience working with both relational databases such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, and NoSQL databases like Firestore, MongoDB, ensuring effective database design, optimization, and scalability\n* Hands-on experience integrating external APIs and third-party services into applications\n* Strong cloud services management and configuration skills with AWS, Azure, or GCP, leveraging these platforms for high availability, scalability, and security\n* Proficiency in version control systems (e.g., Git), and experience managing large, complex codebases\n* Robust problem-solving skills, particularly in diagnosing and resolving complex system issues related to distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, and application performance\n* \n\n* Preferred Skills and Experience\n* Prior experience leading engineering teams or acting as a Tech Lead\n* Experience building AI applications and their underlying infrastructure\n* Familiarity with DevOps tools and best practices\n* Ability to obtain a Public Trust Clearance\n\n\n\nRequirement\n* Must be a US Citizen or legal resident and able to work domestically\n* Must be located in the United States\n* Must be able to attain low-level security clearance\n\n\n\nPerks\n* Work from anywhere.\n* Competitive pay.\n* A contribution to your health benefit.\n* The chance to work on high-visibility projects and make a significant impact.\n\n\n\nGet to know us\n* We are a small, creative and highly technical team.\n* Our heroes are the scrappy folks that dare to dream and do great things. We love people that care more about doing the right thing than taking a shortcut.\n* We believe in finishing projects and floor our clients by how much we cared about their project.\n* We believe in integrity and because we're small, we are very selective of our partners and clients.\n* We do not use phrases like 'human resource' because you are NOT a resource. You are a team member and we will treat you like one.\n\n\n\nWhat you should expect from us\n* We will treat you fairly.\n* We give you space to grow both personally and professionally.\n* We will hear your ideas even when we disagree -- especially when we disagree.\n* We will be equitable with our success and be honest with our challenges.\n* We will always tell you the truth. Even when the truth is difficult.\n\n\n\nBLEN's hiring process\n* Resume Review: Our team evaluates your resume and online profiles (LinkedIn, GitHub, etc.) to assess qualification fit.\n* Role-Specific Assessment (depending on role, due in 24 - 48 hours): Complete a take-home assignment or live coding session to demonstrate technical skills. For this role, this will be the assessment: https://github.com/blencorp/blen-fullstack-engineer-take-home\n* Hiring Manager Screen (30 mins): Dive deeper into your experience and the role with the hiring manager.\n* Virtual Interviews (2 rounds, 30-45 min each): Technical and competency-based interviews aligned with Blen's values, conducted via Google Meet.\n* Decision & Offer: Post-interview, the hiring team decides. If selected, your recruiter will extend an offer and assist with logistics.\n\n\n\n\n\n$135,000 - $170,000 a yearThe salary range represents the compensation we expect to offer candidates who can perform the core responsibilities with minimal additional training. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as skill set, level of experience, and scope of responsibility. Our recruitment team is available to discuss your specific salary requirements and to provide more information about how we determine compensation. We are committed to fair and transparent pay practices and encourage open dialogue about our compensation structure throughout the application process. We look forward to learning more about your qualifications and how they align with our framework.\nEqual Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities\nThe contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c).\n \n\n#Salary and compensation\n No salary data published by company so we estimated salary based on similar jobs related to Design, Python, Docker, DevOps, Java, Cloud, Ruby and Senior jobs that are similar:\n\n $52,500 — $95,000/year\n
\n\n#Benefits\n 💰 401(k)\n\n🌎 Distributed team\n\n⏰ Async\n\n🤓 Vision insurance\n\n🦷 Dental insurance\n\n🚑 Medical insurance\n\n🏖 Unlimited vacation\n\n🏖 Paid time off\n\n📆 4 day workweek\n\n💰 401k matching\n\n🏔 Company retreats\n\n🏬 Coworking budget\n\n📚 Learning budget\n\n💪 Free gym membership\n\n🧘 Mental wellness budget\n\n🖥 Home office budget\n\n🥧 Pay in crypto\n\n🥸 Pseudonymous\n\n💰 Profit sharing\n\n💰 Equity compensation\n\n⬜️ No whiteboard interview\n\n👀 No monitoring system\n\n🚫 No politics at work\n\n🎅 We hire old (and young)\n\n
\n\n#Location\nWashington, DC

\n***English Version available below****\n\n\n\n\nLes voyages vont bien au-delà de leur destination ; ils sont tissés de chaque souvenir que l'on crée en chemin. Notre engagement consiste à redéfinir l'avenir du voyage en collaborant avec plus de 200 compagnies aériennes, établissements hôteliers, sociétés de croisières, réseaux ferroviaires pour voyageurs et services financiers, dans le but de créer de nouvelles sources de revenus significatives grâce à des expériences client exceptionnelles. Fondés sur nos valeurs fondamentales d'ambition, d'innovation et de collaboration, nous sommes constamment poussés à repousser les limites, à surpasser les attentes et à exploiter le meilleur de chacun. Nous favorisons une culture qui repose sur la conviction que notre force réside dans notre unité, travaillant ensemble pour bâtir un avenir extraordinaire dans l'univers du voyage. Joignez-vous à nous pour transformer les voyages quotidiens en expériences véritablement extraordinaires.\n\n\nÀ PROPOS DU POSTE:\nNous recherchons des développeurs de logiciels expérimentés pour travailler avec nous à la création de nouveaux produits étonnants pour les compagnies aériennes et les voyageurs. Ce poste sera rattaché à notre bureau de Montréal et le travail se fera à partir de celui-ci.\nNous croyons fermement qu'il existe de nombreux défis complexes non résolus dans la technologie du voyage, et si vous êtes enthousiaste à l'idée de nous aider à résoudre certains d'entre eux, nous aimerions vous rencontrer.\nNous sommes à la recherche d'un ingénieur logiciel Java backend. Au cours d'une semaine typique, un développeur développera de nouvelles fonctionnalités avec une équipe interfonctionnelle de chefs de produits, de concepteurs et de développeurs frontaux, d'automatisation et de tests. Nous accordons une grande importance à la livraison rapide et fréquente de fonctionnalités de haute qualité et bien testées. Ils collaborent également avec leurs pairs pour élaborer des propositions techniques et contribuent aux outils internes qui optimisent nos processus de développement. Ils assisteront notre équipe de support et notre équipe opérationnelle dans le triage et la résolution des problèmes.\n\n\nVOUS ÊTES UNE PERSONNE AVEC:\n- Une expérience de travail en équipe et la livraison de produits dont vous pouvez être fier.\n-Un minimum de 3 années d’expérience professionnelle dans le développement d’applications web, dans un environnement Agile/Scrum.\n-La capacité de mener des discussions techniques devant un auditoire et de contribuer à la prise de décisions techniques.\n-De bonnes capacités de communication pour expliquer des concepts techniques et complexes aux designers, au support et aux autres développeurs.Une bonne connaissance des fondamentaux informatiques : structures de données, algorithmes, langages de programmation, systèmes distribués, récupération d’information.\n-Expérience de la conception et de la mise en œuvre de logiciels en Java (SpringBoot, bibliothèques open source) et de leur déploiement dans le cloud (AWS de préférence), (agréable à avoir : Expérience de React avec TypeScript (ou similaire).\n-Une bonne connaissance des tests et de la pyramide des tests. \n-Vous êtes familier avec les pipelines de livraison et les boucles de rétroaction, et vous accordez une attention particulière à la livraison de produits de qualité.\n-Un baccalauréat en informatique, génie logiciel/informatique ou équivalent, ou une expérience équivalente.\n\n\n🏦 REER de contrepartie\n🏥 Plans de santé complets\n📅 Programme de congés payés flexible\n✈️ Allocation d’expérience de voyage\n🧘 Crédit annuel pour bien-être🥗 Événements d'équipe et déjeuners mensuels💻 Allocation pour des fournitures de bureau / transport🌅 Programme de travail à distance🍼 Programme de prime de congé parental🌍 Passeport pour l'aventure\n\n\n\n\nNOTRE PROCESSUS:\n\n\nPlusgrade est un employeur offrant des chances égales et s'engage à fournir un processus de recrutement accessible. Nous accueillons les candidatures de toutes les personnes qualifiées et nous sommes engagés à offrir des opportunités d'emploi égales, quel que soit l'identité ou l'expression de genre, la race, l'origine ethnique, la croyance, le lieu d'origine, l'âge, le sexe, l'état civil, le handicap physique ou mental, l'orientation sexuelle et toute autre catégorie protégée par la loi. Sur demande, nous fournirons un hébergement pour les candidats handicapés.Nous croyons en la diversité et l'inclusivité, c'est pourquoi notre processus d'entrevue est conçu pour offrir une expérience de candidat positive et garantir que chaque candidat est évalué de manière égale. Toutes les candidatures seront examinées par notre équipe de talents et le ou les candidats retenus passeront par le processus de recrutement suivant:\n• Entrevue téléphonique avec le recruteur.use\n• Entrevue avec le responsable de l'embauche\n• Test pratique à domicile ou exercice de codage à distance (le cas échéant)\n• Entrevue en équipeTous les candidats recevront des commentaires, qu'ils réussissent ou non toutes les étapes de notre processus d'entrevue. Toutes vos informations seront confidentielles.\n\n\n\n\nTous les candidats recevront un retour d'information, qu'ils aient réussi ou non l'une des étapes de l'entretien. Toutes les informations vous concernant resteront confidentielles.\n\n\n\n\n\n$80,000 - $120,000 a year\n\n\n\n\n-----------------------------\nTravel is not just about the destination; it's about every memory made along the way. We are dedicated to shaping the future of travel by partnering with 200+ airline, hospitality, cruise, passenger rail, and financial services companies to create new, meaningful revenue streams through incredible customer experiences. Rooted in our core values of being ambitious, innovative, and collaborative, we are driven to continuously raise the bar, exceed expectations, and bring out the best in everyone, fostering a culture where we believe we are better together, working towards an extraordinary future in travel. Come help us transform everyday travel into extraordinary experiences.\n\n\nABOUT THE ROLE:\nWe are seeking experienced Software Developers to work with us to build amazing new products for airlines and travelers. This role will report to and work from our Montreal office.\nWe firmly believe there are many complex unsolved challenges in travel technology, and if you are excited about helping us solve some of them, we would like to meet you.\nWe are looking for a backend Java Software Engineer. In a typical week, a developer will develop new features with a cross-functional team of product managers, designers, and frontend, automation, and test developers. We value shipping well tested high quality features fast and frequently. They also collaborate with peers to develop technical proposals and contribute to internal tools that optimize our development processes. They will assist our skilled support team and operations team in triaging and resolving issues.\n\n\nYOU ARE SOMEONE WITH:\n-Experience working on a team and delivering a product you are proud of.\n-3+ years of professional experience building web applications in an Agile/Scrum environment.\n-The ability to contribute to technical architecture discussions and help drive technical decisions.\n-A knack for writing understandable, testable, and maintainable code.\n-Strong communication skills, making it easy to explain complex technical concepts to designers, support staff, and other developers.\n-Solid computer science fundamentals, including data structures, algorithms, programming languages, distributed systems, and information retrieval.\n-Experience designing and implementing software in Java (SpringBoot, open source libraries) and deploying it in the cloud (AWS preferred), (nice to have: React with TypeScript (or similar) experience).\n-A strong understanding of testing and the test pyramid, as well as pipelines and feedback loops, with a focus on quality delivery (Junit, Mockito).\n-A bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent training, fellowship, or work experience.\n\n\n\n\nWHAT YOU’LL LOVE ABOUT US:\n🏦RRSP/401(k) Matching\n🏥Comprehensive health plans\n 📅Flexible Paid Time Off\n✈️Annual upgrade credit \n🏋️‍♀️Annual physical wellness credit 🧘Annual mental wellness credit 📍Flexibility to work remotely 🍼 Parental Leave Top Up 🌍 Adventure Pass \n\n\n\n\nOUR PROCESS: Plusgrade  is an equal-opportunity employer and is committed to providing an accessible recruitment process. We welcome applications from all qualified individuals and are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of gender identity or expression, race, ethnic origin, creed, place of origin, age, sex, marital status, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, and any other category protected by law. Upon request we will provide accommodation for applicants with disabilities.We believe in diversity and inclusivity and that is why our interview process is designed for a positive candidate experience and to ensure every candidate is evaluated equally. All applications will be reviewed from our Talent Team and the successful candidate(s) will go through the following recruitment process:\n\n\n-Recruiter Phone Interview \n-Hiring Manager Interview\n-Take-home Assessment or remote coding exercise\n-Team Interview \n\n\nAll candidates will be provided with feedback regardless if they pass or didn’t pass any of our interview stages. All your information will be kept confidential.\n\n \n\n#Salary and compensation\n No salary data published by company so we estimated salary based on similar jobs related to React, Java, Cloud, Typescript, Engineer and Backend jobs that are similar:\n\n $60,000 — $100,000/year\n
\n\n#Benefits\n 💰 401(k)\n\n🌎 Distributed team\n\n⏰ Async\n\n🤓 Vision insurance\n\n🦷 Dental insurance\n\n🚑 Medical insurance\n\n🏖 Unlimited vacation\n\n🏖 Paid time off\n\n📆 4 day workweek\n\n💰 401k matching\n\n🏔 Company retreats\n\n🏬 Coworking budget\n\n📚 Learning budget\n\n💪 Free gym membership\n\n🧘 Mental wellness budget\n\n🖥 Home office budget\n\n🥧 Pay in crypto\n\n🥸 Pseudonymous\n\n💰 Profit sharing\n\n💰 Equity compensation\n\n⬜️ No whiteboard interview\n\n👀 No monitoring system\n\n🚫 No politics at work\n\n🎅 We hire old (and young)\n\n
\n\n#Location\nMontreal, Quebec