Who you are

- 2 or more years of full-time professional software development experience in a team environment

- Proficiency in C#
- Experience with object-oriented programming and common design patterns

- Experience with SQL or NoSQL databases

- Proficiency in Java
- Experience with microservices and concurrent programming

- Experience with MongoDB
- Experience with event-driven architecture, especially Apache Kafka

What the job involves

- Our team develops and maintains core backend systems for the OpenTable For Restaurants product

- Our systems are responsible for determining which tables at a restaurant are available at various times and party configurations based on a system of constraints specified by each restaurant

- Our systems are also responsible for booking reservations and syncing their data in real-time to the iPads that power the OpenTable front-of-house experience for our restaurants. We operate in an environment where reliability and uptime are critical while operating at a large scale

- We work on a variety of projects which include both product development and technical infrastructure upgrades.

Examples of recent projects include: allowing diners to instantly book a restaurant’s private room; automatic cancellation of reservations for diners who haven’t paid a required deposit; and improving the ability of our microservices to run in multiple data centers





- Our team is highly collaborative: we spend time debating what database architecture to implement for a new feature, or what the right technical solution is to a newly-reported bug

- We practice continuous delivery, trunk-based development, code review, and pair programming. Automated testing is also critical for our team

- Write readable, maintainable, well-tested code in C#, and occasionally Java, using continuous delivery practices

- Design and maintain database schemas, including in MongoDB

- Deploy, monitor, and troubleshoot microservices, taking ownership of their reliability

- Deliver on commitments and communicate technical trade-offs clearly

- Embrace AI-native development while also taking ownership of the results produced by these technologies, carefully checking them for accuracy, and maintaining high quality

Perks

- Work from (almost) anywhere - wherever you do your best work

- Mental health and well-being - company-paid therapy sessions through SpringHealth, company-paid subscription to HeadSpace, and company-wide weeks off a year so the whole team can recharge

- Generous parental leave
- Generous paid vacation + time off for your birthday

- Paid volunteer time
- Enriched learning and development opportunities - leadership development & access to thousands of on-demand e-learnings

📌 Backend Software Engineer (Toronto)
🏢 OpenTable
📍 Toronto